A high-flying favourite of Simon Thompson, Avation (AVAP), has delivered a third aircraft to UK low-cost airline Flybe Group (FLYB), on behalf of Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) under a contract between the two carriers. The aircraft, a turbo-prop ATR 72-600, is the 26th such model purchased by Avation since 2011, making the firm the second largest leaser of this line of aircraft globally. The deal comes on top of a December mandate from Vietjet Air for the lease of four new Airbus A321 aircraft during 2016, with an option for a fifth.
This progress hasn't gone unnoticed. In a recent online column, Simon highlighted that New Jersey-based fund Ocean Capital Management had increased its stake in Avation from 23.5 per cent to 28 per cent. Avation's directors have also been boosting their exposure: chairman Jeff Chatfield forked out just over £180,000 for another 139,635 shares in the aircraft leasing company, while executive director Rodney Mahoney added 20,000 shares to his personal holding.
Buys | |||||||
Company | Director | Date | No of shares | Price (p) | Value (£) | Holding (shares) | Holding (%) |
Aberdeen Asset Management | Richard Mully | 06 Jan 16 | 10,000 | 266.8 | 26,680 | 60,000 | 0.005 |
Access Intelligence | Michael Jackson (ch) | 04 Jan 16 | 1,425,000 | 3.5 | 49,875 | 29,098,961 | 10.165 |
Akers Biosciences | Dr. Raymond Akers (co-ch & ce) | 06 Jan 16 | 2,100 | 91.34039 | 1,918 | 72,100 | 1.455 |
Alliance Trust | Katherine Garrett-Cox (ce) | 05 Jan 16 | 1,810 | 507.5 | 9,186 | 1,336,236 | 0.254 |
Alliance Trust Ω | John Hylands | 05 Jan 16 | 373 | 507.5 | 1,893 | 86,940 | 0.017 |
Alliance Trust Ω | John Hylands | 05 Jan 16 | 279 | 507.5 | 1,416 | 87,219 | 0.017 |
Alliance Trust Ω | Katherine Garrett-Cox (ce) | 05 Jan 16 | 1,279 | 507.5 | 6,491 | 448,253 | 0.085 |
Avation | Roderick Mahoney | 31 Dec 15 | 20,000 | 129 | 25,800 | 300,000 | 0.574 |
Avation | Jeff Chatfield (ch) | 31 Dec 15 | 139,635 | 129 | 180,129 | 10,370,001 | 20.150 |
Candover Investments | Malcolm Fallen (ce) | 04 Jan 16 | 2,558 | 215 | 5,500 | 71,623 | 0.329 |
CLS Holdings | Sten Mortstedt (ch) | 04 Jan 16 | 233 | 1,694 | 3,947 | 21,361,193 | 50.690 |
Coms | Mark Braund | 04 Jan 16 | 1,388,888 | 1.89 | 26,250 | 10,238,888 | 0.737 |
Constellation Healthcare Tech * | John Johnston (ch) | 06 Jan 16 | 25,000 | 160 | 40,000 | 54,630 | 0.062 |
Constellation Healthcare Tech * | Paul Parmar (ce) | 06 Jan 16 | 1,658,750 | 160 | 2,654,000 | 41,892,833 | 47.442 |
Constellation Healthcare Tech * | Sotirios Zaharis (cfo) | 06 Jan 16 | 310,625 | 160 | 497,000 | 310,625 | 0.352 |
Constellation Healthcare Tech * | Sir Rod Aldridge OBE | 06 Jan 16 | 312,500 | 160 | 500,000 | 1,053,241 | 1.193 |
Egdon Resources | Andrerw Lodge | 04 Jan 16 | 500,000 | 9.5 | 47,500 | 500,000 | 0.226 |
Electra Private Equity | Edward Bramson | 05 Jan 16 | 17,500 | 3,741 | 654,675 | 10,854,501 | 26.887 |
European Investment Trust (The) | MB Moule | 05 Jan 16 | 1,500 | 714.04 | 10,711 | 9,000 | 0.021 |
First Quantum Minerals | Peter St George | 31 Dec 15 | 4,723 | 317.51 | 14,996 | 483,163 | 0.071 |
GlaxoSmithKline ψ | Hans Wijers | 31 Dec 15 | 520 | 1,383 | 7,192 | 4,670 | <0.001 |
GlaxoSmithKline ψ | Vindi Banga | 31 Dec 15 | 1,537 | 1,383 | 21,257 | 1,537 | <0.001 |
GlaxoSmithKline ψ | Vindi Banga | 31 Dec 15 | 566 | 1,251 | 7,081 | 2,103 | <0.001 |
GlaxoSmithKline ψ | Stacey Cartwright | 31 Dec 15 | 520 | 1,383 | 7,192 | 8,104 | <0.001 |
GlaxoSmithKline ψ | Urs Rohner | 31 Dec 15 | 610 | 1,383 | 8,436 | 2,064 | <0.001 |
GlaxoSmithKline ψ | Prof Sir Roy Anderson | 31 Dec 15 | 655 | 1,383 | 9,059 | 22,787 | <0.001 |
GlaxoSmithKline ψ | Sir Philip Hampton (ch) | 31 Dec 15 | 3,163 | 1,383 | 43,744 | 9,730 | <0.001 |
GlaxoSmithKline † ψ | Judy Lewent | 31 Dec 15 | 797 | 1,383 | 11,023 | 34,629 | 0.001 |
GlaxoSmithKline † ψ | Lynn Elsenhans | 31 Dec 15 | 1,825 | 1,383 | 25,240 | 28,592 | 0.001 |
GlaxoSmithKline † ψ | Dr Daniel Podolsky Jr | 31 Dec 15 | 1,666 | 1,383 | 23,041 | 72,379 | 0.001 |
GlaxoSmithKline † ψ | Dr Stephanie Burns | 31 Dec 15 | 821 | 1,383 | 11,354 | 39,141 | 0.001 |
GlaxoSmithKline † ψ | Sir Deryck Maughan | 31 Dec 15 | 2,221 | 1,383 | 30,716 | 98,631 | 0.002 |
GLI Finance | Andrew Whelan (ce) | 06 Jan 16 | 43,539 | 36.39 | 15,844 | 3,730,000 | 1.622 |
GLI Finance | Andrew Whelan (ce) | 06 Jan 16 | 70,000 | 36.5 | 25,550 | 3,800,000 | 1.653 |
Harbourvest Global Private Equity | Keith Corbin | 06 Jan 16 | 3,257 | 906.5 | 29,525 | 25,000 | 0.031 |
InterQuest | David Bygrave (cfo) | 04 Jan 16 | 12,500 | 85 | 10,625 | 12,500 | 0.035 |
John Laing | Jeremy Beeton | 05 Jan 16 | 4,000 | 206.38 | 8,255 | 14,256 | 0.004 |
Lookers | Andy Bruce (ce) | 05 Jan 16 | 15,340 | 58.66 | 8,998 | 657,426 | 0.166 |
Lookers | Robin Gregson (fd) | 05 Jan 16 | 15,340 | 58.66 | 8,998 | 373,155 | 0.094 |
M Winkworth | Dominic Agace (ce) | 04 Jan 16 | 4,500 | 138 | 6,210 | 550,628 | 4.324 |
Mercantile Investment Trust (The) | AG Lennox | 06 Jan 16 | 5,000 | 1,803 | 90,150 | 5,000 | 0.005 |
Non-Standard Finance | Heather McGregor | 31 Dec 15 | 5,269 | 84.75 | 4,465 | 32,519 | 0.011 |
Non-Standard Finance | Heather McGregor | 31 Dec 15 | 4,420 | 84.75 | 3,746 | 36,940 | 0.013 |
Petroneft Resources | Dennis Francis (ce) | 06 Jan 16 | 1,500,000 | 2.25 | 33,750 | 25,890,416 | 3.661 |
Plant Impact | John Brubaker (ce) | 05 Jan 16 | 14,000 | 56 | 7,840 | 660,000 | 0.811 |
Provexis | Dawson Buck (ch) | 06 Jan 16 | 2,093,567 | 0.265 | 5,548 | 15,000,000 | 0.911 |
PZ Cussons | Richard Harvey (ch) | 31 Dec 15 | 4,300 | 289.6 | 12,453 | 87,543 | 0.020 |
Schroders | Nichola Pease | 06 Jan 16 | 92 | 2,139.10 | 1,968 | 353 | <0.001 |
Schroders | Robin Buchanan | 06 Jan 16 | 116 | 2,139.10 | 2,481 | 8,961 | 0.004 |
Sunrise Resources Ω | Patrick Cheetham (ch) | 06 Jan 16 | 750,000 | 0.207 | 1,553 | 26,725,951 | 3.867 |
Treatt | Daemmon Reeve (ce) | 06 Jan 16 | 4,245 | 167.5 | 7,110 | 139,121 | 0.265 |
U and I | Richard Upton | 06 Jan 16 | 5,477 | 231 | 12,652 | 2,854,301 | 2.284 |
United Cacao | Dennis Melka (ch & ce) | 05 Jan 16 | 5,000 | 143 | 7,150 | 5,239,821 | 27.331 |
Sells | |||||||
Company | Director | Date | No of shares | Price (p) | Value (£) | Holding (shares) | Holding (%) |
APR Energy ★ | Laurence Anderson (ce) | 05 Jan 16 | 2,429,512 | 175 | 4,251,646 | 4,511,951 | 4.787 |
APR Energy ★ | John Campion (ch) | 05 Jan 16 | 2,429,512 | 175 | 4,251,646 | 4,511,951 | 4.787 |
Assura | Jonathan Murphy (fd) | 06 Jan 16 | 1,064,354 | 55 | 585,395 | 876,250 | 0.054 |
China Nonferrous Gold | Abuali Ismatov | 06 Jan 16 | 100,000 | 24 | 24,000 | 2,502,603 | 0.654 |
*Placing/tender/open offer ♥Spouse/connected party ΩIsa/SippP/Trust †Depositary receipts ★Pursuant to Apple Bidco bid ψReinvestment of dividends |