Director dealings: GVC Holdings CEO ups stake

(Sharecast News) - Gaming firm GVC Holdings revealed on Thursday that chief executive Kenneth Alexander had acquired 833,334 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed group.
Alexander, who has been the Isle of Man-based gambling company's chief executive since 2007, bought the shares between Tuesday and Wednesday at an average price of 588.17p each, for a total value of £4.9m.

Discussing the purchase, Alexander said: "The purchase of £5m worth of shares demonstrates my conviction that GVC's strategy and long-term outlook will provide shareholders with strong returns, as supported by the continued positive momentum in the results we announced last week.

"I am confident in the regulatory outlook in Germany and the UK, and in the group's opportunity to take a leading position in the US market. I remain totally committed to GVC for the long-term."

Following the purchase, Alexander held a total of 1.5m ordinary GVC shares.

As of 1635 BST, GVC shares had climbed 6.88% to 612p.

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Gvc Holdings (GVC)
Director name: Alexander,Kenneth Jack
Amount purchased: 833,334 @ 588.17p
Value: £4,901,420.62

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Amount purchased: 18,000 @ 578.37p
Value: £104,106.60

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Gvc Holdings (GVC)
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Amount purchased: 9,000 @ 588.17p
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Johnson Matthey (JMAT)
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Johnson Matthey (JMAT)
Director name: Manz,Anna
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Value: £341.41

Walker Crips Group (WCW)
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