Workspace Group CEO boosts stake in company

The Chief Executive Officer of Workspace Group, which specialises in providing office space to start ups, has purchased 112,525 shares, significantly boosting his stake in the FTSE 250 firm. Jamie Hopkins, who took on the role of CEO in April of this year, bought the shares at 266p each for a total of £299,316, increasing his stake to 117,414 shares, equivalent to 0.081% of the issued share capital. The company's share price has risen by more than 25%, equal to 54.55p, over the past year, having performed particularly well since May of this year. In its most recent update, given in late July, the company said like-for-like occupancy was up 0.6% in the three months to the end of June at 88.4%, while average rent per square foot was £12.74 compared to £12.61 the same period the previous year. Top Director BuysWorkspace Group (WKP) Director name: Mr Jamie HopkinsAmount purchased: 112,525 @ 266.00p Value: £299,316PureCircle Ltd. (DI) (PURE) Director name: Mr Paul E Selway-SwiftAmount purchased: 48,000 @ 210.00p Value: £100,800Elektron Technology (EKT) Director name: Mr Keith Anthony DaleyAmount purchased: 250,000 @ 18.00p Value: £45,000PureCircle Ltd. (DI) (PURE) Director name: Mr Olivier MaesAmount purchased: 15,000 @ 210.00p Value: £31,500Homeserve (HSV) Director name: Mr Jonathan KingAmount purchased: 10,921 @ 212.00p Value: £23,153Legal & General Group (LGEN) Director name: Mr Nick PrettejohnAmount purchased: 13,000 @ 134.69p Value: £17,510CLS Holdings (CLI) Director name: Mr Sten A MortstedtAmount purchased: 2,264 @ 721.00p Value: £16,323North Atlantic Smaller Companies Inv Trust (NAS) Director name: Mr Christopher H B MillsAmount purchased: 1,500 @ 1,050.00p Value: £15,750Land Securities Group (LAND) Director name: Ms Stacey RauchAmount purchased: 1,750 @ 769.50p Value: £13,466PZ Cussons (PZC) Director name: Mr Richard J HarveyAmount purchased: 4,038 @ 306.49p Value: £12,376NR