Neil Carson, Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Matthey, the chemicals giant, has disposed of £659,232-worth of shares in the firm two weeks after it reported a 22% rise in sales during the final quarter of 2011.
Carson, who has been with the firm for three decades, sold 28,901 executive share options at 2,281.00p each. The options, which were bought for 865p per share in 2002, were due to expire in July of this year.
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