Legal & General Share News (LGEN)

Support services group Northern Bear said chief executive Graham Forrest raised £150,000 and reduced his stake in the firm to under 2m shares.Forrest disposed of 300,000 shares to a third party at a price of 50p each. He is now interested in 1.98m shares, which represents 10.46% of the group.Top Director BuysSpirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX) Director name: Mr Mark VernonAmount purchased: 4,383 @ 817.20p Value: £35,818Eredene Capital (ERE) Director name: Mr Nikhil Manohar NaikAmount purchased: 158,000 @ 19.50p Value: £30,810Severn Trent (SVT) Director name: Sir John EganAmount purchased: 2,000 @ 1,103.50p Value: £22,070Legal & General Group (LGEN) Director name: Sir Sir Robert J MargettsAmount purchased: 26,699 @ 57.30p Value: £15,299KCOM Group (KCOM) Director name: Mr Paul SimpsonAmount purchased: 51,851 @ 27.00p Value: £14,000KCOM Group (KCOM) Director name: Mr Martin TowersAmount purchased: 50,000 @ 27.00p Value: £13,500KCOM Group (KCOM) Director name: Mr Graham HoldenAmount purchased: 40,000 @ 27.00p Value: £10,800Top Director SellsNews Corp A (NCRA) Director name: Mr Peter CherninAmount sold: 443,016 @ $9.27 Value: $4,106,758News Corp A (NCRA) Director name: Mr Peter CherninAmount sold: 146,063 @ $9.27 Value: $1,354,004News Corp A (NCRA) Director name: Mr Peter CherninAmount sold: 126,771 @ $9.27 Value: $1,175,167News Corp A (NCRA) Director name: Mr David DeVoeAmount sold: 88,602 @ $9.27 Value: $821,341News Corp A (NCRA) Director name: Mr Rupert MurdochAmount sold: 36,180 @ $9.27 Value: $335,389News Corp A (NCRA) Director name: Mr David DeVoeAmount sold: 29,209 @ $9.27 Value: $270,767News Corp A (NCRA) Director name: Mr David DeVoeAmount sold: 25,352 @ $9.27 Value: $235,013Northern Bear (NTBR) Director name: Mr Graham Stuart Lindsay ForrestAmount sold: 300,000 @ 50.00p Value: £150,000Walker Crips Group (WCW) Director name: Mr Stephen BaileyAmount sold: 50,000 @ 43.00p Value: £21,500News Corp A (NCRA) Director name: Mr Kenneth CowleyAmount sold: 2,462 @ $6.96 Value: $17,136