LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of director dealings reported in London on Thursday.
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Compass Group said Gary Green, the chief operating officer of its North America region, sold 150,422 shares in the company at a price of 1,035.0846 pence per share Thursday. The deal is worth around GBP1.6 million gross.
Following the sale, Green holds 365,819 shares, representing 0.022% of the issued share capital.
Shares in the catering company closed up 1.3% at 1,036.56p Thursday.
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Ryanair Holdings said Non-Executive Director Michael Cawley bought 160,000 shares at a price of EUR12.50 per share Thursday, in a deal worth EUR2.0 million. Cawley now holds 775,588 shares. The airline stock closed up 1.1% at EUR12.69 Thursday.
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Barclays said General Counsel Bob Hoyt sold 35,000 shares at a price of GBP2.735615 per share Wednesday. The deal is worth around GBP96,000 gross. His total shareholding was undisclosed. Shares in the bank were closed up 1.6% at 275.55 pence Thursday.
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Tungsten Corp said Non-Executive Director Nick Parker bought 28,750 shares at a price of 75.50 pence per share. Following this transaction, Parker now has a beneficial interest in 150,000 shares, representing 0.1% of the total voting rights. Shares in the electronic invoice software company closed up 4.5% at 74.76p Thursday.
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Brammer said Non-Executive Director Andrea Abt bought 3,000 shares at a price of 289.51767 pence per share. Following this transaction, Abt's total interest has increased to 8,000 shares. The company also said Finance Director Paul Thwaite bought 7,411 shares into a savings account at a price of 287.66p Wednesday. Following this transaction, Thwaite's total interest increased to 555,937 shares representing 0.4296% of the issued share capital. Shares in the industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul products distributor closed up 2.8% at 294.75p Thursday.
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Games Workshop Group said Chief Executive Officer Kevin Roundtree bought 4,000 shares at a price of 572.25 pence per share. Following this transaction, Rountree holds 19,945 shares, representing approximately 0.06% of the issued share capital. Shares in the toy company closed down 0.9% at 575.00p Thursday.
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun
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