Bob Davies, the chief executive of Renold, has splashed out £11,750 in the industrial chain maker only days after the group axed 350 jobs.
Davies bought 50,000 shares for 23.5p each, taking his holding to 254,000.
Last Friday, Renold said it has cut approximately 12% of its workforce after a downturn in orders in the last quarter of the year.
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"The decline in order intake, particularly with regard to short-term business, means an accurate view of the effect on the year is not currently possible although the board believes that pre-exceptional operating profit for the year will be not less than £10m (2008: £12m)," it said.
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