Renew chief exec's wife spends £30,000

The wife of Renew Holdings' chief executive Brian May has spent £30,000 shares in the specialist engineering and building company.

Margaret May took 50,000 shares at 60p a time, which means that Brian May now has a beneficial interest in 405,000 shares in the firm.

May became chief executive of Renew in 2005. He is a chartered engineer with a strong background in the construction sector.

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Earlier this month, Renew reached an agreement to acquire rail and energy engineer Amco for £19.8m, from a new £15m debt facility and existing cash resources.

Top Director Buys

St. Modwen Properties (SMP) Director name: Mr William (Bill) OliverAmount purchased: 21,000 @ 178.00p Value: £37,380

Renew Holdings (RNWH) Director name: Mr Brian MayAmount purchased: 50,000 @ 60.00p Value: £30,000

Treveria (TRV) Director name: Mr Eitan Milgram Amount purchased: 175,000 @ €0.17 Value: €28,945

Framlington AIM VCT (FAME) Director name: Mr Chris KayAmount purchased: 30,000 @ 34.00p Value: £10,200

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