DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Kverva boosts Benchmark Holdings stake above 22%

Wed, 31st May 2023 15:52

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

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Benchmark Holdings PLC - West Sussex, England-based aquaculture biotechnology - Kverva Finans AS, a major shareholder connected to Non-Executive Director Torgeir Svae, buys 7.1 million shares at 40 pence, worth GBP2.8 million, on Wednesday last week. Kverva now has 165.2 million shares, a 22.4% stake.

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CLS Holdings PLC - London-based commercial property investor - Deputy Chair Anna Seeley buys 1.5 million shares via Sten & Karin Mortstedt Family & Charity Trust at GBP1.38, worth GBP2.1 million, on Friday last week.

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Avon Protection PLC - Wiltshire, England-based personal protection equipment - Chief Executive Officer Jos Sclater buys 24,130 shares mostly at GBP8.48, worth GBP204,480, on Friday last week and on Tuesday this week.

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Direct Line Insurance Group PLC - Bromley, England-based motor and home insurer - Acting CEO Jonathan Greenwood buys 85,463 shares at GBP1.66, worth GBP141,612, on Friday last week.

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Diversified Energy Co PLC - CEO Rusty Hutson buys 176,951 shares at 83.52p, worth GBP147,789, on Tuesday. Now has 24.1 million shares, a 2.5% stake.

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Bank of Georgia Group PLC - Tbilisi-based lender - Nutsa Gogilashvili, deputy CEO & head of Mass Retail & Micro Business Banking, sells 2,500 shares at GBP32.15, worth GBP80,375, on Thursday last week.

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Miton UK MicroCap Trust PLC - London-based investment trust focusing on the UK's smallest companies - Director Peter Dicks buys 100,000 shares at 58.5p, worth GBP58,500, on Tuesday.

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By Tom Waite, Alliance News editor

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