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UK AGM, EGM Calendar - Week Ahead

UK AGM, EGM Calendar - Week Ahead

Polar Capital Technology Trust Lags Benchmark In Financial Year

Cineworld's newest board members stock up

Mooky Greidinger, who took over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cineworld just two months ago, on Friday acquired 48,090 shares in the group. He paid 302.63p a share spending a total of £145,535. Chief Operating Officer, Israel Greidinger, matched his purchase with his own. Both joined the

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Polar Capital Director Buys 5,000 Shares

LONDON (Alliance News) - Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC Friday said Director Rupert Montagu bought 5,000 shares at a price of 459.87 pence per share. Following this transaction, Montagu now holds 15,500 shares, which represents 0.012% stake in the investment trust. Shares were dow

Pace CEO trades in 50,000 shares

Mike Pulli, the Chief Executive Officer of Pace has disposed of 50,000 shares, although it said the transaction was carried out to cover tax liabilities in the US. The disposal generated just over £199,000, having traded in the shares at 398.10p. He reduced his beneficial holding in the company

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Polar Capital Technology Non-Executive Buys 4,000 Shares

LONDON (Alliance News) - Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC Tuesday said non-executive Director Peter Hames bought 4,000 shares at a price of 436.93 pence per share. Following this transaction, Hames now holds 10,000 shares, which represents a 0.008% stake in the firm. The stock was t

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Polar Capital Tech Chairman Buys 2,000 Shares

LONDON (Alliance News) - Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC Friday said Chairman Michael Moule bought 2,000 shares at a price of 437.49 pence per share and holds 9,000 shares in total. Shares closed down 3.2% at 438.60 pence Friday. By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @

London midday: Tech and airline stocks drag UK markets lower

- Tech, internet stocks weigh on markets - Nasdaq sees sharpest fall since late 2011 - JPMorgan, Wells Fargo in focus this afternoon - Airlines sold off after Heathrow traffic stats techMARK 2,668.68 -1.87% FTSE 100 6,563.60 -1.18% FTSE 250 15,888.60 -1.61% UK stocks fell over one per cent on Frid

London open: Tech stocks drag UK markets lower after Nasdaq sell-off

- US, Asian weakness flows into UK stocks - Tech stocks hit hard in early trading - Supermarkets edge higher early on techMARK 2,679.00 -1.49% FTSE 100 6,594.42 -0.72% FTSE 250 15,946.60 -1.25% There were just a handful of risers on the FTSE 100 on Friday morning as stocks dropped sharply, trackin

Debenhams CEO adds 100,000 shares as margins disappoint

Michael Sharp, the Chief Executive of retail giant Debenhams, purchased 100,000 shares on Tuesday, the same day the company reported a strong end to 2012, including record levels of sales in December, but warned heavy discounting had hit margins. Sharp, who was appointed to the role in September 2

Polar Cap Tech posts modest shortfall in performance

The relative performance of specialist investment management company Polar Capital Technology Trust fell slightly short of the benchmark with the net asset value per share falling 5.6 per cent in the six months to October 31st 2012. In the FTSE 250-listed company's half yearly results, published o

Polar Cap Tech upbeat despite 'wall of worry'

Technology-focused trust Polar Capital said it remained confident in future returns from equities, despite the world facing a 'wall of worry'. The firm posted a 5% fall in net asset value to 350.48p in the six months to the end of October. Total net assets fell 4.5% to £447.67m. "The marked underp

Polar Capital looks to new tech cycle

Tech-focused trust Polar Capital will continue to focus on the small to medium cap end of the market as it believes a new tech cycle is just getting underway. The trust, which posted a 5.7% increase in NAV to 333p in the half year to October, said that this could explain the recent burst of M&A dea

Polar Capital Technology FY Pretax Profit GBP124.7M

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC (PCT.LN) said Friday that for the year ended April 30, it made a pretax profit of GBP124.7 million on a total income of GBP129.2 million. MAIN FACTS: -NAV per share rose by 45.4%, outperforming the Dow Jones World Technology Index's rise