dotDigital directors each sell 1.5m shares to meet investor demand
26th Feb 2014 15:23
Three dotDigital directors this week each sold 1.5m shares in the software as a service provider to meet strong demand from institutional investors. Chief Executive and Finance Director Peter Simmonds, Chief Technical Officer Simon Bird, and Chief Operating Officer Tink Taylor, each pocketed £447,1
Read moreAlliance Pharma exec offloads 300,000 shares
20th Jan 2014 15:49
Speciality drugs firm Alliance Pharma announced Monday that Executive Director Anthony Booley's share in the company was reduced by 300,000 shares after his wife Lynette sold a portion of her stake. Booley, who joined the company in 1998, and his wife earned £100,500 from the sale after disposing
Read moreUK shale gas firm IGas climbs as CEO indicates confidence
16th Jan 2014 16:19
IGas Energy, a British onshore oil and gas explorer and developer, was one of the top risers on AIM on Thursday as Chief Executive Andrew Austin dipped into the market. Austin shelled out £0.4m on 300,000 shares at 135.38p, even though the shares are trading around all-time highs. The purchase in
Read moreNew Premier Farnell director makes first investment
15th Jan 2014 16:22
Peter Ventress, a Non-Executive Director of Premier Farnell has acquired a stake in the technology distribution company totalling 15,000 shares. Ventress, who joined the board at the start of October, paid 234.59p a share, giving the transaction a total trade value of £35,188.50. The firm has be
Read moreXP Power Chairman sells 120,000 shares after results disappoint
26th Feb 2013 16:28
The Chairman of XP Power, Larry Tracey, sold 120,000 shares in the group on Monday, disposing of them for 1,080p a time. The transaction earned the director just short of £1.3m and reduced his stake to 1.28m shares. On Monday the group posted a 9.0% decline in revenue for the year ended December
Read morePlastics Capital founding shareholder reduces holding
14th Feb 2013 15:57
Richard Vessey, the founding shareholder of Plastics Capital, sold a slice of his stake in the niche plastics products group. Vessey, who is also a Non-Executive Director, disposed of 142,809 at 81.50p each, generating £116,389. He now holds 2.47m shares in the company, equal to 8.98% of the issue
Read moreHalfords Commercial Director shrinks stake
11th Feb 2013 16:20
Commercial Director of Halfords, Paul McClenaghan, last week sold 46,221 shares in the bike and car accessories retailer, the company announced Monday. The shares were sold at 341.99p, for a total of £158,071. The transaction comes less than a month after the group announced its total revenue for
Read moreSenior directors at ARM trade in shares following success of Q4
7th Feb 2013 15:57
The senior management board at ARM Holdings, the FTSE 100 chip designer, unveiled multiple share disposals on Thursday, with the transactions coming just one day after the group posted a 16 per cent rise in pre-tax profit for the fourth quarter. Warren East, the Chief Executive Officer of ARM sinc
Read moreLow & Bonar Chairman buys 50,000 shares following strong year
6th Feb 2013 16:29
Martin Flower, the Chairman of industrial fabric maker Low & Bonar, announced Wednesday that he had bought 50,000 shares in the company, just one day after the group announced plans to increase its dividend payment by 14.3 per cent. Flower, who has held his role at the company since January 2007,
Read moreSunday share tips: Compass, Moneysupermarket, North Atlantic
18th Nov 2012 21:25
This time a year ago Compass, the world's biggest caterer, warmed the cockles of its shareholders' hearts with a 500m pound share buyback. Expect history to repeat itself on Wednesday when the company reveals annual results."Chief executive Richard Cousins is likely, says my man in the canteen, to u
Read moreDunelm Finance Director trades in shares from LTIP
18th Oct 2012 16:07
Dunelm Group's Finance Director, David Stead, has traded in 43,460 of the 85,215 shares he received after exercising options under the company's long-term incentive plan at no cost. Stead, who joined the homeware chain in 2003, traded in the shares at 679.40p, earning £295,267, which he used to fu
Read moreAvanti Comms directors show their faith
10th Oct 2012 16:30
It is fair to say that the market was not over the moon about the full year results from satellites operator Avanti Communications, but the directors believe the share price reaction has been overdone, a view they have been backing up with share purchases. David Williams, Chief Executive of Avanti,
Read moreNew CEO at Halfords celebrates appointment with share purchase
4th Oct 2012 17:11
Matt Davies, the brand new Chief Executive Officer at Halfords Group, the FTSE-250 car and bike parts retailer, purchased 164,056 on his first day on the job. Davies, who bought the shares for 302.22p each for a total of £495,810, has replaced former CEO David Wild, who abruptly exited the company
Read moreWorkspace Group CEO boosts stake in company
1st Oct 2012 16:16
The Chief Executive Officer of Workspace Group, which specialises in providing office space to start ups, has purchased 112,525 shares, significantly boosting his stake in the FTSE 250 firm. Jamie Hopkins, who took on the role of CEO in April of this year, bought the shares at 266p each for a tota
Read moreBG Group director sells vested shares
10th Sep 2012 16:01
An Executive Director of natural gas giant BG Group has sold 56,034 shares in the company to cover tax and social security liabilities (and associated dealing costs) following the vesting of 103,890 shares earlier this month. Martin Houston sold the shares for 1,269.07p each for a total of £711,1
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