The three non-executive directors who have bought Shire's (SHP) shares on the London Stock Exchange this week are not the only directors who have been buying into the company. Chief executive Flemming Ornskov and chairman Susan Kilby have together spent almost $1m on acquiring American Depository Shares (ADS) which trade on the US stock exchange.
The group's shares, currently trading at 3,850p, have been on a downward trajectory for some months, driven by market concerns over Shire's acquisition of Illinois-based drugs company, Baxalta. The deal, which is due to complete in mid-2016, will see Shire take over the entire Baxalta share capital for £32bn. The group's strong full-year results, announced at the start of this month, were unable to rally the share price, but with six directors buying in this week, a little faith may have been restored.
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Company | Director | Date | No of shares | Price (p) | Value (£) | Holding (shares) | Holding (%) |
Action Hotels♥ | Stefan Allesch-Taylor | 12 Feb 16 | 210,526 | 47.7 | 100,421 | 355,451 | 0.241 |
Atkins (WS)♥ | Allan Cook (ch) | 12 Feb 16 | 4,300 | 1155 | 49,665 | 21,442 | 0.021 |
Capital Gearing Trust | Jean Matterson | 11 Feb 16 | 2,500 | 3352 | 83,800 | 5,500 | 0.179 |
City Merchants High Yield Trust | Winifred Robbins | 12 Feb 16 | 25,000 | 168.38 | 42,095 | 412,175 | 0.475 |
CYBG | David Browne | 12 Feb 16 | 5,000 | 182.1625 | 9,108 | 5,000 | 0.001 |
CYBG | David Bennett | 15 Feb 16 | 16,334 | 182.66 | 29,836 | 16,334 | 0.002 |
CYBG | Adrian Grace | 12 Feb 16 | 16,220 | 184.95 | 29,999 | 16,220 | 0.002 |
CYBG | Jim Pettigrew (ch) | 15 Feb 16 | 50,000 | 182.504 | 91,252 | 50,000 | 0.006 |
Enterprise Inns | David Maloney | 11 Feb 16 | 25,000 | 74 | 18,500 | 50,000 | 0.010 |
Enterprise Inns | Adam Fowle | 15 Feb 16 | 60,000 | 79.8 | 47,880 | 60,000 | 0.012 |
Enterprise Inns | Robert Walker (ch) | 12 Feb 16 | 67,000 | 75.0721 | 50,298 | 502,000 | 0.099 |
Fidessa | John Hamer (ch) | 15 Feb 16 | 3,000 | 1877.4 | 56,322 | 89,863 | 0.235 |
Finsbury Growth & Income Trust♥ | Neil Collins | 11 Feb 16 | 2,000 | 534.811 | 10,696 | 52,908 | 0.041 |
Gama Aviation | Peter Brown | 15 Feb 16 | 10,000 | 268 | 26,800 | 10,000 | 0.023 |
Gama Aviation | Sir Ralph Robins (ch) | 15 Feb 16 | 10,000 | 268 | 26,800 | 10,000 | 0.023 |
Gama Aviation | Kevin Godley (cfo) | 15 Feb 16 | 20,000 | 268 | 53,600 | 20,000 | 0.047 |
Gama Aviation | Stephen Wright | 15 Feb 16 | 25,000 | 268 | 67,000 | 263,188 | 0.612 |
GoldBridges Global Resources | Ashar Qureshi | 12 Feb 16 | 2,000,000 | 1.8 | 36,000 | 7,880,000 | 0.338 |
Greene King | Philip Yea | 11 Feb 16 | 30,000 | 858.98 | 257,694 | 30,000 | 0.010 |
Hammerson | D J Atkins (ceo) | 15 Feb 16 | 5,000 | 558.4 | 27,920 | 372,056 | 0.047 |
Hammerson | D A Tyler (ch) | 15 Feb 16 | 5,000 | 561.4 | 28,070 | 30,000 | 0.004 |
Helios Underwriting | Nigel Hanbury (ceo) | 17 Feb 16 | 37,292 | 187.5 | 69,923 | 1,370,872 | 13.062 |
Land Securities | Chris Bartram | 12 Feb 16 | 3,000 | 995.4002 | 29,862 | 14,478 | 0.002 |
Mporium | Nigel Walder (ch) | 17 Feb 16 | 102,154 | 9.75 | 9,960 | 8,312,228 | 1.769 |
Norcon | Trond Tostrup (ch) | 17 Feb 16 | 140,000 | 12 | 16,800 | 512,222 | 1.039 |
PayPoint | Gill Barr | 11 Feb 16 | 2,595 | 728 | 18,892 | 2,595 | 0.004 |
PayPoint | Neil Carson | 12 Feb 16 | 10,000 | 737.89 | 73,789 | 30,000 | 0.044 |
Pennon | Ian McAulay | 15 Feb 16 | 9,703 | 835.48 | 81,067 | 80,879 | 0.020 |
Pinnacle Technology | Simon Duckworth | 12 Feb 16 | 100,000 | 8 | 8,000 | 4,500,000 | 1.982 |
Pinnacle Technology | Simon Duckworth | 11 Feb 16 | 150,000 | 8.2 | 12,300 | 4,400,000 | 1.938 |
Pinnacle Technology* | James Dodd | 11 Feb 16 | 1,000,000 | 4.2 | 42,000 | 5,065,935 | 2.231 |
Pinnacle Technology* | Ian Winn (cfo) | 11 Feb 16 | 1,428,571 | 4.2 | 60,000 | 1,428,571 | 0.629 |
Pinnacle Technology* | Tom Black | 11 Feb 16 | 4,000,000 | 4.2 | 168,000 | 8,842,199 | 3.894 |
Pinnacle Technology* | Gavin Lyons (ch) | 11 Feb 16 | 4,000,000 | 4.2 | 168,000 | 4,000,000 | 1.762 |
Pinnacle Technology* | Simon Duckworth | 11 Feb 16 | 4,000,000 | 4.2 | 168,000 | 4,000,000 | 6.759 |
Renold♥ | Mark Harper (ch) | 11 Feb 16 | 42,735 | 35.1 | 15,000 | 511,924 | 0.229 |
Renold | John Allkins | 11 Feb 16 | 69,500 | 35.5 | 24,673 | 144,500 | 0.065 |
Rolls-Royce Holdings | David Smith (cfo) | 12 Feb 16 | 8,333 | 600 | 49,998 | 28,921 | 0.002 |
Royal Dutch Shell* | Sir Nigel Sheinwald | 15 Feb 16 | 124 | 864.84 | 1,072 | 1,124 | 0.000 |
Royal Dutch Shell* | Euleen Y K Goh | 15 Feb 16 | 2,895 | 859.94 | 24,895 | 12,895 | 0.000 |
Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund | Robert Talbut | 11 Feb 16 | 2,500 | 428.45 | 10,711 | 2,500 | 0.007 |
Shaftesbury♥ | Sally E Walden | 11 Feb 16 | 20,000 | 845 | 169,000 | 40,000 | 0.014 |
Shire | Anne Minto | 12 Feb 16 | 280 | 3560 | 9,968 | 4,575 | 0.001 |
Shire | O Bohuon | 12 Feb 16 | 1,000 | 3552.12 | 35,521 | 1,290 | 0.000 |
Shire | W Burns | 12 Feb 16 | 1,250 | 3563.09 | 44,539 | 3,291 | 0.001 |
St Modwen Properties | Richard Mully | 12 Feb 16 | 10,000 | 321.1 | 32,110 | 40,000 | 0.018 |
Standard Life Equity Income Trust | Mark White | 15 Feb 16 | 2,343 | 420 | 9,841 | 12,343 | 0.028 |
Standard Life Equity Income Trust | Mark White | 15 Feb 16 | 7,657 | 420.579 | 32,204 | 20,000 | 0.045 |
Strat Aero | Tony Dunleavy (ceo) | 12 Feb 16 | 250,000 | 4.25 | 10,625 | 2,780,000 | 1.957 |
Tate & Lyle | Sir Peter Gershon (ch) | 12 Feb 16 | 10,000 | 532 | 53,200 | 149,279 | 0.032 |
Tate & Lyle | A N Hampton (cfo) | 11 Feb 16 | 10,000 | 545.85 | 54,585 | 20,000 | 0.004 |
Tate & Lyle♥ | J Ahmed (ceo) | 11 Feb 16 | 40,000 | 545.85 | 218,340 | 3,028,692 | 0.649 |
Telford Homes | David Campbell | 16 Feb 16 | 2,000 | 323.74 | 6,475 | 41,796 | 0.056 |
Telford Homes | David Holland | 16 Feb 16 | 10,000 | 325 | 32,500 | 571,444 | 0.765 |
Telford Homes | James Furlong | 17 Feb 16 | 20,000 | 332.5 | 66,500 | 1,334,342 | 1.787 |
Tritax Big Box REIT* | R W Jewson (ch) | 11 Feb 16 | 4,545 | 124 | 5,636 | 54,545 | 0.007 |
Witan Investment Trust | A L C Bell (ceo) | 12 Feb 16 | 5,000 | 687.225 | 34,361 | 130,000 | 0.065 |
Sells | |||||||
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Company | Director | Date | No of shares | Price (p) | Value (£) | Holding (shares) | Holding (%) |
LivaNova | Daniel Moore (ch) | 16 Feb 16 | 1,000 | 5687.6 | 56,876 | 66,437 | 0.136 |
London & Associated Properties | A K Thapar (fd) | 11 Feb 16 | 111,847 | 25 | 27,962 | 120,000 | 0.141 |
Matchtech♥ | A S Dyer (fd) | 11 Feb 16 | 3,708 | 445 | 16,501 | 306,248 | 0.990 |
Matchtech | A S Dyer (fd) | 11 Feb 16 | 8,427 | 445 | 37,500 | 301,533 | 0.975 |
* placing/tender/open offer ♥ spouse/connected party Ω tender offer |