LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of director dealings reported in London on Wednesday.
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Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment said two of its top executives have added to their shareholdings after the company reported a fall in revenue in the first nine months of 2015 on Wednesday.
Chairman Philip Yea, who also sits on the board of mobile operator Vodafone Group, bought a total of 99,944 shares in two separate transactions. 91,674 shares were bought at 109p and 8,270 at 108.50p each.
Following the purchase Yea holds 461,801 shares equating to a 0.06% stake.
Meanwhile Chief Financial Officer Martin Weigold bought 100,000 shares at 109.1p each. Following the transaction he holds 1.1 million shares, or 0.13% of issued shares.
Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment on Wednesday reported a fall in revenue in the first nine months of 2015 as it said it faced a tough comparative period while being hit by VAT charges from the European Union.
The online gaming company said total revenue in the nine months ended September 30 decreased 8% to EUR429.9 million from EUR465.8 million the year before, which it said reflected the absence of a major football tournament, the sale of non-core businesses and the impact of EU VAT.
The stock closed up 3.5% at 109.88p Wednesday.
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Charles Taylor, which provides professional services to insurers and operates life insurance businesses in run-off, said Chief Executive Officer David Marock sold 315,985 shares at a price of 269p per share on Tuesday.
The deal is worth about GBP850,000 before expenses.
Following this transaction, Marock and his connected persons hold 404,975 shares representing 0.61% of the total voting rights.
The company also said Joe Roach, a regional chief executive, bought 60,000 shares at 268p each on Monday and Tuesday. Roach and his connected persons hold a total of 210,472 shares, representing 0.32% of the total voting rights.
The stock closed up 2.8% at 267.25p Wednesday.
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Empiric Student Property said Chief Executive Officer Paul Hadaway bought 31,490 shares at a price of 108.48p per share on Tuesday.
The company also said Hadaway acquired 62,510 shares at 106.5p each on Tuesday via a subscription.
Empiric Student Property on Friday last week said it had raised a total of GBP86.4 million from its placing and subscription offer of shares. The student accommodation property investor said it issued 81.2 million shares under the transactions.
The placing is the final tranche of the group's share issuance programme for the year, which has raised total gross proceeds of GBP312.0 million.
Following this transaction, Hadaway now holds 1.1 million shares, which represents a 0.28% stake in the firm.
The stock was closed 0.7% at 109.25p Wednesday.
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Clay bricks and concrete products manufacturer Ibstock said Chairman Jamie Pike bought 26,000 shares at a price of 192.5p per share Wednesday. The purchase is his only holding in the company. Ibstock last Thursday said it raised GBP100.0 million for the company from its flotation in London and saw its shares rise in conditional dealings. Pike was appointed chairman upon the company's admission to the London Stock Exchange. He was chairman of Lafarge Tarmac UK until July 2015, and is currently chairman of RPC Group and Tyman. The stock closed down 0.8% at 191.00p Wednesday.
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Recruiter RTC Group said Non-Executive Director Brian May bought 30,000 shares at a price of 73p per share Wednesday. The purchase is his only holding after being appointed in September. The stock closed up 6.8% at 74.25p Wednesday.
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Computacenter said Chairman Greg Lock purchased 17,200 shares at an average price of 752.5p per share Tuesday. The company also said Rosemary Lock, a connected person of Greg Lock, had also on the same day purchased a total of 30,800 shares at the same price. Following these purchases, Greg Lock's beneficial holding is 500,000 shares, representing approximately 0.41% of the issued share capital. The stock closed up 0.6% at 753.50p Wednesday.
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Close Brothers Group said Head of Corporate Development Tazim Essani sold 2,220 shares at a price of 1,460p per share Tuesday. Following this transaction, Essani now holds 45,122 shares, which represents 0.03% stake in the lender. The stock closed up 0.6% at 1,468.00p Wednesday.
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Greenko Group said Non-Executive Director Hari Kiran Vadlamani purchased 47,234 shares at a price of 90p per share Tuesday. Following this transaction, Vadlamani owns 747,234 Greenko shares representing 0.48% of the issued share capital. Shares in the clean energy projects company closed down 1.1% at 91.00p Wednesday.
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Noricum Gold Ltd said Managing Director Gregory Kuenzel bought 13.0 million shares at a price of 0.161p per share on Tuesday. Following this transaction, Kuenzel's total beneficial ownership is 18.5 million shares, or 0.69% of the company's issued share capital. Shares in the gold miner closed up 5.7% at 0.164p Wednesday.
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun
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2 Feb 2016 08:52
