DIRECTOR DEALINGS SUMMARY: Plus500 Team Spend GBP14 Million On Shares

Fri, 20th Mar 2020 15:57

(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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Plus500 Ltd - Directors and managers - including Alon Gonen, Gal Haber and Elad Ben Izhak - buy 1.8 million shares at GBP7.66 to GBP8.00, worth about GBP14 million, on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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UDG Healthcare PLC - Senior team buy 83,500 shares worth about GBP375,000. Chair Peter Gray buys 20,000 shares at GBP4.50 on Wednesday. CEO Brendan McAtamney buys 25,000 shares at GBP4.54 on Wednesday. General Counsel Damien Moynagh and spouse Anna Moynagh buy 3,000 shares at average GBP4.54 on Wednesday. Non-Executive Director Shane Cooke buys 15,500 shares at GBP4.42 on Wednesday. CFO Nigel Clerkin buys 20,000 shares at GBP5.17 on Thursday.

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IWG PLC - CEO Mark Dixon buys 295,800 shares at GBP1.08, worth GBP318,281, on Thursday. Dixon has bought more than 4 million shares this week, spending more than GBP5 million.

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Kier Group PLC - Top three buy GBP74,354 in shares. Chair Matthew Lester buys 29,296 shares, Chief Executive Andrew Davies buys 29,294 shares, and CFO Simon Kesterton buys 29,195 shares, all on Thursday at GBP0.847.

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Gamesys Group PLC - COO Robeson Reeves buys 35,000 shares at GBP6.53, worth GBP228,550, on Thursday. Now holds 777,400 shares.

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Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC - Robin Beer, managing director of Investment Solutions & Distribution, buys 16,000 shares at 138.4p, worth GBP22,144, on Thursday. Charles Ferry, MD of private clients, buys 15,000 shares at 163.00p, worth GBP24,450, on Friday.

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BlackRock Throgmorton Trust PLC - Chair Christopher Samuel buys 25,000 shares at GBP3.35, worth GBP83,750, on Thursday.

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LXI REIT PLC - Director Stephen Hubbard buys 36,000 shares at 96.5p, worth GBP34,740, on Friday. He now holds 169,389 shares. Director Colin Smith buys 40,000 shares at 86.5p, worth 34,600, on Thursday. Now holds 222,909 shares.

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Greencoat UK Wind PLC - Chair Tim Ingram buys 45,895 shares at 108.40, worth GBP49,750, on Friday. Now holds 485,575 shares.

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Henderson Far East Income Ltd - Director John Russell buys 10,000 shares at 244.55p and 244.97p, worth GBP24,476, on Thursday.

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QinetiQ Group PLC - CFO David Smith buys 15,705 shares at GBP2.5278, worth GBP39,699, on Thursday.

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Oxford BioMedica PLC - Non-Executive Director Martin Diggle, via Vulpes Testudo Fund, buys 7,378 shares at GBP3.83, worth GBP28,251, on Wednesday. Vulpes funds now hold 11.7 million shares, 15% of total.

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Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd - Associate of Director Percy Weatherall sells 2,000 shares at USD49.27, worth USD98,540, in Singapore on Thursday.

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XPS Pensions Group PLC - Patrick McCoy, head of Advisory, sells 90,598 shares at GBP1.07, worth GBP96,940, on Friday.

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Dalata Hotel Group PLC - Shane Casserly, corporate development director, buys 17,250 shares at EUR1.75, worth EUR30,565, on Thursday. Dermot Crowley, deputy chief executive for Business Development & Finance, buys 10,000 shares at EUR2.00, worth EUR20,000, on Friday.

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Alumasc Group PLC - Company corrected that the previously reported purchase of 16,375 shares on Thursday by Luan Leaf, associate of Michael Leaf, divisional managing director of Housebuilding Products Division, was at 67p, rather than 66p.

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River & Mercantile Group PLC - CFO Kevin Hayes buys 7,700 shares at 193p, worth GBP14,861, on Tuesday. Now holds 446,405 shares, 0.5% of total.

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Ruffer Investment Co Ltd - Non-Executive Director Christopher Russell buys 8,026 preference shares at GBP2.15, worth GBP17,256, on Friday. Now holds 68,026 shares, 0.04% of total.

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Syncona Ltd - Non-Executive Director Robert Hutchinson buys 25,480 shares at GBP1.95, worth GBP49,635, on Wednesday.

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Gran Tierra Energy Inc - Director Brooke Wade, via Wade Capital Corp, buys 300,000 shares at USD0.20, worth USD60,000, in Toronto on Thursday.

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Griffin Mining Ltd - Non-Executive Director Adam Usdan, via Trellus Co LLC, buys 5,000 shares at 32.5p, worth GBP16,250, on Thursday. Now holds 33.3 million shares, 19% of total.

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Auto Trader Group PLC - Senior Independent Director David Keens buys 25,000 shares at 361.04p, worth GBP90,250, on Thursday. Now holds 50,000 shares.

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AstraZeneca PLC - Non-Executive Director Tony Mok buys 1,000 American Depositary Shares at USD38.32, worth USD38,320, in New York on Wednesday. Each ADS equals two shares.

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Kape Technologies PLC - Non-Executive Director David Cotterell buys 52,000 shares at 111p, worth GBP57,720, on Thursday. Now holds 140,544 shares.

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Diversified Gas & Oil PLC - Chair David Johnson buys 25,000 shares at 66.2p, worth GBP16,550, on Thursday. Now has interest in 375,000 shares, 0.06%.

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Great Portland Estates PLC - Non-Executive Director Richard Mully buys 10,000 shares at 529.64p, worth GBP52,964, on Thursday.

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Salt Lake Potash Ltd - Managing Director Tony Swiericzuk buys 363,053 shares at AUD0.354, worth AUD128,733, in a subscription for cash on Tuesday through Thursday. Now holds 3.5 million shares, 1.2% of total.

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By Tom Waite; thomaslwaite@alliancenews.com