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Old Mutual chief offloads shares as separation continues

The group's chief executive has sold a chunk of shares as he manages the separation of its constituent businesses
November 17, 2016

A week or so after Ralph Mupita tendered his resignation as head of Old Mutual Emerging Markets, Bruce Hemphill, chief executive of the parent group, pocketed £257,110 from the sale of 133,963 shares in the Anglo-South African financial services provider. The transaction was made in line with the group's 300-day moving average.

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Following the conclusion of a strategic review in March, Old Mutual (OML) decided to separate its four main businesses: Old Mutual Emerging Markets, Old Mutual Wealth, Nedbank Group and OM Asset Management in the US. The group plans to demerge and list Old Mutual Wealth on the Johannesburg and London exchanges. This is despite speculation that increased costs in upgrading the wealth arm's investment platform could instead lead to its sale. Management has also been busy cutting costs ahead of the 'managed separation' of its businesses.

 

Buys
CompanyDirectorDateNo of sharesPrice (p)Value (£)Holding (shares)Holding (%)
Active Energy  Richard Spinks (ceo)04 Nov 16147,0003.194,68910,372,0001.574
Ambrian J Conrad (ceo)03 Nov 1650,0002.251,12524,503,4079.381
Ambrian J Conrad (ceo)03 Nov 161,000,0002.22522,25023,439,6668.974
Ambrian J Conrad (ceo)07 Nov 1650,0002.251,12524,553,4079.400
Arcontech  Matthew Jeffs (ceo)09 Nov 1646,0003516,100430,0003.477
BT  Mike Inglis09 Nov 161,4003544,9562,6000.000
Berendsen♥ Iain Ferguson (ch)04 Nov 165,00094047,000125,0000.072
Computacenter♥ Gregory Lock (ch)08 Nov 163,605720.525,974535,6000.437
Computacenter Gregory Lock (ch)08 Nov 1611,895720.585,703531,9950.434
Computacenter Gregory Lock (ch)08 Nov 1615,500720.5111,678520,1000.424
Computacenter♥  Gregory Lock (ch)09 Nov 166,02571943,320560,6000.457
Computacenter Gregory Lock (ch)09 Nov 166,47571946,555554,5750.452
Computacenter Gregory Lock (ch)09 Nov 1612,50071989,875548,1000.447
Debenhams Matthew Smith (cfo)09 Nov 1644,46555.91424,86297,4650.008
Dialight Michael Sutsko (ceo)04 Nov 164,66967531,5164,6690.014
e2v technologies Neil Johnson (ch)07 Nov 1610,000185.581718,558180,0000.082
e2v technologies Steve Blair (ceo)07 Nov 1610,00018818,800139,3380.064
Fidelity Special Values Nigel Foster08 Nov 1610,000198.719,87030,0000.011
Flybe  Simon Laffin (ch)09 Nov 16191,40438.98374,615479,4040.221
Green REIT Thom Wernink09 Nov 1620,00013126,20060,0000.009
Huntsworth Neil Jones (cfo)08 Nov 1645,00039.6617,847375,0000.114
Hurricane Energy David Jenkins08 Nov 163,338341,135203,3380.017
Hurricane Energy John van der Welle08 Nov 164,159341,414154,1590.013
Ladbrokes Coral  Mark Clare04 Nov 1650,000130.3565,17550,0000.003
Maven Income and Growth VCT 3 Keith Pickering04 Nov 1620,0008517,00040,0000.098
Midwich  Stephen Fenby08 Nov 16100,000203.5203,50022,280,00028.043
Proteome Sciences* Jeremy Haigh (ceo)04 Nov 16400,000520,000400,0000.146
Proteome Sciences* Roger McDowell04 Nov 162,000,0005100,0002,500,0000.914
Quarto Marcus Leaver (ceo)03 Nov 162,0762845,896390,5761.983
Quarto♥ Marcus Leaver (ceo)03 Nov 162,280282.86,448392,8561.995
RSA Insurance  Isabel Hudson03 Nov 161,817546.759,9341,8170.000
RSA Insurance  Isabel Hudson04 Nov 161,901529.3210,0623,7180.000
Regus Dominik de Daniel (cfo)04 Nov 16173,000239.7414,681503,8890.054
Riverstone Energy♥ Ken Ryan07 Nov 1615,0001240.45186,06864,0000.076
Riverstone Energy♥ Ken Ryan08 Nov 166,7321236.6283,24970,7320.084
Riverstone Energy♥ David Leuschen07 Nov 1615,0001240.45186,0685,065,0005.995
Riverstone Energy♥ David Leuschen08 Nov 166,7321236.6283,2495,071,7326.003
Riverstone Energy♥ Pierre Lapeyre Jr07 Nov 1615,0001240.45186,0685,114,0006.053
Riverstone Energy♥ Pierre Lapeyre Jr08 Nov 166,7321236.6283,2495,120,7326.061
Rolls-Royce Holdings Ian Davis (ch)07 Nov 162737251,97941,7580.002
Rolls-Royce Holdings Ruth Cairnie07 Nov 162677251,93610,7560.001
Rolls-Royce Holdings Sir Frank Chapman07 Nov 165467253,95921,2390.001
Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co Christopher Keljik 03 Nov 16768259.18091,991115,5150.158
Shawbrook  Dylan Minto03 Nov 165,000237.6911,88520,0000.008
Shawbrook  Dylan Minto03 Nov 1615,000237.7435,66115,0000.006
Sportech Richard McGuire04 Nov 16300,00067201,000300,0000.145
Tate & Lyle Javed Ahmed (ceo)09 Nov 1615,00066099,0003,071,8370.659
Tate & Lyle♥ Javed Ahmed (ceo)09 Nov 1615,00066099,0003,086,8370.662
Thor Mining Paul Johnson08 Nov 1615,000,0000.02493,73560,066,2370.803
Ubisense♥  Oliver Scott07 Nov 1646,0004018,40015,682,99328.080
Volution  Tony Reading 07 Nov 1610,000145.9414,59470,0000.035

Sells
CompanyDirectorDateNo of sharesPrice (p)Value (£)Holding (shares)Holding (%)
Old Mutual Jonathan Hemphill (ceo)07 Nov 16133,963191.9262257,11048,3000.001
*placing/tender/open offer ♥ spouse/connected party