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DIRECTOR DEALINGS SUMMARY: Howden Joinery Execs Sell 1 Million Shares

Fri, 12th Jun 2015 11:54

Director Dealings Summary - Week Ended June 12        
Company Name Position Number of Shares Resulting Holding *Note GBP Value
             
             
BUYS            
             
Utilitywise Jeremy Middleton Non-Executive Director 300,000 2,600,000 Middleton is also co-founder of Homeserve and formerly the Conservative Party’s deputy chairman. 786,000
Avesco Graham Andrews Director 270,000 562,183 Same day as Avesco said it swung to profit in H1 and said outlook for H2 is just as encouraging, meaning its full year results are again likely to exceed previous expectations. 472,500
Porta Communications Bob Morton Chairman 6,300,000 42,600,000 Bought via Hawk Investments Holdings, a company beneficially owned by Morton and his wife.  441,000
Avesco David Crump Director 200,000 416,384 Same day as Avesco said it swung to profit in H1 and said outlook for H2 is just as encouraging, meaning its full year results are again likely to exceed previous expectations. 350,000
Stilo International David Ashman Chairman 5,000,000 20,200,000   150,000
Advanced Oncotherapy Michael Bradfield Non-Executive Director 1,500,000 122,000,000 2 days after posting widened pretax loss for 2014 as a result reorganisation of its business and development of LIGHT proton therapy system. 135,000
Avesco John Christmas CFO 50,000 200,371 Same day as Avesco said it swung to profit in H1 and said outlook for H2 is just as encouraging, meaning its full year results are again likely to exceed previous expectations. 87,500
National Grid Jonathan Dawson Non-Executive Director 10,000 35,179 Bought shares for wife. 85,200
Oxford BioMedica Daniel Soland Non-Executive Director 500,000 14,000,000   47,250
Carclo Christopher Malley CEO 30,000 73,385   43,800
Goldbridges  Ken Crichton CTO 1,400,000 1,400,000 2 days before chairman told shareholders that company's current share price doesn't reflect the true value of the company and is in a position to generate profit from producing gold. 32,200
Thalassa Holdings Duncan Soukup Chairman 50,000 3,162,571 Same day as Thalassa said 2014 was an "annus horribilis" in financial terms as it swung to pretax loss after revenue halved and booked substantial amount of impairments and provisions.  29,000
Marks & Spencer Richard Solomons Non-Executive Director 5,000 5,000 Appointed in April. 27,850
Pittards Stephen Yapp Non-Executive Director 20,000 20,000 Yapp was appointed on June 4 and is also chairman of Journey Group. 24,800
Amara Mining Pete Gardner CFO 136,356 1,100,000   19,949
Advanced Oncotherapy Sanjee Pandya CEO 220,000 590,400 2 days after posting widened pretax loss for 2014 as a result reorganisation of its business and development of LIGHT proton therapy system. 19,800
Advanced Oncotherapy Nicolas Serandour CFO 220,000 220,000 Appointed in September 2014. 19,800
British American Tobacco Ben Stevens CFO 536 120,807 Week after BAT said its Imperial Tobacco Canada subsidiary was ordered to pay CAD15.6 billion in a case that has been running for 10 years after smokers claimed that companies failed to warn them of the risks associated with smoking.  18,278
Carclo Michael Derbyshire Chairman 10,000 60,000 Day after swinging to loss. 14,600
Picton Property Nick Thompson Chairman 15,164 118,366 Same day Picton reported higher returns, earnings and asset values during last financial year and  bought two office buildings in Chatham, Kent for GBP19.05 million, reflecting net initial yield of 8.62%. 10,827
Paternoster Resources Nicholas Lee Chairman 3,000,000 4,600,000 2 days after it said pretax loss widened in 2014 as net asset value rose but the net gain made on investments fell. 6,000
Paternoster Resources Matt Lofgran Director 3,000,000 4,600,000 2 days after it said pretax loss widened in 2014 as net asset value rose but the net gain made on investments fell. 6,000
Aureus Mining Karin Ireton Non-Executive Director 17,000 52,000   4,760
Tricorn Andrew Moss Chairman 20,000 20,000 Same day as Tricorn posted narrowed pretax loss. 4,000
             
SELLS            
             
Howden Joinery Robert Fenwick COO 869,383 533,147 Sold by wife. 4,433,853
Howden Joinery David Hallett CIO 250,000 733,337 Sold by wife. 1,262,500
Avesco Richard Murray Chairman 540,000 5,181,211 Sold shares to colleagues, retaining 27% stake in the firm. 945,000
Hiscox Steve Langan CMO 98,000 120,268   835,940
NAHL Steve Dolton CFO 200,000 651,498   620,000
Powerflute Dermot Smurfitt Non-Executive Director 496,944 1,500,000 Former Deputy Chairman of Jefferson Smurfit, now Smurfit Kappa. 323,014
Evraz Marat Atnashev Divisional VP 194,855 Undisclosed   302,025
Barclays Amer Sajed Interim CEO, Barclaycard division 72,895 Undisclosed   197,545
Renew Holdings John Samuel CFO 60,000 240,548 6 days after ex-dividend date. 186,600
OMG Nick Bolton CEO 401,916 1,200,000 Same day as OMG announced a further special dividend following the sale of its 2d3 defence software division to Insitu Inc. 178,853
HSBC Alan Keir CEO of HSBC Bank25,253 Undisclosed   153,791
Howden Joinery Julie French HR Director 30,000 259,244   152,700
Exova Hicham Abdallah Regional manager 80,000 241,036 5 days before Exova won GBP2.5 million deal for Angolan Deepwater project. 152,000
Cambridge Cognition Andy Blackwell CSO 150,000 131,095   120,000
OMG Cathy Robertson Company Secretary 176,000 1,300,000 Same day as OMG announced a further special dividend following the sale of its 2d3 defence software division to Insitu Inc. 78,320
Savills Chris Lee Legal Director 5,000 77,688   46,650
             
*Note: A recent company event around the time of the dealing does not suggest the dealing took place because of that event. When a spouse or related party to a director buys shares, the resulting holding is the beneficial holding of the director.
 
             
Contact: +44 207 199 0340; newsroom@alliancenews.com; @AllNewsTeam      
             
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