Legal & General vice chairman stocks up
A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
Legal & General's vice chairman and senior indepedent director Henry Staunton purchased over £10,000-worth of shares, one month after the firm reported a slight drop in sales.
Staunton, who was appointed to the board in 2004, bought 9,708 shares at 105.60p each for a total of £10,252.
At the start of November, Legal and General reported a drop in sales in the third quarter although the company preferred to focus on its cash generation, which is said remains strong.
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Operational cash rose to £736m in the three months to the end of September from £628m in the same period a year ago, while net cash generation was up 15% to £631m from £549m.
Top Director Buys
Banco Santander SA (BNC)
Director name: Mr Francisco Luzon Lopez
Amount purchased: 9,615 @ 452.22p
Value: £43,481
Banco Santander SA (BNC)
Director name: Mr Francisco Luzon Lopez
Amount purchased: 9,615 @ 447.91p
Value: £43,067
Banco Santander SA (BNC)
Director name: Mr Francisco Luzon Lopez
Amount purchased: 9,800 @ 437.24p
Value: £42,850
IP Group (IPO)
Director name: Mr Jonathan Brooks
Amount purchased: 60,000 @ 72.00p
Value: £43,200
Lok'n Store Group (LOK)
Director name: Mr Charles Peal
Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 97.51p
Value: £29,253
Helius Energy (HEGY)
Director name: Mr William Ingram Hill
Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 11.50p
Value: £28,750
XCAP Securities (XCAP)
Director name: Mr Daron Ross Lee
Amount purchased: 1,140,000 @ 1.75p
Value: £19,950
Global Petroleum Ltd. (GBP)
Director name: Mr Peter Hill
Amount purchased: 180,000 @ 11.00p
Value: £19,800
XCAP Securities (XCAP)
Director name: Mr Michael Andrew Frame FCA
Amount purchased: 857,000 @ 1.75p
Value: £14,998
Legal & General Group (LGEN)
Director name: Mr Henry Staunton
Amount purchased: 9,708 @ 105.60p
Value: £10,252
Top Director Sells
Johnson Matthey (JMAT)
Director name: Mr W F Sandford
Amount sold: 15,094 @ 1,873.69p
Value: £282,815
Sportingbet (SBT)
Director name: Mr Andrew McIver
Amount sold: 255,252 @ 31.50p
Value: £80,404
Volga Gas (VGAS)
Director name: Mr Vladimir Koshcheev
Amount sold: 50,000 @ 75.50p
Value: £37,750
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