DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Seplat's Elumelu buys GBP53 million in shares
The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced in the last two weeks and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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Ninety One PLC and Ltd - London and Cape Town-based money manager - Investment holding company Forty Two Point Two acquires a total of 161,513 shares in four transactions between September 28 and 30 at prices ranging from £2.0889 to £2.0984 per share. Forty Two Point Two is wholly owned by the Marathon Trust, whose beneficiaries include Ninety One directors Hendrik du Toit and Kim McFarland. The purchases comprise 24,688 shares on September 28, 103,664 shares across two transactions on September 29 and 33,161 shares on September 30.
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SSE PLC - Perth, Scotland-based electricity generator - Managing Director for Regulation & Policy Samuel Peacock sells 2,650 shares at £24.67 each for a total consideration of £65,376 on Thursday.
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Entain PLC - Isle of Man-based sports betting and gaming operator - Chief Financial Officer Michael Snape buys 24,013 shares at 416.42p each, worth around £100,000, on Thursday. Following the purchase, Snape holds 88,647 shares in the company.
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AG Barr PLC - Cumbernauld, Scotland-based soft drinks maker under 16 brands, including Irn-Bru and Rubicon - Wendy Sarah Shapland, spouse of Non-Executive Chair Darren Shapland, buys 10,000 shares at 574.86p each, worth around £57,486, on Wednesday.
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CML Microsystems PLC - Essex, England-based developer of mixed-signal, radio frequency and microwave semiconductors for communications markets - Non-Executive Director Nathan Zommer buys 153,937 shares at £2.60, worth £400,236 on September 29. Zommer's shares now represent around 8.4% of CML Microsystems' total voting rights.
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Checkit PLC - Cambridge-based workflow management software provider - Chief Executive Officer Kit Kyte buys 618,745 shares at a weighted average price of 16.16p each, worth around £100,000, on Wednesday. Following the purchase, Kyte holds 2.5 million shares, representing around 2.3% of Checkit's issued share capital.
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Seplat Energy PLC - Nigeria-focused energy supplier - Heirs Energies Ltd, a company controlled by Seplat's NED Tony Elumelu buys 6.0 million shares at £8.87 each for a total consideration of £53.2 million on Wednesday. Entities controlled by Elumelu now hold around 21% of Seplat's voting rights.
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Mitie PLC - London-based outsourcing and energy services provider - Chief Legal Officer Peter Dickinson sells 3.2 million shares at 210p each, worth £6.8 million, on Wednesday. On September 16 Mitie shareholders vote in favour of the company's takeover by OCS at a general meeting and court meeting.
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BioPharma Credit PLC - London-based closed-ended investment company focused on the life sciences industry - Director Graeme Proudfoot buys 70,000 shares at USD0.99 each, worth around USD69,160, on September 29.
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Schiehallion Fund Ltd - Guernsey-based investor in later-stage private businesses that have the potential to become publicly listed - Director Graeme Proudfoot buys 30,000 shares at USD2.16 each, worth around USD64,875, on September 29.
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Symphony International Holdings Ltd - Asia-focused investment company focusing on healthcare, hospitality, lifestyle, logistics and education sectors - Director Anil Thadani buys 1.0 million shares at USD0.40 each, worth USD400,000, across September 28 and 29. This follows purchases of 1.8 million shares worth around USD717,000 across September 24 and 25, and 2.4 million shares worth around USD859,000 across September 22 and 23. In total, Thadani has bought 5.2 million shares for around USD2.0 million since September 22.
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TBC Bank Group PLC - Tbilisi-based lender - Chief executive officer of the group's operations in Uzbekistan Nikoloz Kurdiani sells a total of 25,000 shares in two transactions for around £1.3 million. On September 24, Kurdiani sells 713 shares at an average price of £52.57 each, worth £37,486. On September 25, he sells a further 24,287 shares at an average price of £52.50 each, worth £1.3 million.
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Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC - London-based merchant bank - Chair & Chief Executive Officer Henry Angest buys 20,000 shares at £8.01 each, worth about £160,160, on September 29. Following the purchase, Angest holds 9.7 million ordinary shares, representing 60% of the company's voting rights.
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Inchcape PLC - London-based automobile distributor - Europe & Africa Chief Executive Officer Glafkos Persianis sells 41,367 shares at an average price of £7.82 each, worth around £324,000, on September 25.
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Midwich Group PLC - Norfolk-based audiovisual technology company - Group CFO Adam Councell and his wife Natalie Councell buy 74,586 shares through a joint account at 166.75p each, worth around £124,000, on September 28.
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Standard Life PLC - London-based savings and retirement firm - Independent Non-Executive Director Sherry Coutu buys 2,211 shares at 899.62p each, worth around £19,892, on September 28.
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JD Sports Fashion PLC - Lancashire, England-based sports and outdoor wear retailer - Non-Executive Chair Peter Agnefjall and his wife Ingela Agnefjall jointly buy 320,000 shares at an average price of £0.77 each, worth around £247,000, on September 25. The shares were purchased in euros, with the price converted into sterling at the September 25 exchange rate.
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Neo Energy Metals PLC - Developer of uranium and gold projects in South Africa - Non-Executive Chair Neal Froneman subscribes for 15.4 million shares at 0.65p each as part of the company's placing, investing £100,000, on September 25. Following the purchase, Froneman holds 15.4 million shares, representing 0.5% of Neo Energy's issued share capital.
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Living REIT PLC - real estate investment trust - Tilford Holdings Ltd, a company closely associated with investment manager director Steven Windsor, buys 135,135 shares at 73.60p each, worth £99,459, on September 24.
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Trekor Metals Ltd - North America-focused copper producer formerly known as Taseko Mines - Executive Bryce Hamming exercises 50,000 share options at CAD2.38 each and subsequently sells 50,000 shares at an average CAD13.00 each, worth CAD650,000, or around £347,500, on September 22. The shares were sold on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE American.
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DSW Capital PLC - Warrington, England-based professional services provider via the Dow Schofield Watts and DR Solicitors brands - Executive Director James Dow buys 120,000 shares at 41.96p each, worth £50,352, on September 24.
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Origin Enterprises PLC - Dublin-based agricultural products and services provider - Non-Executive Chair John Hennessy buys 20,000 shares at EUR4.05 each, worth EUR81,000, on September 24. Chief Executive Officer Sean Coyle buys a total of 10,000 shares across September 23 and September 24, comprising 1,500 shares at EUR4.10 each and 8,500 shares at EUR4.05 each, worth EUR40,575 in total. Chief Financial Officer Colm Purcell buys 3,000 shares at an average EUR4.03057 each, worth around EUR12,092, on September 24. Following the transactions, Hennessy holds 20,000 shares, Coyle holds 518,043 shares and Purcell holds 8,000 shares.
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