FW Thorpe chief cashes in
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Chairman and joint chief executive of FW Thorpe, Andrew Thorpe, has sold 5,000 shares in the lighting equipment manufacturer.
Thorpe, grandson of the company's founder, got £26,500 for the stake at 530p a share. He's left with 2.8m shares, or 24% of the company.
In March, the company reported a 5% increase in pre-tax profit for the half-year to £4.8m on turnover that increased £27.6m from £25.3m in 2007.
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Thorpe shares fell to a low of 417.5p in February, but were trading up at 545p earlier today.
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Value: € 31,800
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Value: £11,875
Top Director Sells
Value: £26,500
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