Director dealings: TalkTalk chairman ups stake, shares perk up

(Sharecast News) - Telco giant TalkTalk revealed on Wednesday that chairman Charles Dunstone had acquired 3.87m ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed firm, on top of the hefty purchases made just the day before.
Dunstone, who took over as chairman back in May 2010, purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 103.64p each, for a total transaction value of £4.01m.

On Monday, Dunstone had picked up 6.0m shares, raising his stake in the firm from 28.61% to 29.23% in the process.

Back in July, TalkTalk posted a rise in first-quarter revenue thanks to strong demand for fibre products, as it backed its full-year guidance.

In the three months to the end of June 2019, total headline revenue rose 1.3% to £387m, with year-on-year on-net average revenue per user coming in at £24.72 versus £24.65 the year before, mostly due to increased fibre penetration.

As of 1630 BST, TalkTalk shares had picked up 5.32% to 108.90p.

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Talktalk Telecom Group (TALK)
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Value: £4,011,530.11

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Oxford Instruments (OXIG)
Director name: Hill,Gavin
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Value: £141.79

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Director name: Barkshire,Ian
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Imi (IMI)
Director name: Twite,Roy
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National Grid (NG.)
Director name: Kay,Alison
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Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY)
Director name: Colombás ,Juan
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Director name: Shook ,Daniel
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Director name: Green,Philip Ernest
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