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Change: -1.00 (-0.25%)
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Admiral directors rally round

Fri, 26th Aug 2011 17:09

Shares in Admiral won back some recent losses after the car insurance company announced some big director purchases.Chief operating officer David Stevens and his wife Heather bought 75,450 shares at 1,324p and now have 10.3m. Non-executive director John Sussens's wife Cheryl bought 22,000 at 1,320p and now has 22,000 shares in the company. Chairman Alastair Lyons bought 20,000 shares at 1,272p, taking his family's stake to 482,000.Shares in Admiral suffered big losses even after it said on Wednesday that turnover jumped 53% to £1.1bn from £720.5m the year before, prompting a jubilant chief executive officer Henry Engelhardt to comment that "it wasn't so long ago that we were pleased to report over £1bn turnover for a full year." Today's bout of director buying has helped firm up the share price though.Top Director BuysLookers (LOOK) Director name: Mr D C A BramallAmount purchased: 3,000,000 @ 50.50p Value: £1,515,000Admiral Group (ADM) Director name: Mr David StevensAmount purchased: 75,450 @ 1,324.00p Value: £998,958Admiral Group (ADM) Director name: Mr John SussensAmount purchased: 22,000 @ 1,320.00p Value: £290,400Admiral Group (ADM) Director name: Mr Alastair LyonsAmount purchased: 20,000 @ 1,272.00p Value: £254,400John Menzies (MNZS) Director name: Mr Paul B DollmanAmount purchased: 21,684 @ 492.00p Value: £106,685F&C Asset Management (FCAM) Director name: Mr Edward BramsonAmount purchased: 126,362 @ 66.52p Value: £84,056Banco Santander SA (BNC) Director name: Mr Francisco Luzon LopezAmount purchased: 8,265 @ 534.31p Value: £44,161Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) Director name: Mr Truett TateAmount purchased: 175,746 @ 28.45p Value: £50,000Premier Oil (PMO) Director name: Mr Michael W WeltonAmount purchased: 15,211 @ 328.70p Value: £49,999Banco Santander SA (BNC) Director name: Mr Francisco Luzon LopezAmount purchased: 8,195 @ 538.73p Value: £44,149Top Director SellsTesco (TSCO) Director name: Mr Andrew HigginsonAmount sold: 300,000 @ 371.90p Value: £1,115,700
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All hands on deck as Admiral non-exec buys

Non-executive of Admiral, John Sussens's wife has bought £381,900 worth of shares in the insurance firm. This is the second purchase for wife Cheryl, increasing her stake in the company by 30,000 shares to a total of 52,000. The first purchase, made at the end of August, saw the shares purchased

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24 Aug 2011 17:20

Wolfson chairman cashes chips

Michael Ruettgers, chairman of the semiconductor supplier Wolfson Microelectronics, has pocketed nearly £190,000 from the sale of shares. He offloaded 120,683 shares at 155.4p a pop, and now has 479,317. Wolfson, whose chips are used in smartphones and tablet computers, issued two profit warnings

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Capital deputy chairman goes shopping again

Billionaire property investor John Whittaker has bought another round of shares in Capital Shopping Centres (CSC), bringing his total stake to more than 20%. He took 100,000 shares at 317.6p a time, the company announced today.. Following the purchases, Whittaker now has nearly 172.5m shares or a

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Ralph Lauren man nets Celtic shares

Brian Duffy, a non-executive director at the Glasgow football club Celtic, has upped his stake in the company after its final results. He took 50,000 shares at 42p a time and now, paying £21,000 in total, and now has 157,750. In the year to 30 June, Celtic posted a pre-tax profit of £102,000, agai

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Capital deputy chairman goes shopping

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African Barrick boss opens account

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Hardy director buys after Beazley ends bid talks

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Paddy Power non-exec sells stake

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