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Soco International Chairman adds 50,000 shares

Fri, 13th Dec 2013 15:43

Soco International's Non-Executive Chairman, Rui de Sousa, has acquired 50,000 shares in the international oil and gas exploration and production company. The shares were purchased at 384.97p each for a total spend of £192,485. In its interim management statement last month the group said it was "comfortably positioned" to continue an annual return of cash to shareholders and also to retain exposure to a high potential exploration programme.It further reported that in the year to October 31st, production net to its working interest averaged 15,616 barrels of oil equivalent per day, and said its guidance for the full year remained at 16,000. At the mid-November point net cash and liquid investments totalled approximately $200m.Earlier this week, Goldman Sachs downgraded its rating on the stock to 'sell', with a reduced target price of 420p, down from 460p previously. Top Director BuysBioquell (BQE) Director name: Mr Nicholas M T AdamsAmount purchased: 145,000 @ 135.00p Value: £195,750Soco International (SIA) Director name: Mr Rui C De SousaAmount purchased: 50,000 @ 384.97p Value: £192,485Planet Payment Inc. (PPT) Director name: Mr Carl Joseph WilliamsAmount purchased: 50,000 @ 132.72p Value: £66,360Bioquell (BQE) Director name: Mr Nigel KeenAmount purchased: 35,000 @ 135.00p Value: £47,250Shanta Gold Ltd. (SHG) Director name: Mr Anthony DurrantAmount purchased: 200,000 @ 11.20p Value: £22,400Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd. (FOGL) Director name: Mr David L HuddAmount purchased: 70,000 @ 25.25p Value: £17,675InterQuest Group (ITQ) Director name: Mr Paul FrewAmount purchased: 20,000 @ 84.15p Value: £16,830Reconstruction Capital II Ltd. (RC2) Director name: Mr Ion Alexander FlorescuAmount purchased: 70,000 @ € 0.19 Value: € 13,650Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd. (FOGL) Director name: Mr R T LiddellAmount purchased: 50,000 @ 25.25p Value: £12,625London Mining (LOND) Director name: Sir Nicholas BonsorAmount purchased: 11,820 @ 100.12p Value: £11,834Top Director SellsDriver Group (DRV) Director name: Mr David WebsterAmount sold: 750,000 @ 120.00p Value: £900,000InterQuest Group (ITQ) Director name: Mr Paul FrewAmount sold: 20,000 @ 84.00p Value: £16,800
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Directors bought stakes in Ashley House following the care home builder's interim results yesterday. Six directors took stakes in the company, with the biggest coming from chairman William Wells, deputy chairman Stephen Minion, chief executive Jonathan Holmes and finance director Antony Waters. The

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Driver scraps divi

Driver Group posted a 20% slump in revenue for the year and dumped its dividend payment as it grapples with a struggling UK construction market. The Rossendale-based consultancy group, which provides specialist commercial and dispute resolution services to the construction industry, reported an und

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25 Oct 2010 17:04

London close: Miners keep Footsie in the blue

Were it not for the strength of miners today Footsie would undoubtedly have ended in the red, as many share prices experienced a late swoon. Miners were wanted on expectations that the US dollar will suffer a relapse after the G20 agreement over the week-end that should, if adhered to, bring an end

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25 Oct 2010 14:28

London afternoon: Miners retain most of their gains

London has lost some of its gains in the early afternoon but it is showing signs of a renewed upturn. Miners remain the best performers on expectations that the US dollar will suffer a relapse after the G20 agreement over the week-end that should, if adhered to, bring an end to so-called currency w

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25 Oct 2010 12:05

London midday: Banks miss out

Having got off to a flying start London spent the mid-morning period slowly relinquishing its gains before regaining impetus just before midday. Miners continue to lead the advance on expectations that the US dollar will suffer a relapse after the G20 agreement over the week-end that should, if adh

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25 Oct 2010 07:44

Driver trading broadly in line

Construction industry consultancy Driver said it is trading broadly in line with company expectations despite an increasingly challenging UK construction market. Driver predicts a small underlying loss in the second half and expects to close the period with a net debt of £0.5m, less than the marke

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8 Jul 2010 13:05

Driver Group Names Damien McDonald As Finance Director

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Driver Group PLC (DRV.LN), which provides a range of consultancy services to the construction and engineering industries, said Thursday Damien McDonald has been appointed as finance director for the group, effective Aug. 1. MAIN FACTS: -Damien joined Driver in April 2008

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22 Jun 2010 10:03

Driver cautious after interim loss

Driver Group said it expects conditions to remain challenging after the economic downturn pushed the provider of specialist commercial and dispute resolution services to the construction industry into losses in the six months to March 31. Pre-tax losses totalled £447,000 for the half year, against

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22 Jun 2010 07:49

Driver Group 1H Pretax Loss GBP0.4M On Revenue GBP8.8M

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Driver Group PLC (DRV.LN) said Tuesday that for the six months ended March 31, it made a pretax loss of GBP0.4 million on revenue of GBP8.8 million. MAIN FACTS: -Revenue of GBP8.8 million (2009: GBP11.3 million) -Operating loss GBP0.3 million (2009: GBP1.3 million)

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25 Sep 2009 09:43

Sector movers: Construction stocks driven lower

Driver Group is leading the constructions and materials sector lower after the provider of dispute resolution services to the construction industry said trading in the second half has been 'very challenging.' In the UK, Driver was particularly disappointed with the north, where an expected upturn d

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25 Sep 2009 08:43

Small caps round-up: Petards, Gemstones, Norman Hay...

Security and surveillance systems firm Petards saw profits drop for the half year but said the outlook for the second half is stronger with full year profits seen in line with expectations. Profit before tax was £242,000 against £305,000 in the same period last year on revenue that slumped to £6.6m

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24 Aug 2009 11:22

Small caps round-up: CBG, Driver, Development Securities...

Aim-listed insurance broker CBG said it has responded positively and quickly to the current economic slowdown. "The recent period has seen earnings decline in many lines of business and, as a result, we have put in place a significant cost reduction programme which has been focused on the reorgani

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25 Jun 2009 17:01

London close: Late rally not enough

A late rally by UK equities was not enough to prevent the blue-chip index closing in negative territory, largely as a result of weak miners, which were weighted down by softer metals prices. Lonmin, Vedanta, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton were all stuck in the red. Elsewhere in the sector, Anglo Americ

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25 Jun 2009 14:27

London afternoon: Banks and miners retreat

Leading equities drift lower in the afternoon session, led by banks and miners. Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered eases back, despite enjoying record income and operating profit in the first five months of this year. Some of this success has been offset by weakness in consumer banking, however,

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25 Jun 2009 12:13

London midday: Prices drift lower

Shares continue to drift lower despite expectations of a firm start on Wall Street. Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered eases back, despite enjoying record income and operating profit in the first five months of this year. Some of this success has been offset by weakness in consumer banking, howe

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