11th Dec 2018 17:39
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of director dealings reported in London on Tuesday.----------Royal Mail Group said Chief Executive Officer Rico Back acquired shares worth GBP435,000 in the postal firm in a transaction on Tuesday.Back - who replaced Moya Greene as CEO in September - bought 150,000 shares at 290 pence each. Shares in Royal Mail closed 1.4% higher at 301.00p.The total holding of Back after the transaction was not disclosed.The current buy follows another purchase by Back. In late November, Back acquired 112,000 shares in Royal Mail worth GBP356,078.----------Phoenix Group Holdings said that Non-Executive Director Kory Sorenson bought 5,000 shares in the company on Monday. Sorenson acquired the shares at an average of 556.5 pence each in two transactions for a total of GBP27,825. Her total stake in the firm was not disclosed. Phoenix Group shares closed up 1.5% at 552.295p.----------Scottish American Investment Co said Suky Macpherson, the wife of Director Macpherson, bought 20,000 shares in the company on Tuesday. Macpherson acquired the shares at 358.89 pence for GBP71,600. Neither her nor her husband's total stake in the company were not disclosed. Scottish American Investment shares closed up 0.3% at 358.00p.----------IG Design Group said that Non-Executive Director Mark Tentori bought 3,707 shares on Monday. Tentori acquired the shares at 550.0 pence each for a total of GBP20,388. His total stake in the firm following the deal was not disclosed. IG Design shares closed up 1.1% at 559.00p.----------Pacific Horizon Investment Trust said that Director Angela Lane bought 6,536 shares in the firm. Lane acquired the shares at an average price of 304.04 pence over two transactions for GBP19,869. Her stake in the company following the deal was not disclosed. Pacific Horizon Investment shares closed up 1.6% at 305.44p.----------Galliford Try said that Stephen Teagle, chief executive of Partnerships & Regeneration, bought 9,000 shares in the firm on Monday. Teagle acquired the shares at 633.00 pence each for a total of GBP56,970. His stake in the company following the deal was not disclosed. Galliford Try shares closed down 0.3% at 595.03p.----------Electrocomponents said that Non-Executive Director Karen Guerra bought 20,000 shares on Monday. Guerra acquired the shares at 500.80 pence each for GBP100,160. Her total stake in the firm following the deal was not disclosed. Electrocomponents shares closed up 1.2% at 505.62p.----------Johnson Matthey said Non-Executive Director Christopher Mottershead bought shares worth GBP24,513 in a transaction on Tuesday. Mottershead purchased 941 shares at a price of 2,605 pence each. His holding in the specialty chemicals firm following the deal was not disclosed. Shares in the FTSE 100 constituent closed up 0.6% at 2,635.01p.----------Serica Energy said that Non-Executive Director Malcolm Webb bought 44,681 shares in the firm on Monday. Webb acquired the shares at 109.5 pence each for GBP48,925. The shares acquired by Webb represent his only holding in the company, equating to 0.02% of Serica's issued share capital. Serica shares closed up 1.8% at 111.00p each.----------BT Group said that Karen Key, a person closely associated with Non-Executive Director Matthew Key, bought GBP78,120 in shares on Monday. Key bought 31,000 shares at a price of 252.00 pence each. Her total holding following Monday's deal was not disclosed. Shares in BT closed up 1.0% at 251.012p.----------Standard Life Aberdeen said Non-Executive Director & Chairman Designate Douglas Flint acquired shares worth GBP88,400 in the insurance and asset management firm in a transaction on Tuesday. Flint - chairman of HSBC Holdings PLC between 2000 and 2017 - bought 40,000 shares at 221.00 pence on Tuesday. Shares in Standard Life Aberdeen closed 1.9% lower at 224.85p. Flint will replace Gerry Grimstone as chairman of Standard Life Aberdeen in early 2019. He was appointed chair designate in early November. The total holding of Flint in FTSE 100-listed Standard Life Aberdeen was not disclosed.----------
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