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DIRECTOR DEALINGS SUMMARY: Regus Founder Sells GBP74 Million In Shares

Fri, 15th May 2015 11:43

Director Dealings Summary - Week Ended May 15        
Company Name Position Number of Shares Resulting Holding *Note GBP Value
             
             
BUYS            
             
Audioboom Nick Candy Non-Executive Director 9.2 million 24.8 million The high profile property developer was appointed to the board in April. 541,000
Sage Group Stephen Kelly CEO 46,200 Undisclosed Same day as ex-dividend date. 250,000
Serco Rupert Soames CEO 123,000 607,000   170,000
GoldBridges Global Resources Ashar Qureshi Non-Executive Director 5.9 million 5.9 million 2 weeks after posting 2014 pretax loss. 165,000
IMI Robert Smith Chairman 8,300 8,300 Became chairman May 7. 99,000
Vertu Motors Peter Jones Chairman 125,000 1.1 million Same day as Vertu reported record profit & raised dividend. 74,000
Epwin Group Shaun Hanrahan Commercial Director 42,414 63,247   56,000
Indivior Howard Pien Chairman 22,943 22,943 Week after reporting fall in Q1 pretax profit. 53,000
Cambria Automobiles Philip Swatman Chairman 85,000 250,000 Acquired by Raigerfield Capital, a family company controlled by Swatman. 50,000
ITE Group Marco Sodi Chairman 25,000 200,000 Day after reporting drop in first half pretax profit. 49,000
Mitchells & Butlers Stewart Gillibrand Non-Executive Director 11,000 11,000 First purchase. 49,000
Debenhams Terry Duddy Non-Executive Director 40,000 40,000 Former CEO of Home Retail Group. 38,000
Indivior Rupert Bondy Non-Executive Director 9,599 9,599 Week after reporting fall in Q1 pretax profit. 22,000
Indivior Adrian Hennah Non-Executive Director 7,402 34,253 Week after reporting fall in Q1 pretax profit. 17,000
Indivior Daniel Tasse Non-Executive Director 6,209 6,209 Week after reporting fall in Q1 pretax profit. 14,000
Indivior Daniel Phelan Non-Executive Director 4,931 4,931 Week after reporting fall in Q1 pretax profit. 11,000
Mi-Pay Sheamus Keating Chairman 40,000 345,454   10,000
PROACTIS Holdings Rod Jones CEO 10,000 1.9 million   9,000
PROACTIS Holdings Tim Sykes CFO 10,000 208,001   9,000
Indivior Thomas McLellan  Non-Executive Director 3,743 3,743 Week after reporting fall in Q1 pretax profit. 8,600
Indivior Lorna Parker Non-Executive Director 2,923 2,923 Week after reporting fall in Q1 pretax profit. 6,700
Indivior Yvonne Greenstreet Non-Executive Director 2,886 2,886 Week after reporting fall in Q1 pretax profit. 6,600
Mi-Pay Michael Dickerson CEO 20000 570553   5,000
Keyword Studios Ross Graham Chairman 27,950 58,440    
             
             
SELLS            
             
Regus Mark Dixon Founder 30 million 294.3 million JP Morgan Securities said Estorn Ltd agreed to sell Regus shares, raising gross proceeds for the vehicle controlled by Dixon. 73,500,000
Derwent London Robert Rayne Chairman 400,000 3.3 million Day after Derwent said it secured 225,400 square feet of lettings so far in 2015. 13,800,000
Berendsen Peter Havéus Manager 37,075 450,828   388,000
Sthree Justin Hughes Corporate Executive Officer 875,000 570,867   333,000
InterQuest Mark Braund CEO 250,000 760,603 Sold a quarter of stake. 225,000
Athelney Trust Hugo Deschampsneufs Chairman 78,038 Nil  Sold entire stake. 156,000
Diploma Marie-Louise Clayton Non-Executive Director 5,000 Undisclosed   40,000
Redrow Matthew Pratt Regional CEO 9,100 16,109   36,000
Xchanging Stephen Scott Sales & Marketing Director  25,000 86,254 Week after acquisition of Agencyport Europe was cleared by UK antitrust regulator. 32,000
             
*Note: A recent company event around the time of the dealing does not suggest the dealing took place because of that event. When a spouse or related party to a director buys shares, the resulting holding is the beneficial holding of the director.
 
             
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