DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Mitie CEO and Norcros chair buy after results

Fri, 21st Nov 2025 12:04

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

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AVI Japan Opportunity Trust PLC - invests in 'over-capitalised' small-cap Japanese equities - The fund's investment manager, Asset Value Investors Ltd, sells 1 million shares, a 0.7% stake. The company doesn't provide the sale price. The stock currently is trading at 166.00p in London, making the sale worth GBP1.7 million. The shares sold represent just under half of AVI's shareholding prior to the sale. AVI continues to hold 1.1 million shares in AVI Japan Opportunity, and its employees collectively hold a further 1.1 million shares. AVI invests 25% of its management fee each year in shares of the trust.

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Mitie Group PLC - London-based engineering, security, cleaning and hygiene services provider - Chief Executive Officer Phil Bentley buys 195,000 shares at 154.34 pence, worth GBP300,961, on Thursday. The purchase follows the release of Mitie's half-year results on Thursday. Mitie raised its interim dividend by 7.7% to 1.4p from 1.3p, despite pretax profit falling 12% to GBP49.8 million in the six months to the end of September from GBP56.8 million a year before.

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Greencore Group PLC - Dublin-based convenience food maker - Non-Executive Chair Leslie Van de Walle and associate Domitille Van de Walle buy 40,000 shares at GBP2.36, worth GBP94,480, on Wednesday.

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Norcros PLC - Wilmslow, Cheshire-based supplier of bathroom and kitchen products - Chair Steve Good buys 20,000 shares at 304p, worth GBP60,800, on Thursday. Good now holds 80,000 shares. Norcros on Thursday said it swung to pretax profit of GBP11.1 million in the 27 weeks ended October 5 from GBP11.0 million loss the year prior. The company raised its interim dividend by 5.7% to 3.7p from 3.5p.

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By Tom Waite, Alliance News editor

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