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DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Kingspan GroupNnon-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

Kingspan Reports Higher Profits, Sales For 2013; Lifts Dividend 14%

LONDON (Alliance News) - Low energy building solutions provider Kingspan Group PLC reported higher profits for 2013, as recent acquisitions helped boost revenue by 10%. The Ireland-based insulated panels and architectural facades manufacturer said it saw an improved momentum during 2013, de

UK MORNING BRIEFING: HSBC Shares Fall On Lower-Than-Expected Profit

LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened lower Monday amid a raft of UK corporate announcements. HSBC Holdings is the biggest faller in the FTSE 100, down 4.0%, as it reported just after the open lower-than-expected pretax profit in its recent full year.

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BAE Systems' Hudson sells 95,000 shares

Linda Hudson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of BAE Systems Inc., on Tuesday reduced her stake in the group by 95,000 shares. Hudson, who is an Executive Director of BAE Systems plc., disposed of the shares at 450.90p for a total trade value of £428,356. The defence group a month ago

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Kingspan Executive Sells 45,000 Shares

Sector movers: CRH lifts construction and material stocks higher

Construction and material stocks were making gains on Tuesday, helped by a good performance from Irish firm CRH after a decent turnaround in the third quarter. The FTSE 100-listed building materials stock was trading 3.4% higher at 1,613p before the close of trade after reporting that like-for-like

Kingspan Sales Jump On Acquisitions, But Many Markets Still Weak

Hunting Chairman reduces family trust holding

Richard Hunting, the non-Executive Chairman of FTSE 250-listed energy services provider Hunting, has reduced the Hunting Family Trusts' stake in the company. Some 35,796 shares were disposed of for an average price of 857.8p a share, raising £307,058. Richard, who is a trustee of the Hunting Fami

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Kingspan Group Company Secretary Sells Shares

Robust Kingspan battles through tough first half

Despite pressure on its profit margins from weak European construction markets, Irish building products group Kingspan battled to deliver solid earnings growth in the first half of the year. After recovering from a sluggish first quarter the Dublin-headquartered company, which is dual-listed in Lon

Kingspan looks ahead with confience despite slowing sales growth

Kingspan Group, which provides low energy building solutions, saw its shares dip after admitting that the pace of sales growth decreased 0.7 per cent in the third quarter compared to the same period in 2011. The drop was the result of a relatively subdued sentiment in the company's end markets, a

Galliford Try CEO buys shares while his other firm sells

Greg Fitzgerald, the Chief Executive of Galliford Try, the FTSE 250 housebuilding and construction firm, has topped up his stake in the company. The director bought almost £50,000-worth of shares in the firm at the same time Crownway Builders, a company in which Fitzgerald owns 37.5%, sold off mor

Chemring Chairman stocks up

Peter Hickson, Chairman of Chemring, the military equipment maker, has treated himself to £94,475-worth of shares in the firm. Hickson, who joined the group in mid-2011, bought up 25,000 shares at 377.9p each. On January 24th the company reported a rise in both revenues and profits during 2011 d

Outgoing chief at Spirit buys shares

Spirit Pub Company's outgoing chief executive Ian Dyson has purchased £58,575 worth of shares just days before he exits the company. The director, who is leaving the firm after just over a year in the job, bought up 150,000 shares at 39.05p. The former Marks & Spencer finance director will leave

London close: Higher finish for FTSE 100

The FTSE 100 quickly snapped out of its poor start to finish with gains, though these were somewhat off earlier highs following the start of trading on Wall Street. Gold producers such as Randgold Resources and Petropavlovsk were driven higher by rising prices for the precious metal. Oilfield serv