LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of director dealings reported in London on Thursday.----------Taylor Wimpey said Chief Executive Peter Redfern acquired shares in the FTSE 100-listed housebuilding company.Redfern purchased 745,846 shares at a price of 134.08 pence each, worth GBP1 million.Shares in Taylor Wimpey closed down 2.9% at 133.00p each.----------Challenger Acquisitions share price almost doubled after Chief Executive Officer Mark Gustafson acquired 6.0 million shares, over two transactions, in the leisure and entertainment company. Shares in Challenger Acquisitions - which backs observation wheel projects - closed up 58% at 0.13p each. However, the stock remains down 75% so far in 2018. Gustafson bought 3.0 million shares at 0.065p Tuesday, for GBP1,950. He then acquired another 3.0 million shares on Wednesday for 0.085p, for GBP2,550. His combined total for two transactions equalled GBP4,500. Gustafson now holds 10.2 million shares in the company, representing 4.5% of the total issued shares.----------Burberry Group said Non-Executive Director Matthew Key purchased shares in the FTSE 100-listed luxury fashion company. Key acquired 1,150 shares at a price of 1,714.31p each, worth GBP19,715. Shares in Burberry closed down 3.1% at 1,714.50p each.----------Rio Tinto said Non-Executive Director Michael L'Estrange acquired shares in the FTSE 100-listed mining company in a transaction on Wednesday. L'Estrange bought 500 shares at a price of AUD73.46 each, about 4,147.72p, worth AUD36,730. Rio Tinto shares closed down 3.3% in London at 3,530.29p each. ----------Sage Group said Non-Executive Director Jonathan Howell acquired shares in the FTSE 100-listed enterprise software company. In a transaction on Wednesday, Howell bought 44,000 shares at a price of 591p each, totalling GBP260,040. Shares in Sage closed 2.1% lower at 572.00p each.----------DS Smith said Non-Executive Director Jonathan Clive Nicholls purchased shares in the FTSE 100-listed packaging business. Clive Nicholls acquired 15,000 shares at a price of 319.05p each, worth GBP47,858. Shares in DS Smith closed 5.8% lower at 307.30 pence each.----------Thomas Cook Group said Non-Executive Director Annet Aris acquired shares in the FTSE 250-listed travel agency. Aris bought 60,104 shares at a price of EUR0.4 each, worth EUR23,921. Shares in Thomas Cook closed down 5.1% at 32.66p each.----------Tullow Oil on Thursday said Chairman Dorothy Thompson acquired shares in the mid-cap oil and gas exploration company after a transaction on Wednesday. Thomson bought 26,300 shares at a price of 190.3p per share, totalling GBP50,635. Shares in Tullow Oil closed 7.0% lower at 176.50p each.----------
UK dividends calendar - next 7 days
Monday 6 May | |
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Tuesday 7 May | |
Begbies Traynor Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Ferguson PLC | dividend payment date |
Manchester & London Investment Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Mobius Investment Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Nexus Infrastructure PLC | dividend payment date |
Pebble Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Pinewood Technologies Group PLC | special dividend payment date |
Thungela Resources Ltd | dividend payment date |
Volution Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Wednesday 8 May | |
Melrose Industries PLC | dividend payment date |
Personal Group Holdings PLC | dividend payment date |
Thursday 9 May | |
Admiral Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
AG Barr PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Aurora Investment Trust PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Balanced Commercial Property Trust Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Bank of Ireland Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Bellevue Healthcare Trust PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Braime Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Centaur Media PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Chenavari Toro Income Fund Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Clarkson PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Custodian Property Income REIT PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
CVC Income & Growth Ltd EURO | ex-dividend payment date |
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Domino's Pizza Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Epwin Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
F&C Investment Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Fidelity Special Values PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Focusrite PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Grafton Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Gresham Technologies PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Headlam Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Henderson International Income Trust PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
HSBC Holdings PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Ibstock PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Cos Investment Trust PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Lancashire Holdings Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
LSL Property Services PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
M&C Saatchi PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
M&G PLC | dividend payment date |
Macfarlane Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Marwyn Value Investors Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Midwich Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Montanaro UK Smaller Cos Investments Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Octopus Titan VCT PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
One Media iP Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Petershill Partners PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Picton Property Income Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
PRS REIT PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Reach PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Sherborne Investors Guernsey C Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Sthree PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Sylvania Platinum Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Taylor Maritime Investments Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Tracsis PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Travis Perkins PLC | dividend payment date |
UIL Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Friday 10 May | |
AIB Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Alpha Group International PLC | dividend payment date |
Antofagasta PLC | dividend payment date |
Hammerson PLC | dividend payment date |
Hunting PLC | dividend payment date |
International Personal Finance PLC | dividend payment date |
Invesco Select Trust Global Equity Income PLC | dividend payment date |
Invesco Select Trust UK Equity PLC | dividend payment date |
Johnson Service Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Kerry Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv Co PLC | dividend payment date |
Schroder European Real Estate Investments Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Schroder Oriental Income Fund Ltd | dividend payment date |
Serco Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Somero Enterprises Inc | special dividend payment date |
Taylor Wimpey PLC | dividend payment date |
Tufton Oceanic Assets Ltd | dividend payment date |
VPC Specialty Lending Investments PLC | dividend payment date |
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