(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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Tesco PLC - Welwyn Garden City, England-based grocer - Chair John Allan buys 44,426 shares at GBP2.25, worth GBP100,000 on Wednesday. Non-Executive Director Steve Golsby buys 8,608 shares at GBP2.25, worth GBP19,393, on Thursday.
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Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC - Cheshire-based veterinary products - Tony Griffin, managing director of Dechra Veterinary Products EU, sells 25,000 shares at GBP38.52, worth GBP962,950, on Friday. Dechra says Griffin's sale is to widen his investment portfolio for long-term financial planning purposes. He continues to hold 45,650 shares.
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OptiBiotix Health PLC - York, England-based developer of compounds to treat obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes and skincare - Non-Executive Director Stephen Hammond buys 25,000 shares at 51.8 pence, worth GBP12,950, on Thursday. The purchase is his only holding, having joined the board in February. Hammond is a UK member of Parliament.
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4D Pharma PLC - Leeds-based live biotherapeutic products - Chief Executive Officer Duncan Peyton and Chief Scientific Officer Alex Stevenson take part in company's USD25.0 million equity raise in March. Peyton and Stevenson each subscribe for 658,840 shares at GBP1.10, together worth GBP1.4 million. Peyton now has 9.5 million shares, a 5.3% stake, and Stevenson 9.4 million.
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Power Metal Resources PLC - metals exploration and development in Africa, US and Canada - Chief Executive Paul Johnson buys 500,000 shares at 2.39p each, GBP11,957 in total, on Thursday. Johnson had bought another 500,000 shares on Thursday that was already reported, for a GBP23,452 total investment. He now has 62.5 million shares, a 5.5% stake.
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Parsley Box Group PLC - Edinburgh-based ready-meal deliveries - Non-Executive Chair Chris van der Kuyl and wife Heather buy 26,165 shares at GBP1.86 to GBP2.03, worth about GBP50,000, on April 1 and April 12. Van der Kuyl now holds 2.3 million shares directly and 1.6 million indirectly via 4J Studios Ltd, for a 9.4% total stake. Parsley listed on AIM on March 31 at an initial public offering price of 200p.
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InnovaDerma PLC - London-based beauty, personal care and life science products firm - Non-Executive Director Mark Ward buys 171,242 shares at 40.7p, worth GBP69,695, on Thursday. Ward now has 2.3 million shares, a 13.5% stake. He also has agreed to subscribe to 1.4 million new shares as part of InnovaDerma's placing announced back in January. Finance Director Andrew Dunderdale buys 24,937 shares at 40.1p, also on Thursday.
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By Tom Waite; thomaslwaite@alliancenews.com
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