Imagination Technologies CEO makes multi-million pound sale

A round-up of the biggest director buys today so far.

The Chief Executive Officer of chip designer Imagination Technologies has sold off a number of shares in the firm to pay income tax and national insurance of around £3.5m, due as a result of exercising nil-cost share options under the company's employee share plan.

Following the £4.6m sale of 802,000 ordinary shares, Hossein Yassaie now holds 800,832 shares in the firm.

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Imagination is set to invest £5m in the new company in return for a 25% stake.

In mid-December the firm reported a 52% rise in adjusted pre-tax profit, which rose from £10.1m to £15.3m year-on-year for the six months ended October 31st.

In the past 12 months Imagination's share price has soared almost 60%.

In today's trading the stock gain 0.52% to 582.5p by 15:46.

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Top Director Buys

West African Minerals Corporation (DI) (WAFM)

Director name: Mr Guy Elliott

Amount purchased: 200,000 @ 16.50p

Value: £33,000

Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings (IDH)

Director name: Dr Patrik Olof Dahlen

Amount purchased: 10,782 @ 305.00p

Value: £32,885

Universe Group (UNG)

Director name: Mr Stephen McLeod

Amount purchased: 2,000,000 @ 1.50p

Value: £30,000

Top Director Sells

Imagination Technologies Group (IMG)

Director name: Dr Hossein Yassaie

Amount sold: 802,000 @ 577.41p

Value: £4,630,828

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