International Greetings boss buys, shares soar
A round-up of the biggest director buys today so far.
Shares in International Greetings soared after the firm announced this afternoon that chairman Keith James bought a big chunk of shares in the greetings card group
He bought 40,000 shares at 55p a time, bringing his stake in the company to 50,562 shares.
News of the purchase was given an unusually warm greeting. Following the announcement, the shares immediately jumped 21% to 73p, having sat at 65p earlier in the day.
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James bought the shares on September 25.
Top Director Buys
Value: $100,000
Value: $60,000
Value: $50,200
Value: $30,067
Value: £22,000
Value: £16,140
Value: £15,765
Value: $12,000
Top Director Sells
Value: £91,668
Value: $15,100
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