27th Mar 2026 12:21
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced this week and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC - London-based merchant bank - Chair & Chief Executive Henry Angest buys 300,000 shares at GBP8.60, worth GBP2.6 million, on Thursday. Angest now has 9.7 million ordinary shares representing 59.9% of voting rights.
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S4 Capital PLC - London-based advertising agency - Non-Executive Director Rupert Walker buys 991,550 shares at GBP0.25, worth GBP244,417, on Tuesday. S4 shares rose on Tuesday, after the company reported a narrower pretax loss for 2025 despite a fall in revenue and said it expects profitability to improve further in 2026.
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Everyman Media Group PLC - London-based premium cinema chain - Kropifko Properties Ltd, a company 50% owned by Everyman Executive Director Adam Kaye, buys 500,000 shares at 25.5p, worth GBP127,500, on Thursday. Kropifko also bought 500,000 earlier in March, giving it 1.0 million Everyman shares in total. Kaye and his family bought 2.0 million shares at the start of the month. Kaye's total interest now is 9.3%.
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HSBC Holdings PLC - London-based, Asia-focused bank - Chief Operating Officer Suzanna White sells 50,000 shares at GBP12.02 and GBP12.04, worth GBP601,256, on Wednesday.
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Rentokil Initial PLC - Crawley, England-based pest control services - Chair Richard Solomons buys 21,100 shares at GBP4.64, worth GBP97,818, on Thursday.
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BP PLC - London-based oil major - Michael Sosso, executive vice president for legal, sells 14,309 American depositary shares at USD43.24, worth USD618,701, on Monday in New York. Each ADS represents 6 ordinary shares of BP.
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Legal & General Group PLC - London-based insurer and asset manager - Chief Risk Officer Chris Knight sells 100,000 shares at GBP2.39, worth GBP239,270, on Monday.
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Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd - oil producer focused on the Kurdistan region of Iraq - Chief Human Resources Officer Clare Kinahan and Chief Legal Officer Alasdair Robinson each sell 50,000 shares at 216.33 pence and 206.10p, respectively, worth GBP211,215 in total, on Monday. Kinahan now has 7,565 shares. Robinson also makes smaller share purchases and now is interested in 148,192 shares.
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Magnum Ice Cream Co NV - Amsterdam-based ice cream maker with Magnum, Ben & Jerry's and Cornetto brands - Chief Legal Officer Vanessa Vilar buys 10,077 shares at EUR12.82, worth EUR129,187, on Monday in Amsterdam. Asia President Wai-Fung Loh buys 10,033 shares at USD14.95, worth USD149,993, in New York, also on Monday.
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Melrose Industries PLC - Birmingham, England-based aerospace engineering - Chief Financial Officer Matthew Gregory buys 46,702 shares at 502.47p, worth GBP234,664, on Wednesday. The shares are purchased as part of a contractual agreement for Gregory to invest half of his annual bonus in Melrose shares. Gregory now has 109,981 shares.
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Greencore Group PLC - Dublin-based convenience food maker - Non-Executive Chair Leslie Van De Walle, together with Domitille Van De Walle, buys 43,000 shares at GBP2.41, worth GBP103,630, on Thursday.
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YouGov PLC - London-based research and analytics - Chair Ian Griffiths buys 30,784 at GBP1.56, worth GBP48,023, on Tuesday. CEO Stephan Shakespeare buys 65,616 shares at GBP1.55, worth GBP101,705, also on Tuesday. Griffiths now has 50,000 shares, while Shakespeare has 2.0 million, a 1.7% stake.
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Computacenter PLC - Hatfield, England-based IT services provider - CEO Michael Norris receives 9,733 shares from the vesting of share awards and sells all of them at GBP28.13, worth GBP273,797, on Thursday.
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Pollen Street Group Ltd - London-based alternative asset manager for private equity and private credit - CFO Crispin Goldsmith buys 7,898 shares at 803.59p and 797.71p, worth GBP63,203, on Thursday.
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Franchise Brands PLC - Macclesfield, England-based owner of franchise brands including Filta, Metro Rod and Metro Plumb - Executive Chair Stephen Hemsley buys 72,500 shares at 116.14p, worth GBP84,200, on Wednesday. Hemsley now has 23.0 million shares, an 11.9% stake.
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Porvair PLC - Norfolk, England-based filtration, laboratory and environmental technology - CEO Hooman Caman Javvi buys 14,143 shares at GBP7.00, worth GBP99,001, on Tuesday. Javvi now has 26,878 shares, a 0.1% stake.
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Taseko Mines Ltd - operates open-pit Gibraltar copper mine in British Columbia, Canada - Russell Hallbauer, director and former chief executive, sells 100,000 shares at CAD8.56, worth CAD856,000, about GBP464,775, on Friday last week. Hallbauer sold 130,000 shares earlier this month, 292,200 in February, and 50,000 in January.
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DP Aircraft I Ltd - Guernsey-based aircraft investor - Director Howard Millar buys 1.3 million shares at USD0.16, worth USD200,000, on Monday.
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By Tom Waite, Alliance News editor
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