LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of director dealings reported in London on Thursday.
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Ladbrokes said two of its board members, including the newly appointed chairman, bought a combined total of 80,000 shares in the bookmaker on Wednesday.
John Kelly bought 30,000 shares at 116.02p each. Ladbrokes last Friday announced it appointed Kelly as the company's new chairman ahead of the proposed merger with Coral Group, following the departure of predecessor Peter Erskine.
Kelly was a senior non-executive director at Ladbrokes prior to the appointment, and has now formally taken over the role from Erskine, who announced he was leaving the company back in May.
The company also said Non-Executive Director Mark Pain bought 50,000 shares at 116.27p each.
The total holdings of the directors were not disclosed.
The stock closed up 0.4% at 116.99p Thursday.
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BAE Systems said Chief Operating Officer Tom Arseneault sold 48,843 shares at USD7.5473 each Wednesday. Shares in the aerospace giant closed at 500.30 pence, down 0.3% Thursday.
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Housebuilder Bovis Homes Group said Non-Executive Director Chris Browne bought 1,026 shares at a price of GBP9.7425 per share Wednesday. The purchase is his only holding. The stock closed down 0.7% at 972.50p Thursday.
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Trifast said Geoffrey Budd, its managing director for Europe, sold a total of 242,736 shares. The shares were sold in two separate transactions with 75,736 shares sold at 120p on Friday. The remaining 167,000 shares were sold at 117.16p per share on Wednesday. Budd's total beneficial interest is 307,264 shares, representing 0.26% of the issued share capital. The company also said Senior Independent Director Neil Warner bought 22,750 shares at 117.50p each on Tuesday. Shares in the industrial equipment company closed up 0.4% at 115.00p Thursday.
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Aldermore Group said Pamela-Jane Mack, a person connected to Chief Financial Officer James Mack, bought 8,075 shares at a price of 229p per share Wednesday. Following this transaction, the Macks hold 436,659 shares, representing a 0.127% stake in the lender. The stock closed down 1.0% at 226.70p Thursday.
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Phoenix Group Holdings said Fiona Clutterbuck, head of strategy, sold 10,000 shares at a price of GBP9.11283 each on Thursday. Following the sale, Clutterbuck holds 40,000 shares. The stock closed down 0.2% at 912.50p Thursday.
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Treatt said Chairman Tim Jones bought 15,191 shares at a price of 164p per share Thursday. Following this transaction, Jones has a beneficial interest in 91,068 shares, being 0.173% of the issued share capital. The stock closed flat at 164.50p Thursday.
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Conygar Investment Co said Chairman Nigel Hamway bought 15,200 shares at a price of 175.39p per share Wednesday. Following this transaction, Hamway's notifiable holding is 999,700 ordinary shares, representing 1.21% of the total voting rights. Shares in the property investment and development group closed down 0.7% at 174.30p Thursday.
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Aquatic Foods Group said Non-Executive Director Jonathan Quirk bought 25,000 shares at a price of 25p per share Wednesday. Following this transaction, Quirk holds a total of 50,000 shares, representing approximately 0.04% of the issued share capital. Shares in the seafood company closed untraded at 25.00p Thursday.
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Hotel operator easyHotel said Chief Executive Officer Guy Parsons bought 70,422 shares at a price of 71p per share Wednesday. Following this transaction, Parsons holds 196,255 shares, which represents 0.314% stake. The stock closed up 8.4% at 74.80p Thursday.
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Sound Energy said Chief Executive James Parsons bought 28,985 shares at 13.8p each on Thursday. Following this transaction, Parsons is now interested in a total of 957,354 shares, representing 0.19% of Sound Energy's issued share capital. Shares in the European and Mediterranean focused upstream oil and gas company closed down 0.4% at 13.82p Thursday.
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Impax Environmental Markets said Julia Le Blan, a director, bought 4,907 shares at 154.35p each on Tuesday. Following this transaction, she holds 14,907 shares. In a separate statement the trust said Victoria Hastings, a director, bought 7,000 shares at 152.06p each on Tuesday. Hastings holds 19,500 shares. The stock closed down 1.0% at 159.00p Thursday.
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Insurance broker and employee benefits firm Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group said Edward John Lloyd, a divisional chief executive, sold 2,864 shares at a price of 890.7786p per share Thursday. The stock closed up 0.3% at 892.65p Thursday.
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun
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17 Mar 2016 16:17
