Lesley Knox, a non-executive director at SABMiller, the multi-national lager brewing company, has snapped up £63,225-worth of shares in the firm.
Knox, 58, is a new recruit to SABMiller, and is also the chairwoman of Alliance Trust and the Grosvenor Group.
Earlier today, the company announced that it has won regulatory approval for its £6.5bn takeover of Foster's.
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In return for the thumbs up from the Australian Federal Treasurer, SABMiller says it has agreed to keep the management of Foster's in Australia.
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SABMiller now expects the transaction to complete before the end of 2011 subject to a shareholder vote in December.
Despite a turbulent year, the firm's share price is at the same level it was a year ago, having gained 0.54% on its share price.
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