DIRECTOR DEALINGS SUMMARY: Plus500 Co-Founder Buys GBP4 Million Worth

Wed, 04th Mar 2020 17:05

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

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Plus500 Ltd - Co-Founder Alon Gonen, through investment vehicle Sparta 24 Ltd, buys 445,064 shares at GBP9.38. Alon Cohen Naznin, CEO of Plus500BOS EOOD, buys 2,600 shares at GBP9.80. Both on Monday and together worth GBP4.2 million.

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Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC - Chief Executive Officer Laxman Narasimhan buys 17,241 shares at GBP58.00, worth GBP999,978, on Tuesday. Purchase is his entire holding. Incoming Chief Financial Officer Jeff Carr buys 20,000 shares at GBP57.48, worth GBP1.1 million, on Monday. Carr joins on April 9, while Narasimhan joined back in July. Carr was the finance chief of Dutch supermarket chain Ahold Delhaize NV, while Narasimhan was global chief commercial officer for US snack and beverage maker PepsiCo Inc.

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CRH PLC - Chair Richard Boucher buys 5,500 shares at EUR31.05, worth EUR170,775, on Friday last week.

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Loungers PLC - Chair Alex Reilley buys 40,000 shares at 212.5p, worth GBP85,000, on Tuesday. Now holds 6.5 million shares, 7.1% stake.

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St Modwen Properties PLC - Chief Finance & Operations Officer Rob Hudson buys 17,012 shares at GBP4.81, worth GBP81,828, on Tuesday.

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Ibstock PLC - CFO Chris McLeish buys 30,311 shares at 246.16p, worth GBP74,565, on Wednesday.

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Berkeley Group Holdings PLC - Non-Executive Director Peter Vernon sells 1,391 shares at GBP47.89, worth GBP66,515, on Wednesday.

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Meggitt PLC - CFO Louisa Burdett buys 5,500 shares at GBP5.52, worth GBP30,360, on Tuesday. Purchase is her only holding.

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Weir Group PLC - Senior Independent Director Barbara Jeremiah buys 2,000 shares at GBP13, worth GBP26,000, on Wednesday.

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Hummingbird Resources PLC - CEO Daniel Betts buys 100,000 shares at 25.19p, worth GBP25,190, on Tuesday. Now holds 5.0 million shares, 1.4% of total.

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WPP PLC - Non-Executive Director Jasmine Whitbread buys 3,330 shares at average GBP7.42, worth GBP24,709, on Monday and Tuesday. The purchase is her only holding.

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Unite Group PLC - Non Executive Director Richard Akers buys 2,000 shares at GBP11.70, worth GBP23,398, on Wednesday.

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Legal & General Group PLC - Non-Executive Director Philip Broadley buys 7,550 shares at GBP2.62, worth GBP19,781, on Wednesday.

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Baring Emerging Europe PLC - Director Calum Thomson buys 1,308 shares at GBP7.60, worth GBP10,000, on Wednesday.

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By Tom Waite; thomaslwaite@alliancenews.com