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UK DIRECTOR DEALINGS SUMMARY: Landsec CEO Buys GBP300,000 Worth

Fri, 20th Nov 2020 14:51

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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Land Securities Group PLC - London-based commercial property developer - Chief Executive Officer Mark Allan buys 45,695 shares at GBP6.82, worth GBP311,772, on Thursday. Landsec last week reported a wider interim loss and a fall in net asset value but reinstated its dividend.

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SSE PLC - electricity utility based in Perth, Scotland - Colin Nicol, outgoing managing director of electricity distribution business, SSEN Distribution, sells 18,212 shares at GBP14.11, worth GBP256,990, on Wednesday.

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RSA Insurance Group PLC - London-based general insurance - Chief Legal Officer Charlotte Heiss sells 29,968 shares at GBP6.75, worth GBP202,344, on Thursday. RSA on Wednesday said it has reached an agreement to be sold and split up in a deal with a two-headed consortium which values the former Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group at GBP7.2 billion.

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Spirent Communications PLC - Crawley, England-based provider of testing, analytics and security for telecommunications networks - Dean Ritchie, associate of Chief Financial Officer Paula Bell, buys 50,000 shares at GBP2.57, worth GBP128,740, on Thursday. Bell now interested in 363,884 shares.

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Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd - Hong Kong-headquartered holding company with interests in retail, property, hotels and motor dealerships - Ruby Weatherall, associate of Director Percy Weatherall, sells 3,100 shares at USD51.35, worth USD159,193, in Singapore on Thursday.

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H&T Group PLC - Surrey, England-based pawnbroker - CFO Richard Withers buys 10,000 shares for 227.4 pence, worth GBP22,740, on Wednesday.

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Allergy Therapeutics PLC - Sussex-based biotechnology firm focused on allergy vaccines - Non-Executive Chair Peter Jensen buys 100,000 shares at 14p, worth GBP14,000, on Thursday.

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easyJet PLC - Luton Airport-based budget airline - Non-Executive Director Nicholas Leeder buys 1,346 shares mostly at GBP7.53, worth GBP10,140, on Thursday.

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Henderson High Income Trust PLC - investment trust aiming for high-income stream and prospects of capital growth - Director Jeremy Rigg buys 10,000 shares at GBP1.46, worth GBP14,605, on Friday.

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Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust PLC - invests in UK mid-market companies - Directors sell shares as part of company's tender offer at GBP3.85 on November 12. Brian and Fionnlagh Finlayson sell 27,572 shares. Duncan, Rosemary and Victoria Budge sell 12,449 shares. Angela and David Lane sell 4,307. Company bought back 2.5 million shares in total, spending about GBP9.8 million.

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By Tom Waite; thomaslwaite@alliancenews.com

Copyright 2020 Alliance News Limited. All Rights Reserved.

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