11th Nov 2015 17:04
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of director dealings reported in London on Wednesday.
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TalkTalk Telecom Group said Chief Executive Dido Harding acquired shares in the company, after TalkTalk shares surged higher as the company brushed off recent concerns about the cyber attack on its website in October.
Harding bought 40,966 shares in the telecommunications company for 244.10 pence per share on Wednesday, increasing her total holding to 4.3 million shares, or a 0.45% stake.
On Wednesday, TalkTalk said it will book a one-off cost related to the recent cyber attack on its website but said trading outside of this was in line with its expectations.
Shares in the firm closed up 12% to 243.70p Wednesday.
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Science in Sport said its chief executive and a non-executive director both bought shares as part of the company's GBP8.7 million share placing. The company raised GBP7.9 million through a firm placing and the remainder through an open offer. The funds will be used to back the expansion of the business internationally and product development. Chief Executive Stephen Moon bought 254,000 new shares as part of the firm placing, which will give him 1.7% of the company through his total of 675,330 shares. Non-Executive Director Dawson Buck agreed to buy 111,900 new shares in the company, giving him a total of 593,577 shares. Buck will own 1.5% of the company. Science in Sport shares closed up 0.7% at 59.90p on Wednesday.
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MySale Group said Chief Executive Carl Jackson has transferred his 3.7 million shares in the online retailer to a trust of which he, his wife and other family members are beneficiaries. The shares, equivalent to a 2.5% stake in MySale, were transferred to The Jackson Family Trust on Wednesday.
Jackson Family Capital, a company owned by Jackson and his wife, is the trustee of The Jackson Family Trust. "The transfer has been made as part of Carl Jackson's planning of his financial affairs," MySale said in a statement. Shares in MySale closed up 1.2% Wednesday at 54.50p.
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Irish packaging company Smurfit Kappa Group said Non-Executive Director James Lawrence bought shares in the company on Friday. Smurfit said Lawrence bought a total of 150,000 shares in the company, half at EUR26.10 per share and half at EUR26.44 per share. The total transaction was worth around EUR4.0 million. They are Lawrence's first shares in the company. Smurfit shares ended in London up 0.2% at EUR26.02 on Wednesday.
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Laird said the wife of a non-executive director and its senior independent director bought shares in the company on Tuesday and Wednesday. The company said Non-Executive Director Jack Boyer's wife Isabel bought shares in the company on Tuesday. Laird, which provides systems, components and services to protect electronics from electromagnetic interference and heat, said Isabel Boyer bought 7,000 shares for 345.70 pence. Following the purchase, Jack Boyer's beneficial interest in the company totals 17,000 shares. On Wednesday, Senior Independent Director Michael Parker bought 17,000 shares for 346.5865p, pushing his total holding up to 18,000 shares. Shares in Laird closed down 0.6% to 345.00p on Wednesday.
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Housebuilder Persimmon said the son of its chief executive bought shares in the company on Tuesday. Aynsley Fairburn, the son of Chief Executive Jeff Fairburn, bought 404 shares in the company for 1,874.55 pence per share. The total holding for the CEO and connected persons is now 154,315 shares, or 0.05% of the company's issued share capital. Persimmon shares closed down 1.3% to 1,851.45p Wednesday.
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Somero Enterprises said Non-Executive Chairman Lawrence Horsch sold shares in the company on Tuesday. Horsch sold 55,000 shares in the company at 129.00 pence per share. He now owns 92,000 Somero shares, or 0.2% of its issued share capital. Shares in the company, which makes laser-guided equipment for concrete placing and levelling, closed down 1.9% to 129.00p on Wednesday.
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Abcam, a life science research company, said that Chief Executive Alan Hirzel has bought GBP19,343 worth of shares in the company in the wake of the acquisition of US-based AxioMx for up to USD45.0 million. Earlier on Wednesday Abcam said it had struck a deal to acquire AxioMx, a company which makes a platform to produce recombinant monoclonal antibodies which will complement Abcam's existing production capabilities, Abcam said.
Hirzel bought 3,335 shares at 580.0 pence each on Wednesday, the company said, giving him a total of 26,540 shares. That shareholding gives the chief executive 0.01% ownership of Abcam. Separately, Suzanne Smith, chief legal officer and company secretary, bought 864 shares at 578.1p on the same day. Smith now owns 4,269 shares in the company, equivalent to a 0.002% stake.
Shares in Abcam closed up 0.8% at 577.42p Wednesday.
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By Sam Unsted; [email protected]; @SamUAtAlliance
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