Empresaria Group Share News (EMR)

Patrice Theroux, the President of Film at Entertainment One, has reduced his stake in the entertainment company with the sale of 259,538 shares. The shares were traded in at 239.25p a time for a total value of £620,945.The transaction followed two other share sales of 665,462 at 240.1p on December 5th and a further 75,000 at 240p on the 6th, raising a total of £1.78m. The company said the transactions were all part of an intended disposal of a total of 1.5m shares. Elsewhere, the Chairman of Empresaria, Tony Martin, bought 3.23m shares at 36p each, increasing his overall holding to 12.92m shares, equal to 29% of the issued share capital. In September the specialist staffing group posted a fall in revenue and net fee income for the half year, hit by a decline in the Continental Europe region. Revenue decreased 2% to £95.6m (June 2012: £97.8m), with permanent revenue up 7% and temporary staffing revenues down 3% year-on-year. Adjusted (to exclude amortisation of intangible assets and exceptional items) profit before tax up 21% to £1.7m (June 2012: £1.4m), as the cost of sales and administrative costs both declined.Top Director BuysF&C Asset Management (FCAM) Director name: Mr David LoganAmount purchased: 140 @ 89,928,000.00p Value: £125,899,200Empresaria Group (EMR) Director name: Mr Tony MartinAmount purchased: 3,234,049 @ 36.00p Value: £1,164,258Caledonia Investments (CLDN) Director name: Mr Rod D KentAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 1,914.00p Value: £191,400Utilitywise (UTW) Director name: Mr Jon KempsterAmount purchased: 21,000 @ 230.50p Value: £48,405Mitchells & Butlers (MAB) Director name: Ms Imelda WalshAmount purchased: 7,500 @ 410.30p Value: £30,772Aga Rangemaster Group (AGA) Director name: Mr Paul B DermodyAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 153.75p Value: £15,375Reconstruction Capital II Ltd. (RC2) Director name: Mr Ion Alexander FlorescuAmount purchased: 65,000 @ € 0.19 Value: € 12,675Scapa Group (SCPA) Director name: Mr Michael Charles BuzzacottAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 101.00p Value: £10,100Scapa Group (SCPA) Director name: Mr Heejae ChaeAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 100.00p Value: £10,000Top Director SellsDriver Group (DRV) Director name: Mr David WebsterAmount sold: 750,000 @ 120.00p Value: £900,000Entertainment One Limited (ETO) Director name: Mr Patrice TherouxAmount sold: 259,538 @ 239.25p Value: £620,945S & U (SUS) Director name: Mr Anthony M V CoombsAmount sold: 16,800 @ 1,558.00p Value: £261,744M. P. Evans Group (MPE) Director name: Mr James Derek ShawAmount sold: 8,000 @ 467.00p Value: £37,360NR