Indus Gas chief exec raises nearly £126m
31st Jan 2011 17:04
The chief executive of one of the largest companies on AIM has raised nearly £126m from a share sale. Not much more than 10% of the companies on AIM are valued at more than the amount raised by Indus Gas chief executive Ajay Kalsi. He sold 19.35m shares at 650p each. Indus joined AIM in June 2008
Read moreBHP boss digs deep for shares
1st Dec 2010 15:31
BHP Billiton chairman Jacques Nasser has spent more than £900,000 on shares in the mining giant. The Lebanese-Australian took 20,000 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the company, which amounts to 40,000 shares, and now has 45,600 ADRs. He paid $70.34 (4,523p) for each ADR. Nasser is best kno
Read moreWitan outperforms during Q3
19th Nov 2010 08:01
Witan Investment Trust outperformed its benchmark during the third quarter of 2010 with a net asset value per share total return of 11.7%. That was better than the company's benchmark which returned 10.6% between June and September. Net asset value per share stood at 533p on 30 September compared
Read moreWitan hands more to Marathon
28th Jul 2010 08:30
Investment trust Witan has appointed Marathon Asset to manage a pan-European portfolio of c£120m, combining part of its existing UK-only mandate with Witan and the Europe ex-UK mandate previously managed by Wellington Management. Witan said the move gives Marathon the unconstrained ability to pick
Read moreWitan Investment Trust Buys Back 23,000 Shares At 435.3P Each
19th Jul 2010 17:07
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Witan Investment Trust PLC (WTAN.LN), said Monday it has repurchased for cancellation 23,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence at a price of 435.3 pence a share. -Shares at 1606 GMT down 0.4 pence, or 0.1%, at 436.5 pence. By Iain Packham, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9269;
Read moreEarl sells Strategic Natural Resources stake
15th Jul 2010 16:39
Non-executive director Peter Earl has sold his entire shareholding in South African coal miner Strategic Natural Resources. Earl has sold 4,435,000 shares in the AIM-quoted company at 11p each, which has raised £488,000. This is the third in a series of stake disposals by Earl, which are describ
Read moreWitan Investment Trust Buys Back 25,000 Shares At 442P
14th Jul 2010 17:30
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Witan Investment Trust PLC said Wednesday it has made a market purchase of 25,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 442.2727 pence a share. MAIN FACTS: -Following the purchase and cancellation of the above shares, 196,998,220 ordinary shares will remain in issue.
Read moreWitan Investment Trust Buys Back 12,000 Shares At 438P
12th Jul 2010 17:13
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Witan Investment Trust PLC (WTAN.LN) said Monday it has made a market purchase of 12,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 438.1494 pence a share. MAIN FACTS: -Following the purchase and cancellation of the above shares, 197,023,220 ordinary shares will remain in issue
Read moreWitan Investment Trust Buys Back 50,000 Shares At 434.9P Each
9th Jul 2010 17:10
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Witan Investment Trust PLC (WTAN.LN) said Friday it made a market purchase of 50,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each at a price of 434.9367 pence a share. MAIN FACTS: -Following the purchase and cancellation of the above shares, 197,035,220 ordinary shares of 25 pence ea
Read moreWitan Investment Trust Buys Back 31,000 Shares At 416.9P Each
7th Jul 2010 17:10
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Witan Investment Trust PLC (WTAN.LN) said Wednesday it purchased 31,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each at a price of 416.8867 pence a share. -Shares closed Tuesday at at 426.8 pence. -By Iain Packham, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9269; [email protected]
Read moreWitan Investment Trust Buys Back 50,000 Own Shares To Cancel
6th Jul 2010 17:15
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Witan Investment Trust PLC (WTAN.LN), said Tuesday that a market purchase of 50,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each of the company was made at a price of 420.0681 pence a share. MAIN FACTS: -Following the purchase and cancellation of the above shares, 197,129,220 ordinar
Read moreWitan Investment Trust Buys Back 46,000 Shares At 414.9P Each
5th Jul 2010 17:09
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Witan Investment Trust PLC (WTAN.LN) said Monday it made a market purchase of 46,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each at a price of 414.8735 pence a share. -Shares closed Monday at 416.0 pence. -By Iain Packham, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9269; iain.packham@dowjones
Read moreWitan Investment Trust Buys Back 60,000 Shares At 412.47P
2nd Jul 2010 17:27
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Witan Investment Trust PLC (WTAN.LN) said Friday it has made a market purchase of 60,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 412.47 pence a share. MAIN FACTS: -Shares closed Friday at 412 pence. -By Tommy Stubbington, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9268; tommy.stub
Read moreWitan Investment Trust Buys 100,000 In Own Shares
1st Jul 2010 17:24
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Witan Investment Trust Plc (WTAN.LN), announced Thursday it purchased 100,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence at a price of 410.7258 pence a share. MAIN FACTS: -Following the purchase and the share will be cancelled. -Shares closed Thursday at 409.90 pence. -By Zecha
Read moreWitan Inv Tst Buys 60,550 In Own Shares
30th Jun 2010 17:14
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Witan Investment Trust Plc (WTAN.LN), announced Wednesday it purchased 60,550 ordinary shares of 25 pence at a price of 417.0945 pence a share. MAIN FACTS: -The shares will be cancelled. -Shares closed Wednesday at 419.50 pence. -By Zechariah Hemans, Dow Jones New
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