Following last year's compliance mishap - which forced its share price down more than half in just a week - investors in Plus500 (PLUS) seem to have regained faith in the group. The shares have risen three-quarters during the past 12 months and it seems one of its directors feels its time to bank some of that gain. Non-executive director Michael Charles Fairbairn has sold shares worth close to £650,000.
The contracts-for-difference trading provider has bounced back well since it was forced to temporarily suspend thousands of UK client accounts last year, while it ensured its compliance with anti-money laundering regulation. Trading during the first half of the year ended on a high, with customers eager to take advantage of volatility around the referendum by taking long and short positions on different instruments. Active customer numbers passed the 100,000 mark, while the group gained 1,600 new customers on the day of the vote alone.
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Company | Director | Date | No of shares | Price (p) | Value (£) | Holding (shares) | Holding (%) |
AO World | Geoffrey Cooper (ch) | 30 Sep 16 | 100,000 | 169 | 169,000 | 100,000 | 0.024 |
Abcam | Louise Patten | 30 Sep 16 | 12,378 | 836 | 103,480 | 38,456 | 0.019 |
Abcam | Murray Hennessy (ch) | 30 Sep 16 | 5,895 | 837.11 | 49,348 | 36,819 | 0.018 |
Allergy Therapeutics | Peter Jensen (ch) | 29 Sep 16 | 30,000 | 19.25 | 5,775 | 150,000 | 0.025 |
Brewin Dolphin Holdings | Andrew Westenberger (fd) | 30 Sep 16 | 25,000 | 263.5 | 65,875 | 25,000 | 0.009 |
Capita | Ian Powell | 29 Sep 16 | 2,000 | 698.94 | 13,979 | 2,000 | 0.000 |
Capita | Andy Parker (ceo) | 29 Sep 16 | 14,000 | 703.92 | 98,549 | 96,567 | 0.014 |
Capita | Nick Greatorex (fd) | 30 Sep 16 | 1,461 | 678.8977 | 9,919 | 8,997 | 0.001 |
Chaarat Gold Holdings* | Dekel Golan (ceo) | 30 Sep 16 | 200,000 | 5.25 | 10,500 | 14,275,691 | 4.058 |
Chaarat Gold Holdings* | Linda Naylor (fd) | 30 Sep 16 | 86,000 | 5.25 | 4,515 | 1,200,000 | 0.341 |
Chaarat Gold Holdings*♥ | Linda Naylor (fd) | 30 Sep 16 | 114,000 | 5.25 | 5,985 | 1,114,000 | 0.317 |
Chaarat Gold Holdings* | Martin Wiwen-Nilsson | 30 Sep 16 | 7,326,010 | 5.25 | 384,616 | 7,326,010 | 2.083 |
Chaarat Gold Holdings* | Christopher Palmer-Tomkinson | 30 Sep 16 | 1,000,000 | 5.25 | 52,500 | 7,275,000 | 2.068 |
Chaarat Gold Holdings* | Richard Rae | 30 Sep 16 | 200,000 | 5.25 | 10,500 | 400,000 | 0.114 |
Dalata Hotel | Dermot Crowley | 05 Oct 16 | 1,000 | 361.0744 | 3,611 | 265,727 | 0.145 |
Dalata Hotel | Dermot Crowley | 05 Oct 16 | 11,000 | 365.4778 | 40,203 | 276,727 | 0.151 |
Diageo | Javier Ferrán (ch) | 29 Sep 16 | 18,500 | 2221 | 410,885 | 18,500 | 0.001 |
Hiscox | Anne Macdonald | 30 Sep 16 | 2,823 | 1041.175 | 29,392 | 12,068 | 0.004 |
Hiscox | Ernst Jansen | 30 Sep 16 | 2,943 | 1041.175 | 30,642 | 87,540 | 0.031 |
Hiscox | Colin Keogh | 30 Sep 16 | 1,692 | 1041.175 | 17,617 | 9,834 | 0.003 |
Hornby | Steve Cooke (ceo) | 30 Sep 16 | 97,000 | 35.7 | 34,629 | 97,000 | 0.115 |
Informa♥ | Stephen Carter (ceo) | 03 Oct 16 | 12,500 | 720.5 | 90,063 | 78,520 | 0.012 |
Infrastructure India | Sonny Lulla (ceo) | 29 Sep 16 | 150,000 | 12 | 18,000 | 1,000,000 | 0.147 |
Inspired Energy | Mark Dickinson | 29 Sep 16 | 344,827 | 14.5 | 50,000 | 344,827 | 0.071 |
JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust | Peter Moon | 29 Sep 16 | 10,000 | 279.5 | 27,950 | 10,000 | 0.011 |
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income | Nigel Wightman (ch) | 29 Sep 16 | 20,000 | 253 | 50,600 | 55,000 | 0.044 |
Keywords Studios | David Reeves | 29 Sep 16 | 2,400 | 415 | 9,960 | 28,732 | 0.053 |
LoopUp | Barbara Judge (ch) | 30 Sep 16 | 15,754 | 126 | 19,850 | 15,754 | 0.039 |
Obtala | Warren Deats | 30 Sep 16 | 60,000 | 13.65 | 8,190 | 5,135,000 | 1.951 |
Obtala | Warren Deats | 30 Sep 16 | 100,000 | 13.4 | 13,400 | 4,835,000 | 1.837 |
Obtala | Warren Deats | 30 Sep 16 | 100,000 | 13.54 | 13,540 | 4,935,000 | 1.875 |
Ortac Resources* | Paul Heber | 03 Oct 16 | 5,000,000 | 0.025 | 1,250 | 45,000,000 | 0.624 |
Ortac Resources* | V Carellas (ceo) | 03 Oct 16 | 15,000,000 | 0.025 | 3,750 | 77,000,000 | 1.068 |
PZ Cussons | Richard Harvey (ch) | 30 Sep 16 | 3,413 | 362.5 | 12,372 | 98,893 | 0.023 |
Pittards | Stephen Yapp (ch) | 05 Oct 16 | 15,231 | 102.75 | 15,650 | 35,231 | 0.254 |
Providence Resources | Pat Plunkett (ch) | 05 Oct 16 | 1,000,000 | 13.626 | 136,260 | 1,000,000 | 0.167 |
Prudential | Lord Turner | 29 Sep 16 | 2,000 | 1397.5 | 27,950 | 5,500 | 0.000 |
Prudential | David Law | 03 Oct 16 | 3,577 | 1388 | 49,649 | 6,904 | 0.000 |
Revolution Bars | Chris Chambers (cfo) | 04 Oct 16 | 9,677 | 155 | 14,999 | 9,677 | 0.019 |
Revolution Bars | Keith Edelman (ch) | 04 Oct 16 | 15,000 | 155 | 23,250 | 45,500 | 0.091 |
Revolution Bars | Mark McQuater (ceo) | 04 Oct 16 | 113,650 | 155 | 176,158 | 927,370 | 1.855 |
Revolution Bars | Michael Shallow | 04 Oct 16 | 12,903 | 155 | 20,000 | 25,653 | 0.051 |
Revolymer | James Barber | 05 Oct 16 | 45,000 | 32 | 14,400 | 45,000 | 0.057 |
River and Mercantile UK Micro Cap Investment Co Lt | Andrew Chapman (ch) | 03 Oct 16 | 10,000 | 118.4 | 11,840 | 20,000 | 0.029 |
Share | Gareth Thomas | 30 Sep 16 | 72,826 | 27.6 | 20,100 | 119,113 | 0.083 |
Sinclair Pharma | Jeff Thompson | 04 Oct 16 | 150,000 | 29.125 | 43,688 | 150,000 | 0.030 |
Telecom Plus | Beatrice Hollond | 30 Sep 16 | 1,800 | 1096.92 | 19,745 | 1,800 | 0.002 |
UIL | David Shillson | 03 Oct 16 | 4,157 | 190 | 7,898 | 36,490 | 0.040 |
VPC Specialty Lending Investments♥ | Richard Levy | 03 Oct 16 | 76,489 | 81.75 | 62,530 | 954,789 | 0.250 |
Vectura | Susan Foden | 30 Sep 16 | 6,500 | 139.6 | 9,074 | 17,500 | 0.003 |
Wetherspoon (J D) | Harry Morley | 04 Oct 16 | 2,000 | 955.82 | 19,116 | 2,000 | 0.002 |
Zoopla Property | Robin Klein | 30 Sep 16 | 30,750 | 325.77 | 100,174 | 382,830 | 0.092 |
Sells | |||||||
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Company | Director | Date | No of shares | Price (p) | Value (£) | Holding (shares) | Holding (%) |
Blancco Technology♥ | Matthew Peacock (ch) | 03 Oct 16 | 209,728 | 225 | 471,888 | 0 | 0.000 |
Compass | Gary Green | 29 Sep 16 | 100,000 | 1498.3303 | 1,498,330 | 265,819 | 0.016 |
Homeserve | Johnathan Ford | 29 Sep 16 | 60,000 | 569.6 | 341,760 | 170,963 | 0.055 |
Plus500 | Michael Fairbairn | 29 Sep 16 | 25,000 | 649.01 | 162,253 | 150,000 | 0.131 |
Plus500 | Michael Fairbairn | 29 Sep 16 | 25,000 | 649.81 | 162,453 | 175,000 | 0.152 |
Plus500 | Michael Fairbairn | 29 Sep 16 | 25,000 | 650.01 | 162,503 | 200,000 | 0.174 |
Plus500 | Michael Fairbairn | 29 Sep 16 | 25,000 | 650.03 | 162,508 | 225,000 | 0.196 |
*placing/tender/open offer ♥ spouse/connected party |