ABM.L Share News (ABM)

Trifast announced today that senior independent non-executive director Neil Chapman spent £21,500 on shares in the industrial fastener and components group. Chapman bought 100,000 shares at a price of 21.5p each on 17 June, the same day Trifast binned its final dividend in view of difficult trading conditions.The company, which issued a profit warning in February and saw its chairman and chief executive quit in March, announced at the time that it suffered a pre-tax loss of £11m in the year to 31 March 2009, compared to a pre-tax profit of £6.81m the year before.Chapman now holds 320,000 ordinary shares in the company.Top Director BuysUnited Utilities Group (UU.) Director name: Mr Philip GreenAmount purchased: 22,137 @ 502.50p Value: £111,238United Utilities Group (UU.) Director name: Mr Tim G WellerAmount purchased: 20,055 @ 502.50p Value: £100,776Antonov (ATV) Director name: Mr Mohammad MotabarAmount purchased: 100,896 @ 67.00p Value: £67,600JZ Capital Partners (JZCP) Director name: Mr David J MacfarlaneAmount purchased: 140,000 @ 42.00p Value: £58,800Carclo (CAR) Director name: Mr Eric CookAmount purchased: 37,000 @ 100.00p Value: £37,000Trifast (TRI) Director name: Mr Neil ChapmanAmount purchased: 100,000 @ 21.50p Value: £21,500Brambles Ld (BXB) Director name: Ms Carolyn KayAmount purchased: 3,000 @ 277.90p Value: £8,337Top Director SellsDe La Rue (DLAR) Director name: Mr James HusseyAmount sold: 16,085 @ 877.80p Value: £141,194Carclo (CAR) Director name: Mr Eric CookAmount sold: 67,000 @ 100.00p Value: £67,000Carclo (CAR) Director name: Mr Eric CookAmount sold: 67,000 @ 100.00p Value: £67,000Albemarle & Bond (ABM) Director name: Mr C L NicolsonAmount sold: 25,000 @ 213.00p Value: £53,250Interserve (IRV) Director name: Mr Adrian M RingroseAmount sold: 10,526 @ 178.00p Value: £18,736Interserve (IRV) Director name: Mr Tim JonesAmount sold: 8,575 @ 178.00p Value: £15,264