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Devro's CEO increases stake after surge in full-year profits

Thu, 06th Aug 2015 16:28

(ShareCast News) - The chief executive of Devro raised his stake in the collagen product manufacturer one day after the company posted a raise in profits thanks to a strong hike in demand.Peter Page holds now a stake of 0.4% in the group with 672,440 shares after purchasing 10,000 new shares at 318.5p each. The purchase cost him £31,850.On Wednesday, the London-listed company said its pre-tax profit surged from £1.6m to £9.6m in the six months to 30 June, as exceptional costs were slashed 62.9% year-on-year to £4m.Revenue rose 2.7% to £112.7m on the back of strong market demand in China, Japan and South East Asia and steady growth in North America.Also on Thursday, Sepura announced its new chairman bought his first shares in the radio maker.Russell King purchased 20,000 shares for an individual price of 158p, spending a total of £31,600 in the transaction.King, who was already a non-executive director of the firm and became chairman on Wednesday, holds now 0.01% of the company's issued share capital.The director replaced John Hughes who stood down after five years as chairman but remains as a strategic advisor.Top Director BuysDevro (DVO) Director name: Mr Peter PageAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 318.50p Value: £31,850Sepura (SEPU) Director name: Mr Russell J KingAmount purchased: 20,000 @ 158.00p Value: £31,600Norcros (NXR) Director name: Mr Martin TowersAmount purchased: 125,000 @ 19.93p Value: £24,912Fidessa Group (FDSA) Director name: Mr John HamerAmount purchased: 1,000 @ 1,989.00p Value: £19,890Top Director SellThere were no sells today
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20 May 2014 10:18

Sepura acquires radio trunking group Flyde Micro

FTSE Small Cap-listed communications provider Sepura has acquired UK-based radio trunking group Flyde Micro for 2.75m pounds. Fylde Micro develops tunking controllers that allow migration from analogue to digital networks. Last year the group reported unaudited revenues of £1.2m and was broadly bre

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22 Apr 2014 07:39

Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE

ARM Holdings: Goldman Sachs cuts target price from 1500p to 1450p and keeps a buy recommendation. Ashtead Group: Investec increases target price from 800p to 1100p and keeps a buy recommendation. Babcock International: Investec cuts target price from 1385p to 1377p, while upgrading to buy. Beazle

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17 Apr 2014 08:37

Sepura To Beat Full-Year Revenue Expectations

LONDON (Alliance News) - Sepura PLC said Thursday that it will post revenues ahead of market expectations for the year ended March 28, and adjusted operating profit and earnings per share in line with expectations. Sepura produces secure digital radios. It expects to post revenues of

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17 Apr 2014 06:32

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks To Open Quietly, Pound Reaches Multi-Year High

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open broadly flat Thursday with little in the data calendar until the afternoon and markets winding down into the long Easter weekend, while the pound is trading at fresh multi-year highs against the dollar heading into the equity market open. U

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16 Apr 2014 16:09

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Gain, Pound Rallies On Economic Data

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices ended higher Wednesday, buoyed by economic data, while the pound jumped to a near four-and-a-half-year high against the US dollar as UK unemployment reached its lowest level in five years.

Stocks opened positively after Chinese GDP data rele

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3 Feb 2014 11:12

Sepura Confident To Meet Full-Year Expectations

LONDON (Alliance News) - Communications system technology company Sepura PLC Monday expressed confidence that it would meet full-year expectations, as adjusted operating profit for the first nine months was ahead of the previous year. Sepura said that the positive momentum it had seen in it

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17 Dec 2013 08:14

Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE

Advanced Medical Solutions: Panmure Gordon downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 102p. Antofagasta: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 1110p to 1035p, while staying with its buy recommendation. ASOS: Panmure Gordon increases target price from 5950p to 6126p, while downgrading fr

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25 Nov 2013 16:14

Rurelec non-exec nearly doubles stake, Alent's Larsberg continues to build stake

Rurelec, which owns, operates and develops power generation capacity internationally, announced on Monday that at the end of last week Larry Coben, an independent Non-Executive Director, purchased 400,000 ordinary shares in the group at 13.25p each. The £53,000 purchase takes Coben's stake in the

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25 Nov 2013 13:24

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Sepura Non-Executive Director Buys Shares

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19 Nov 2013 14:17

Sepura first-half profits plunge as investment increases

First-half profits were much lower than the previous year's at walkie-talkie maker Sepura as it invested in new products and routes to market. Adjusted operating profits plunged 83% to €0.6m in the six months to September 27th, even though revenues rose 6% to €46m. FTSE Small Cap-listed Sepura's

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19 Nov 2013 13:12

Sepura Hikes Dividend On Rising Revenues Despite Dropping Pretax Profit

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22 Oct 2013 09:02

BROKER RATING CHANGES: JPMorgan, Berenberg Cut Aggreko Price Targets

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22 Oct 2013 08:02

Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE

Aggreko: JP Morgan reduces target price from 1800p to 1620p reiterating a neutral rating. Alexander Mining: Northland Capital shifts target price from 6p to 8.10p and keeps a buy recommendation. APR Energy: JP Morgan increases target price from 1075p to 1150p and maintains an overweight rating. B

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22 Oct 2013 07:52

UPDATE: Sepura Says Trading In Line With Expectations For Full Year

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29 Aug 2013 16:44

Sepura director offloads a million shares for 1.5m pounds

Sion Kearsey, a Non-Executive Director and one of the founding members of Sepura, has sold nearly one and a half million pounds-worth of shares in the digital radio maker, taking advantage of the stock's impressive surge so far this year. Kearsey, a former senior manager at Goldman Sachs' fixed inc

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