Chrysalis finance boss buys into surge

Shares in Chrysalis have been on the up since it reported a strong surge in sales of Michael Jackson material since the singer's shock death in June and finance boss Andy Mollett has already seen the value of shares he bought today jump.

He took 20,000 shares in the firm at 82.5p a time and now has 50,000.

On Friday, Chrysalis said it has seen an 'extraordinary surge' in sales of Michael Jackson material since the singer's shock death in June, sending the shares sharply higher.

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That surge continued today, with the shares closing up 10p at 87p.

Top Director Buys

Value: £100,293

Value: £78,312

Value: £28,100

Value: £16,500

Value: £11,731

Top Director Sells

Value: £1,856,113

Value: £15,919

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