Conygar chief exec lifts stake past 7%

A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.

Robert Ware, chief executive at the Conygar Investment Company, lifted his stake in the property investor past 7% today with the purchase of 250,000 shares.

He bought the shares at 150p a time, paying a total of £375,000 and now has just under 3m shares in the company, about 7.14%.

His colleague, chairman Nigel Hamway, also bought in, taking 40,000 shares at the same price, lifting his holding to 207,000 shares.

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Conygar, which last year entered into a joint venture with Stena Line Ports to develop the waterfront at Holyhead Wales, said earlier this month that it was well equipped to weather the impact of the recent financial and economic problems "and even collect the odd bargain en route."

Top Director Buys

The Conygar Investment Company (CIC)

Director name: Mr Robert T E Ware

Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 150.00p

Value: £375,000

Thirdforce (THF)

Director name: Mr Pat McDonagh

Amount purchased: 2,000,000 @ 12.50p

Value: £250,000

Raymarine (RAY)

Director name: Mr Malcolm Miller

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 147.30p

Value: £147,300

Greencore Group (GNC)

Director name: Mr Gerald M N Corbett

Amount purchased: 58,800 @ € 2.14

Value: € 125,597

Beazley Group (BEZ)

Director name: Mr Neil Maidment

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 110.50p

Value: £110,500

Candover Investments (CDI)

Director name: Mr Nicholas Jones

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 1,970.00p

Value: £98,500

The Conygar Investment Company (CIC)

Director name: Mr Nigel J Hamway

Amount purchased: 40,000 @ 150.00p

Value: £60,000

Mondi (MNDI)

Director name: Mr David A Hathorn

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 299.60p

Value: £59,920

Banco Santander Central Hispano (BNC)

Director name: Ms Isabel Tocino Biscarolasaga

Amount purchased: 4,500 @ 935.87p

Value: £42,114

Brit Insurance Holding (BRE)

Director name: Mr John Barton

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 189.00p

Value: £37,800

Top Director Sells

Biocompatibles International (BII)

Director name: Mr Crispin Simon

Amount sold: 261,741 @ 155.00p

Value: £405,699

Johnson Matthey (JMAT)

Director name: Mr Neil A P Carson

Amount sold: 9,313 @ 1,830.00p

Value: £170,428

HGCapital Trust (HGT)

Director name: Mr Timothy J Amies

Amount sold: 15,000 @ 878.00p

Value: £131,700

Lavendon Group (LVD)

Director name: Mr Kevin Appleton

Amount sold: 40,996 @ 230.00p

Value: £94,291

Lavendon Group (LVD)

Director name: Mr Alan Merrell

Amount sold: 25,733 @ 230.00p

Value: £59,186

Atkins (WS) (ATK)

Director name: Mr Keith Clarke

Amount sold: 3,516 @ 1,055.30p

Value: £37,104