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Kingspan Acquires Pactiv's US Building Insulation Business

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Kingspan Director Exercises Options

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Kingspan Non-Executive Director Buys Shares

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Kingspan Director Exercises Options

Jupiter finance chief reduces stake amid controversy at AGM

Jupiter Fund Management's Chief Financial Officer, Philip Johnson, traded in 63,588 shares, making only a small dent in his holding, which was reduced to 1.32m. Johnson, who took up the role in 2009, paid 383.80p per share, giving the deal a trade value of £244,051. The purchase was made the day

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Kingspan Non-Executive Buys Shares

LONDON (Alliance News) - Kingspan PLC Thursday said Non-Executive Director Michael Cawley bought 20,000 shares at a price of EUR12.56 each, representing his only holding in the company. Shares in the building systems firm were up 1.3% at EUR12.48 Thursday. By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhu

Strong start for Kingspan as Europe recovering and UK buoyant

Irish building materials group Kingspan said it had enjoyed a 'strong start to the year' thanks to a recovering Europe and a buoyant UK market. It said group sales of €561m in the first four months were 8% ahead of prior year, or 9% ahead at constant exchange rates. Continental Europe was "showin

Kingspan Sales Rise Early In 2014, Supported By Buoyant UK Market

LONDON (Alliance News) - Low-energy building solutions provider Kingspan PLC Thursday it has seen a strong trading start to the year, with an increase in sales, supported a buoyant UK market and and improving market conditions in continental Europe. The company, which manufacturer insulated

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Shares Higher; Lloyds And BG Group Profits Down

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Thursday amid holidays across Asia and Europe. The US Federal Reserve late Wednesday continued to taper its bond-buying programme, showing confidence in the US economic recovery despite a weak GDP reading earlier in the day.

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DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Kingspan Finance Director, Company Secretary Acquire Shares

LONDON (Alliance News) - Kingspan Group PLC Thursday said Finance Director Geoff Doherty and Company Secretary Lorcan Dowd have added to their shareholdings after purchasing shares under the company's profit sharing scheme. Doherty acquired 740 shares at EUR13.75 each, giving him a 0.1211%

Kingspan Refinances EUR300 Million Revolving Credit Facility

LONDON (Alliance News) - Kingspan Group PLC Friday said it has extended the maturity of its existing EUR300 million revolving credit facility by two years to March 2019. Kingspan said the extension has been agreed with revised, and more favorable, pricing on a drawn and undrawn basis. Read more

UK MORNING BRIEFING: UK Consumer Confidence Rises; Aviva In US Sale

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Friday, as a consumer confidence survey has reinforced positive sentiment from strong UK retail sales figures released on Thursday.

British consumer confidence hit its highest level since August 2007 on upbeat general economic an

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Kingspan Managing Director Exercises Options

LONDON (Alliance News) - Kingspan Group PLC said Peter Wilson, a divisional managing director, acquired 93,416 shares by exercising options at a price of EUR5.65 per share under a share option scheme, then sold 60,700 shares at a price of EUR14.65 each, all on Thursday. Kingspan shares clos

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Kingspan CFO Exercised Options, Acquires Shares

LONDON (Alliance News) - Low energy building solutions provider Kingspan Group PLC said Tuesday that Chief Financial Officer Geoff Doherty exercised options under the company's performance share plan, and acquired 56,000 shares at an exercise price of EUR0.13 each. Doherty now holds a total

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Kingspan Non-Executive Chairman Exercises Option, Sells Shares

LONDON (Alliance News) - Low energy building solutions provider Kingspan Group PLC said that non-executive chairman Eugene Murtagh exercised option over 200,000 shares at a price of EUR5.65 per share, and sold them all at EUR14.50 each. Kingspan shares closed at EUR14.41 per share Wednesday