DIRECTOR DEALINGS SUMMARY: Wizz Air Chair Buys GBP700,000 In Shares

Wed, 18th Mar 2020 18:09

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

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Wizz Air Holdings PLC - Chair William Franke buys 30,000 shares at GBP23.55, worth GBP706,500, on Tuesday.

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Witan Investment Trust PLC - Chair Henry Henderson buys 250,000 shares at 147.78p, worth GBP369,450, on Tuesday.

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IWG PLC - CEO Mark Dixon buys 241,924 shares at GBP1.4465 average, worth GBP349,943, on Tuesday. Dixon had bought buys 2.0 million shares at average GBP1.512, worth GBP3.0 million, on Monday. Non-Executive Director Francois Pauly buys 25,000 shares at average GBP1.15, worth GBP28,750, on Wednesday.

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Coca-Cola European Partners PLC - Chief Strategy Officer Victor Rufart buys 5,000 shares at EUR29.45, worth EUR147,250, on Wednesday.

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Accesso Technology Group PLC - CEO Steve Brown buys 151,000 shares at 137.8p, worth GBP208,050, on Wednesday. Now holds 665,774 shares, 2.4%. Accesso on Wednesday said it swung to a loss for 2019 due to a large impairment charge and lower-than-anticipated new customer wins. The company, which provides software solutions to the leisure and entertainment markets, said that coronavirus was impacting its transactional-based revenue.

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Cineworld Group PLC - Non-Executive Director Eric Senat buys 423,410 shares at GBP0.235, worth GBP99,501, on Wednesday.

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Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC - Chair Anthony Townsend buys 15,500 shares at 637.00p, worth GBP98,735, on Wednesday.

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Tritax Big Box REIT PLC - Non-Executive Director Aubrey Adams buys 50,000 shares at 93.6p, worth GBP46,800, on Tuesday.

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Argentex Group PLC - Non-Executive Director Henry Beckwith buys 37,832 shares at 107p to 112p, worth GBP41,209, on Monday and Tuesday.

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Oncimmune Holdings PLC - Non-Executive Vice Chair Geoffrey Hamilton-Fairley buys 25,000 shares at GBP0.41, worth GBP10,250, on Wednesday. Now holds 3.2 million shares, 5.1%.

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EMIS Group PLC - CEO Andrew Thorburn buys 10,000 shares at average 767.34, worth GBP76,734, on Wednesday. Emis on Wednesday said annual profit declined slightly as a result of reorganisation costs, which were not incurred the year before. The healthcare software and services firm reported a GBP27.1 million pretax profit for 2019, a 3.6% decline from the previous year's GBP28.1 million profit.

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Trinity Exploration & Production PLC - Leadership buy 1.5 million shares, worth about GBP90,000, on Tuesday. Philippa Dingwall, wife of Executive Chair Bruce Dingwall, buys 508,474 shares at GBP0.059. Non-Executive Director Angus Winther buys 830,000 shares at GBP0.06. CFO Jeremy Bridglalsingh buys 203,320 at GBP0.0565. Bruce Dingwall is now interested in 14.0 million shares, 3.6% of total, Winther in 30.9 million or 8.1%, and Bridglalsingh in 410,383, 0.1%.

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4D Pharma PLC - Chair David Norwood buys 100,000 shares at 28p, worth GBP28,000, on Tuesday. Now holds 8.6 million shares, 7.8% of total.

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Checkit PLC - Non-Executive Director John Wilson buys 100,729 shares at 24.92p, worth GBP25,102, on Wednesday. Now holds 789,259 shares, 1.3% of total.

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Henderson International Income Trust PLC - Director Simon Jeffreys buys 21,180 shares at 118.03p, and Elizabeth Jeffreys buys 16,946 shares at 118.02, together worth about GBP45,000, on Tuesday.

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Barclays PLC - Non-Executive Director Crawford Gillies buys 60,000 shares at GBP0.8287, worth GBP49,722, on Tuesday.

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GB Group PLC - Non-Executive Chair David Rasche buys 19,100 shares at average 518.86p, worth GBP99,102, on Monday and Tuesday. Now holds 744,333 shares, 0.4% of total.

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Volution Group PLC - Non-Executive Director Tony Reading buys 10,000 shares at 135.6p, worth GBP13,560, on Wednesday. Now holds 100,000 shares, 0.1% of total.

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Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd - Director Simon Holden buys 20,000 shares at GBP0.91, worth GBP18,200, on Tuesday. Now holds 64,796 shares.

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Merian Chrysalis Investment Co Ltd - Independent Director Simon Holden buys 20,000 shares at 83p, worth GBP16,600, on Tuesday.

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Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC - Chair Neil Donaldson buys 13,886 shares at 109.34p, worth GBP15,183, on Wednesday.

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Scottish Investment Trust PLC - Deputy Manager Martin Robertson buys 2,000 shares at GBP6.03, worth GBP12,060, on Wednesday.

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Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC - Director David Graham buys 4,500 shares at GBP5.81, worth GBP26,130, on Wednesday.

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Fidelity Special Values PLC - Non-Executive Director Andy Irvine buys 75,000 shares at GBP1.435, worth GBP107,625, on Wednesday. Now holds 200,000 shares.

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By Tom Waite; thomaslwaite@alliancenews.com