JKX chief boosts stake
A round-up of the biggest director buys today so far.
JKX Oil & Gas rallied hard Thursday, helped by news that boss Paul Davies has splashed out more than £68,000 on new shares.
Davies, who joined the board in January 1998, bought 50,000 at 136.7p each, taking his stake to 3.64m shares, or 2.3% of the business.
MoneyWeek
Subscribe to MoneyWeek today and get your first six magazine issues absolutely FREE
Sign up to Money Morning
Don't miss the latest investment and personal finances news, market analysis, plus money-saving tips with our free twice-daily newsletter
Don't miss the latest investment and personal finances news, market analysis, plus money-saving tips with our free twice-daily newsletter
The purchase, worth almost £44,000, sees Ogren's holding increase to 80,000 shares.
Top Director Buys
Africa Opportunity Fund (AOF)
Director name: Mr Robert C Knapp
Amount purchased: 3,530,000 @ $0.50
Value: $1,765,000
Coal of Africa Limited (CZA)
Director name: Mr Simon Farrell
Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 32.81p
Value: £82,025
Africa Opportunity Fund (AOF)
Director name: Mr Francis Daniels
Amount purchased: 350,000 @ $0.50
Value: $175,000
Banco Santander SA (BNC)
Director name: Mr Manuel Soto Serrano
Amount purchased: 14,000 @ 557.07p
Value: £77,988
Banco Santander SA (BNC)
Director name: Mr Manuel Soto Serrano
Amount purchased: 13,690 @ 529.09p
Value: £72,432
John Wood Group (WG.)
Director name: Dr John Ogren
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 174.91p
Value: £43,728
JKX Oil & Gas (JKX)
Director name: Dr Dr Paul Davies
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 136.70p
Value: £68,350
Banco Santander SA (BNC)
Director name: Mr Manuel Soto Serrano
Amount purchased: 7,400 @ 542.68p
Value: £40,158
Conister Financial Group (CFG)
Director name: Mr James (Jim) Mellon
Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 10.00p
Value: £50,000
Banco Santander SA (BNC)
Director name: Ms Isabel Tocino Biscarolasaga
Amount purchased: 5,500 @ 574.41p
Value: £31,593
-
The UK areas which saw biggest jump in asking prices in 2025 – is yours on the list?We look at the UK areas where asking prices rose the most last year.
-
‘Sandwich generation’ carers losing £6,000 a year to support elderly relativesMiddle-aged adults are often caught between caring for children or grandchildren and their elderly parents, leaving them taking time out of the workforce and facing a huge hit to wages while they are still trying to save for retirement. We look at the true cost of caring.
