Tesco marketing boss' £3.2m profit
25th Nov 2009 16:26
Tesco's commercial and marketing director Richard Brasher has banked a profit of £3.2m on the sale of options he exercised on 24 November. He exercised options over eight separate tranches of shares. Seven tranches were at varying prices and the eighth was for no cost. Brasher retained 361,950 sha
Read moreWH Ireland halves Aussie stake
6th Nov 2009 08:08
Stockbroker WH Ireland has slashed its stake in its Australian business, selling more than half its shares to local bosses for A$1.27m (£0.7m) in cash. It sold 48,500 shares, or a 39.35% interest in DJ Carmichael, mainly to the Perth based broker's directors. That leaves the UK firm with a 37.28%
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Hill & Smith, Innovation, BlueStar...
17th Aug 2009 09:37
Infrastructure and construction products group Hill & Smith reported a 1% rise in first-half pre-tax profit to £20.2m, while revenue was down 7% at £196.8m. The dividend increased to 4.7p per share compared with 4.3p last time. 'Whilst the extent to which these signs of improvement are maintained
Read moreC&W chairman buys as others sell
21st May 2009 16:58
Reports of big share sales by two Cable & Wireless directors sent its share price sliding after results today, though chairman Richard Lapthone added to his holdings in the global telecoms group. The two sales are said to be of shares awarded under C&W's performance related share scheme, the repor
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