Admiral CFO in share disposal
A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
Kevin Chidwick, Chief Financial Officer of Admiral, the FTSE 100 car insurance group, has sold off a chunk of shares awarded to him through the firm's senior executive restricted share plan.
Chidwick, 48, offloaded 34,207 shares at 1,179.00p each for a total of £403,301. The director also retained 10,802 shares.
Chidwick and his family now hold a total of 83,800 ordinary shares in Admiral.
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Last month the company decided to pay a special dividend after it saw pre-tax profits rise 13% to £299m in 2011 with net revenue up 36% at £870.3m. Both those figures beat the consensus forecast of £291m and £849m, respectively. Earnings per share came in at 81.9p, against a market expectation of of 81p.
The special dividend payment was 38.8p, raising the total dividend for the year to 75.6p, an 11% increase over 2010.
Top Director Buys
Bullabulling Gold Limited (DI) (BGL)
Director name: Mr Peter John Mansell
Amount purchased: 300,000 @ 18.39p
Value: £55,170
XP Power Ltd. (DI) (XPP)
Director name: Mr James E Peters
Amount purchased: 7,000 @ 1,100.00p
Value: £77,000
BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM)
Director name: Mr Oliver A G Baring
Amount purchased: 3,000 @ 668.50p
Value: £20,055
Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH)
Director name: Mr Bryan Morton
Amount purchased: 2,804 @ 511.85p
Value: £14,352
Top Director Sells
Admiral Group (ADM)
Director name: Mr Kevin Chidwick
Amount sold: 34,207 @ 1,179.00p
Value: £403,301
IPSO Ventures (IPS)
Director name: Mr Craig Rochford
Amount sold: 400,000 @ 2.88p
Value: £11,520
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