Chief exec's wife sells Charles Taylor shares

The wife of insurance services consultancy Charles Taylor Consulting's chief executive has raised £126,000 from a share disposal.

John Rowe's wife, Janet, sold 60,000 shares at 210p each. The shares were sold on the day that they went ex-dividend. The dividend of 9.01p a share is being paid on 25 May. The Rowes' retain 309,635 shares, equivalent to 0.77% of the company's share capital.

Rowe joined Charles Taylor in 1973 and became chief executive in May 1993, prior to the flotation in 1996. Rowe stepped down as chief executive in 2003 when he was replaced by Steve Clarke, a former finance director of Direct Line. Rowe was then reappointed in 2005. Between 1993 and 2007 he was also chairman.

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Charles Taylor reported a rise in revenues from £80.8m to £96.6m in 2009. Underlying profits improved from £13.4m to £18.7m.

The company's AGM is on 29 April.

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