14th Mar 2025 13:07
(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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C&C Group PLC - Dublin-based beer, cider, wine, spirits and soft drinks maker - Chief Executive Officer Roger White buys 100,000 shares at GBP1.21, worth GBP120,580, on Thursday. White became CEO in January, joining C&C from AG Barr PLC. C&C shares fell by 18% on Thursday after C&C warned challenging markets and a cautious consumer will mean annual underlying operating profit will be below expectations.
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Burford Capital Ltd - litigation finance provider with offices in London and New York - Executives invest a total of USD17.5 million through the company's deferred compensation plan, using their cash compensation to buy 1.2 million shares at USD13.25 to USD13.71. This includes 630,249 shares bought by CEO Christopher Bogart. Additionally, Chief Development Officer Travis Lenkner buys 25,283 shares at USD13.25, worth USD335,000.
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Georgia Capital PLC - Tbilisi-based investor in domestic businesses in Georgia - Non-Executive Director Neil Janin sells 142,773 shares at GBP14.50 to GBP14.90, worth GBP2.1 million, on Friday last week and on Monday and Wednesday this week.
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Coca-Cola HBC AG - Zug, Switzerland-based soft drinks bottler - Chief Digital & Technology Officer Mourad Ajarti sells 34,740 shares from a vested performance share award at GBP34.34, worth GBP1.2 million, on Tuesday.
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Hunting PLC - London-based services for oil and gas industry - Daniel Tan, managing director for Asia Pacific, buys 218,565 shares at 295.5p, worth GBP645,860, on Wednesday. Tan now has 385,720 shares, a 0.2% stake.
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Baltic Classifieds Group PLC - online classified ads portal provider in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia - Non-Executive Director Edmund Williams, together with associate Joanna Barkwill, buys 170,482 shares at average 300.71p, worth GBP512,656, on Wednesday.
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Inspiration Healthcare Group PLC - West Sussex, England-based products for hospitals - Non-Executive Director Neil Campbell sells 2.0 million shares at 16.5p, worth GBP330,000, on Wednesday.
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Ocado Group PLC - Hatfield, Hertfordshire-based licenser of grocery delivery technology - Chair Adam Warby buys 100,000 shares at GBP2.25, worth GBP225,000, on Thursday.
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Vertu Motors PLC - Gateshead, England-based automotive retailer - Operations Director Leonardo Caruso sells 236,220 shares at 51.83p, worth GBP122,431, on Wednesday. Caruso now has 12,651 shares.
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CAB Payments Holdings PLC - London-based payment processing and foreign exchange provider - Chief Financial Officer James Hopkinson buys 214,000 shares at GBP0.48, worth GBP102,701, on Thursday. Chair Ann Cairns buys 100,000 shares at the same price, also on Thursday. Shares in CAB Payments fell on Thursday after it reported a more than 50% drop in earnings but said it "remains profitable and cash generative" despite a challenging environment. Hopkinson joined as CFO at the start of this month, having previously worked at lender Metro Bank Holdings PLC and Standard Chartered PLC
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Haydale Graphene Industries PLC - Carmarthenshire, Wales-based developer of materials using graphene and other nanomaterials - Chair Gareth Kaminski-Cook and CEO Simon Turek subscribe for shares as part of GBP131,000 equity raise at 0.15p per share on Thursday. Kaminski-Cook subscribes for 5.1 million shares and now has 9.1 million. Quidos Technologies Ltd, in which Turek has a 49% indirect beneficial interest, subscribes for 16.1 million shares and now has 695.4 million, a 18.1% stake. Haydale also on Thursday releases interim results. Its pretax loss in the six months that ended December 31 widens to GBP3.0 million from GBP2.5 million, as revenue nearly halves to GBP1.3 million from GBP2.5 million. However, Haydale says it sees a "clear path to profitability".
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Restore PLC - London-based digital and information management services - CEO Charles Skinner buys 44,438 shares at 225p, worth GBP99,986, on Thursday. CFO Dan Baker buys 25,000 shares at 224.2p on the same day. Skinner now has 1.7 million shares, and Baker has 125,000.
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Taseko Mines Ltd - operates open-pit Gibraltar copper mine in British Columbia, Canada - Director Russell Hallbauer exercise options for 50,000 shares and sells all of them at CAD3.26, worth CAD163,000, about GBP87,288, on February 27.
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Helios Underwriting PLC - investment vehicle that provides participation in the Lloyd's of London insurance market - Interim Executive Chair John Chambers buys 40,000 shares at 208p, worth GBP83,200, on Wednesday. Chambers now has 600,000 shares, a 0.8% stake.
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International Consolidated Airlines Group SA - London-based owner of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling - Chief Information, Procurement, Services & Innovation Officer Jorge Saco sells 25,000 shares at GBP3.24, worth GBP81,000, on Monday.
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Hill & Smith PLC - West Midlands, England-based provider of infrastructure products - Chair Alan Giddins buys 4,225 shares at GBP18.75 and GBP18.80, worth GBP79,298, on Wednesday. Giddins now has 97,350 shares.
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Hollywood Bowl Group PLC - Hemel Hempstead, England-based ten-pin bowling operator - Wendy Shapland, the wife of Chair Darren Shapland, buys 30,000 shares at GBP2.58, worth GBP77,382, on Tuesday. The shares purchased are the chair's only interest in Hollywood Bowl, having joined the board at the end of January.
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC - Oxford, England-based specialist in DNA and RNA sequencing technologies - Non-Executive Director John O'Higgins buys 77,000 shares at GBP0.97, worth GBP74,821, on Tuesday.
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discoverIE Group PLC - Guildford, Surrey-based customised electronics maker - Chair Bruce Thomson buys 12,000 shares at GBP5.44, worth GBP65,280, on Tuesday. He now has 75,000 shares, a 0.1% stake. Finance Director Simon Gibbins buys 9,058 shares at GBP5.47 on Tuesday and now has 430,535 shares.
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SDI Group PLC - Cambridge, England-based company maker of scientific and technology products for digital imaging and sensing control applications - Non-Executive Chair Ken Ford buys 100,000 shares at 53.0p, worth GBP53,000, on Thursday. Ford now has 1.1 million shares, a 1.1% stake.
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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC - Berkshire, England-based hotel company - Non-Executive Director Byron Grote buys 500 American depositary receipts, each representing an IHG ordinary share, at USD113.45 and USD115.35, worth USD57,200 in total, on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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SThree PLC - London-based recruiter, focused on the science, technology, engineering and mathematics - CEO Timo Lehne is awarded 20,405 shares at GBP2.60, worth GBP53,063, on Tuesday. Chief Financial Officer Andrew Beach is awarded 13,886 shares at the same price, also on Tuesday. The purchases represent one-third of the pair's annual bonus payments.
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By Tom Waite, Alliance News editor
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