SpaceandPeople Share News (SAL)

Shares in aviation support service group BBA Aviation are a few pence off their 52-week high, so it was not a bad time for Group Chief Executive Simon Pryce to get shot of a pile of shares awarded under the firm's long term incentive and bonus plans.Pryce jettisoned 323,613 shares at 215.55p each for a total of £697,548, reducing his total holding to 939,874 shares. The sale was made exactly one month after the aviation support firm boasted a significant rise in both revenue and profit for the year ended December 31st.Statutory profit before tax was up 24% from $132m to $163.6m (up 15% to £170.2m before exceptional items), while revenue was up 17% from $1,833.7m to $2,136.7m.Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation rose 13% from $221m to $250.1m, while basic underlying earnings per share gained 6% from 27.3c to 29c, after the firm continued to outperform the market, albeit at a slower rate than expected.Speaking at the time, Pryce said: "We will continue to deliver operational improvement, to flex costs and to deploy our available capital to a strong pipeline of attractive investment and consolidation opportunities. Whilst the macro-economic climate remains uncertain, we anticipate making further progress during the year."Over the medium-term, the strengths and track record of our business together with the structural drivers of our markets give us continued confidence in the attractive growth prospects for BBA Aviation and our ability to deliver superior through-cycle returns."Top Director BuysFirst Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FQM) Director name: Mr Michael MartineauAmount purchased: 1,500 @ 1,189.27p Value: £17,839Victoria Oil & Gas (VOG) Director name: Mr Kevin A FooAmount purchased: 657,541 @ 3.80p Value: £24,987Charles Taylor Consulting (CTR) Director name: Mr David Gideon Marock Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 150.00p Value: £22,500WYG (WYG) Director name: Mr Paul HamerAmount purchased: 36,110 @ 54.00p Value: £19,499Anglo American (AAL) Director name: Mr Peter WoickeAmount purchased: 696 @ 2,468.85p Value: £17,183Bunzl (BNZL) Director name: Mr Patrick LarmonAmount purchased: 1,083 @ 856.34p Value: £9,274Anglo American (AAL) Director name: Mr Phuthuma F. NhlekoAmount purchased: 571 @ 2,468.85p Value: £14,097Anglo American (AAL) Director name: Dr Dr Mamphela RampheleAmount purchased: 571 @ 2,468.85p Value: £14,097WYG (WYG) Director name: Mr Graham OlverAmount purchased: 25,000 @ 54.00p Value: £13,500Nanoco Group (NANO) Director name: Mr Michael EdelmanAmount purchased: 15,700 @ 67.38p Value: £10,579Top Director SellsBBA Aviation (BBA) Director name: Mr Simon PryceAmount sold: 323,613 @ 215.55p Value: £697,548Henderson Group (HGG) Director name: Mr David JacobAmount sold: 223,881 @ 125.11p Value: £280,098Beazley (BEZ) Director name: Mr Jonathan GrayAmount sold: 198,750 @ 140.10p Value: £278,449Shire Plc (SHP) Director name: Mr Angus RussellAmount sold: 12,264 @ 2,014.00p Value: £246,997EnQuest (ENQ) Director name: Dr James BuckeeAmount sold: 177,483 @ 127.80p Value: £226,823Travis Perkins (TPK) Director name: Mr Paul N Hampden SmithAmount sold: 17,696 @ 1,101.00p Value: £194,833Shire Plc (SHP) Director name: Mr Graham HetheringtonAmount sold: 4,659 @ 2,014.00p Value: £93,832SpaceandPeople (SAL) Director name: Mr Christopher Graham StainforthAmount sold: 128,984 @ 67.75p Value: £87,387Bodycote (BOY) Director name: Mr David F LandlessAmount sold: 19,000 @ 387.00p Value: £73,530Fisher (James) & Sons (FSJ) Director name: Mr Nick HenryAmount sold: 10,000 @ 597.00p Value: £59,700