Two Petropavlovsk directors up their stakes
A round-up of the biggest director buys today so far.
The chairman and chief executive of Russia-focused FTSE 250 miner Petropavlovsk each topped up their stakes in the firm after VMHY Holdings - a company in which they together have a 50% holding - bought shares.
As a result of the transaction, they each received 105,000 ordinary shares (representing 0.05% of the issued share capital) in Petropavlovsk at a price of 743.89p per share, resulting in purchases worth £781,084 each.
Chairman Peter Hambro now holds over 8.67m shares equal to a 4.61% stake, while Pavel Maslovskiy, the company's chief executive, upped his stake to 7.93%. He holds over 14.9m shares.
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Top Director Buys
Petropavlovsk (POG) Director name: Mr Pavel MaslovskyAmount purchased: 105,000 @ 743.89p Value: £781,084
Petropavlovsk (POG) Director name: Mr Peter HambroAmount purchased: 105,000 @ 743.89p Value: £781,084
Parity Group (PTY) Director name: Mr Philip E SwinsteadAmount purchased: 2,385,216 @ 23.00p Value: £548,600
Douglasbay Capital (DBAY) Director name: Mr Colin KingsnorthAmount purchased: 753,060 @ 16.35p Value: £123,125
United Utilities Group (UU.) Director name: Mr Steven L MogfordAmount purchased: 15,928 @ 627.87p Value: £100,007
F&C Asset Management (FCAM) Director name: Mr Edward BramsonAmount purchased: 100,000 @ 76.83p Value: £76,830
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) Director name: Mr William Anthony RiceAmount purchased: 100,000 @ 43.80p Value: £43,800
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) Director name: Mr William Anthony RiceAmount purchased: 100,000 @ 43.80p Value: £43,800
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) Director name: Mr William Anthony RiceAmount purchased: 100,000 @ 42.93p Value: £42,930
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) Director name: Mr William Anthony RiceAmount purchased: 100,000 @ 42.92p Value: £42,920
Top Director Sells
Metminco Ltd. (MNC) Director name: Mr William EtheridgeAmount sold: 600,000 @ 27.50p Value: £165,000
Torotrak (TRK) Director name: Mr Dick ElsyAmount sold: 336,838 @ 43.00p Value: £144,840
Torotrak (TRK) Director name: Mr Jeremy DeeringAmount sold: 259,971 @ 43.00p Value: £111,788
Rugby Estates (RES) Director name: Mr David M F Tweeddale-TyeAmount sold: 17,149 @ 398.00p Value: £68,253
Rugby Estates (RES) Director name: Mr Andrew WilsonAmount sold: 17,149 @ 398.00p Value: £68,253
Greggs (GRG) Director name: Mr Raymond ReynoldsAmount sold: 12,637 @ 523.00p Value: £66,092
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