The next focusIR Investor Webinar takes places on 14th May with guest speakers from Blue Whale Growth Fund, Taseko Mines, Kavango Resources and CQS Natural Resources fund. Please register here.

Less Ads, More Data, More Tools Register for FREE

Pin to quick picksPEL.L Share News (PEL)

  • There is currently no data for PEL

Watchlists are a member only feature

Login to your account

Alerts are a premium feature

Login to your account

Director dealings: Paragon's new COO builds stake

Thu, 18th Aug 2016 14:36

(ShareCast News) - Paragon Entertainment's recently appointed chief operating officer John Dobson made his third share purchase this month as the lowly priced visitor attraction construction specialist climbs back towards yearly highs.Dobson, an accountant who was hired in May, bought 773,503 shares at a price of 2.32p, following his purchase of 4.6m shares on Tuesday at 2.17p and 1.1m at an average of 1.83p on 1 August.Together these purchases, which has cost him around £139,000, have given Dobson a holding of 9.2m shares, representing 4.9% of the company's total.Paragon, which designs and builds visitor attractions and experiences, lifted revenues 22% to £5.5m and underlying operating profits tenfold to £106,000 in the half-year to 30 June, a period that saw it complete projects including for Hamleys Prague, 'Land of the Lions' at London Zoo, 'The Rolling Stones Exhibitionism' at the Saatchi Gallery, 'Centre for Life' at Newcastle, 'Ninja' at Portsmouth Boathouse and 'Thomas Land' at Drayton Manor.Management said they remained confident about the outlook for the rest of the year, with a committed pipeline of £16.5m throughout 2016 and 2017.Top Director BuysBank Of America Corp. (BAC)Director name: Moynihan,Brian TAmount purchased: 28,770 @ $15.02Value: $432,125.41Paragon Entertainment Ltd (di) (PEL)Director name: Dobson,JohnAmount purchased: 773,503 @ 2.32pValue: £17,918.97Personal Assets Trust (PNL)Director name: Angus,Robin JohnAmount purchased: 3 @ 39,789.00pValue: £1,193.67
More News
20 Jun 2019 15:02

Paragon Entertainment to appoint administrators

(Sharecast News) - Paragon Entertainment said on Thursday that it has decided to appoint administrators "as soon as possible".

Read more
12 Jun 2019 09:53

Paragon Entertainment shares slide as group lowers guidance

(Sharecast News) - Attractions design and fit-out business Paragon Entertainment warned investors on Wednesday that full-year losses would be larger than initially expected despite witnessing revenues come in bang on guidance.

Read more
4 Jun 2019 09:35

Paragon Entertainment appoints industry vet Damien Latham as CEO

(Sharecast News) - Attractions design and fit-out business Paragon Entertainment has appointed former Emaar Entertainment chief executive Damien Latham as CEO, with immediate effect.

Read more
31 May 2019 17:10

UPDATE: Paragon Winding Up Petition Issued In Error

LONDON (Alliance News) - Paragon Entertainment Ltd said late Friday that the winding up petition for its principal trading subsidiary was issued in error.Shares in Paragon Entertainment at

Read more
14 Mar 2019 10:46

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Just Group Sinks After Scrapping Dividend

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices on Thursday.----------FTSE 100 - up 4.2%. Morgan Stanley upgraded the travel

Read more
3 Sep 2018 08:43

Paragon Entertainment switches out CEO

(Sharecast News) - Paragon Entertainment chief executive John Dobson has chosen to leave the company after having provided the firm with a "platform for recovery".

Read more
22 Aug 2018 10:36

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Grafton Group Rises After Strong First Half

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices on Wednesday.----------FTSE 100 - up 1.5%, Barratt 0.9%, Group, up up a

Read more
22 Aug 2018 07:55

Paragon Entertainment suffers £2m first-half loss

(Sharecast News) - Paragon Entertainment swung to a first-half loss as the attractions design and fit-out business suffered project delays caused by slowing business and uncertainty in the UK and the Middle East.

Read more
15 Aug 2018 16:10

UK Shareholder Meetings Calendar - Next 7 Days

Thursday 16 Augustno events scheduledFriday 17 AugustMX 20 21 Natural Focus (re sale

Read more
1 Nov 2016 10:29

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Standard Chartered Sold As Profit Misses

Read more
1 Nov 2016 08:11

Paragon Entertainment expects revenue well ahead of expectations

(ShareCast News) - Paragon Entertainment expects revenue to be ahead of previous expectations as it has concentrated on its core business of designing and producing visitor attractions, giving up previous "distractions". The AIM-listed company said that it was ahead of previous expectations because

Read more
19 Sep 2016 12:10

Paragon Entertainment promotes its COO to CEO

(ShareCast News) - Paragon Entertainment, an AIM listed attractions design, production and fit-out business, has appointed its chief operating officer (COO) to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). John Dobson will take over as CEO from Mark Pyrah, who is also the company's co-founder. Pyrah wi

Read more
5 Sep 2016 12:37

Paragon Entertainment signs deal with Turkish firm

(ShareCast News) - Attractions design, production and fit-out business Paragon Entertainment announced on Monday that it has entered into a representation agreement with Gülsah Öztürk, a museums, attractions and heritage specialist based in Turkey. The AIM-traded firm said Gülsah Öztürk will represe

Read more
21 Jul 2016 09:49

Paragon Entertainment Aiming To More Than Double Earnings In 2016

Read more

Login to your account

Don't have an account? Click here to register.

Quickpicks are a member only feature

Login to your account

Don't have an account? Click here to register.