Numis Chief reduces stake with sale of 3m shares

Oliver Hemsley, the Chief Executive Officer of Numis, has traded in three million shares, reducing his stake by almost a quarter to 9.4m. The 270p-a-share disposal generated £8.1m. The sale comes around one month after the group posted a 59% jump in first half revenue at £51.5m. Adjusted pre-tax profit more than doubled from £9.2m to £20.7m, while on a statutory basis climbed to £16.7m. At the time Hemsley said the group was "determined to build our franchise with the goal of becoming the pre-eminent independent broking and advisory business in the UK".Meanwhile, Lynn Fordham, a non-executive director at pubs group Fuller, Smith & Turner, has celebrated a strong set of annual results with the purchase of 9,850 shares. Bought at 1,010p each, the value of the transaction totalled £99,485.Last week, the group revealed that pub grub and accommodation helped froth up its annual sales and profits, prompting an 11% hike in its dividend to 9.3p.Fuller's, which makes the flagship London Pride ale, said food and accommodation did particularly well during the year, with like-for-like sales in both areas rising by 10.4%.The group's adjusted profit before tax lifted 10% to £34.1m on a 6% rise in revenue to £288m.Top Director BuysCaracal Energy Inc.(DI) (CRCL) Director name: Mr Gary GuidryAmount purchased: 164,744 @ 362.38p Value: £596,999Fuller Smith & Turner (FSTA) Director name: Mr Lynn FordhamAmount purchased: 9,850 @ 1,010.00p Value: £99,485Northbridge Industrial Services (NBI) Director name: Mr Peter R HarrisAmount purchased: 12,949 @ 496.50p Value: £64,292Fastnet Oil & Gas (FAST) Director name: Mr Carol LawAmount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 6.00p Value: £60,000Bank of Georgia Holdings (BGEO) Director name: Mr Kim BradleyAmount purchased: 1,250 @ 2,459.00p Value: £30,738KEFI Minerals (KEFI) Director name: Mr Harry Anagnastoras-AdamsAmount purchased: 2,000,000 @ 1.50p Value: £30,000KEFI Minerals (KEFI) Director name: Mr Ian Rutherford PlimerAmount purchased: 1,866,668 @ 1.50p Value: £28,000Horizon Discovery Group (HZD) Director name: Ms Susan SearleAmount purchased: 16,000 @ 159.96p Value: £25,594Aurora Investment Trust (ARR) Director name: Mr M J BarstowAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 167.00p Value: £16,700KEFI Minerals (KEFI) Director name: Mr Jeffrey Guy RaynerAmount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 1.50p Value: £15,000Top Director SellsCarnival (CCL) Director name: Mr Micky ArisonAmount sold: 687,552 @ 2,407.79p Value: £16,554,808Carnival (CCL) Director name: Mr Micky ArisonAmount sold: 304,817 @ 2,394.13p Value: £7,297,715Numis Corporation (NUM) Director name: Mr Oliver H J HemsleyAmount sold: 3,000,000 @ 270.00p Value: £8,100,000InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) Director name: Ms Tracy RobbinsAmount sold: 30,000 @ 2,309.71p Value: £692,913NetDimensions Holding Ltd. (DI) (NETD) Director name: Mr Roger DurnAmount sold: 20,000 @ 70.50p Value: £14,100