DIRECTOR DEALINGS SUMMARY: New Micro Focus Chair Spends GBP875,000

Fri, 27th Mar 2020 17:12

(Alliance News) - The follow is a round-up of share dealings by UK company directors and managers announced on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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Micro Focus International PLC - Non-Executive Chair Greg Lock and wife Rosemary Lock buy 238,500 shares at 368.39p and 362.90p, worth GBP874,959, on Thursday. Back in February, when Greg Lock took the chair, the Locks bought GBP1.5 million in shares. Now hold 438,500 shares.

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Phoenix Group Holdings PLC - Frances McConville, associate of Finance Director James McConville, buys 44,000 shares at GBP6.03 on Wednesday and 96,000 shares at GBP6.28 on Thursday. Together worth GBP868,200. Non-Executive Director Wendy Mayall buys 10,000 shares at GBP5.18, worth GBP51,800, on Wednesday.

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Victoria PLC - Chief Executive Officer Philippe Hamers buys 20,000 shares at GBP1.83, worth GBP36,500, on Thursday. Now holds 185,000 shares.

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AIB Group PLC - General Counsel Helen Dooley buys 10,000 shares at EUR1.09, worth EUR10,900, on Thursday. Purchase is her only holding.

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Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC - Non-Executive Director Simonetta Rigo buys 9,250 shares at 205.6p, worth GBP19,018, on Friday.

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Centaur Media PLC - CEO Swag Mukerji buys 28,368 shares at GBP0.25, worth GBP7,092, on Friday.

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Petrofac Ltd - Non-Executive Director George Pierson buys 78,450 shares at 210.02p, worth GBP164,764, on Wednesday. Now holds 86,669 shares.

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Manchester & London Investment Trust PLC - Investment Manager Mark Sheppard sells 10,000 shares at GBP5.40, worth GBP54,000, on Thursday. Sheppard had bought 25,000 shares at GBP5.38, worth GBP134,500, also on Thursday. He had bought 25,000 shares at GBP5.30 and GBP5.31, worth GBP132,650, on Wednesday.

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Wilmington PLC - Non-Executive Chair Martin Morgan buys 40,000 shares at 113p, worth GBP45,200, on Thursday. He holds 90,000 shares now.

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Greencore Group PLC - Non-Executive Director Gordon Hardie buys 40,000 shares at GBP1.84, worth GBP73,500, on Thursday.

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Playtech PLC - COO Shimon Akad buys 30,000 shares at GBP1.80, worth GBP53,951, on Wednesday.

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HICL Infrastructure PLC - Werner Von Guionneau, executive of investment manager, buys 134,225 shares at GBP1.50, worth GBP200,707, on Tuesday.

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Independent Oil & Gas PLC - Executive team buys 320,000 shares at average 11.87p, worth GBP37,974, on Thursday. CEO Andrew Hockey buys 80,000, CFO Rupert Newall and COO Mark Hughes each buy 100,000, and James Chances, head of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations, buys 40,000.

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SpaceandPeople PLC - Chair William Watt buys 102,000 shares at 5.18p, worth GBP5,284, on Thursday.

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Gran Tierra Energy Inc - Lawrence West, vice president for Exploration, buys 57,970 shares at USD0.22, worth USD12,753, on Wednesday in Toronto.

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BBGI SICAV SA - Colin Maltby, chair of supervisory board, buys 9,196 shares at GBP1.45, worth GBP13,334, on Thursday.

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Palace Capital PLC - Executive Director Richard Starr buys 10,300 shares at 174.75p and wife Sharon Starr buys 11,111 shares at 180p, together worth GBP37,999, on Wednesday. Richard Starr now interested in 194,014 shares.

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Metal Tiger PLC - CEO Michael McNeilly buys 750,000 shares at 1.098p, worth GBP8,235, on Thursday. Now holds 6.0 million shares, 0.4% of total.

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By Tom Waite; thomaslwaite@alliancenews.com