The popularity of online shopping has been good news for Clipper Logistics (CLG). The company specialises in 'e-fulfilment', or, in layman’s terms, it helps retailers deliver online orders and return those items that didn’t quite look like their picture. Some of the latest retailers to partner with Clipper include Superdry (SDRY) and fashion chain Urban Outfitters. It’s even moved overseas via a deal to operate returns for Asos (ASC) in Poland.
Retailers aren’t the only ones taking notice of Clipper. A spokesperson for the logistics business said demand for shares from institutional investors has been so strong that a number of Clipper’s directors have sold down to boost liquidity. Chief executive Antony Mannix and chief financial officer David Hodkin both sold 498,237 shares, while executive chairman Steven Parkin offloaded 4.87m. Mr Parkin still owns a quarter of issued share capital following the sale, while Mr Mannix and Mr Hodkin both own 0.9 per cent.
Buys | |||||||
Company | Director | Date | No of shares | Price (p) | Value (£) | Holding (shares) | Holding (%) |
Aberdeen Asian Income Fund | Peter Arthur (ch) | 22 Jan 18 | 453 | 220.77 | 1,000 | 58,634 | 0.032 |
Aukett Swanke | Nicholas Thompson (ceo) | 23 Jan 18 | 125,000 | 2.5 | 3,125 | 16,802,411 | 10.170 |
Benchmark | Kevin Quinn | 23 Jan 18 | 35,929 | 69.55 | 24,989 | 60,929 | 0.012 |
Brave Bison | Claire Hungate (ceo) | 18 Jan 18 | 1,248,506 | 0.8 | 9,988 | 1,248,506 | 0.217 |
Brave Bison | Paul Campbell-White (cfo) | 18 Jan 18 | 628,930 | 0.795 | 5,000 | 628,930 | 0.110 |
Brave Bison | Paul Marshall | 18 Jan 18 | 1,346,153 | 0.78 | 10,500 | 1,346,153 | 0.234 |
Brave Bison | Robin Miller (ch) | 18 Jan 18 | 1,900,000 | 0.8 | 15,200 | 3,593,243 | 0.626 |
Cabot Energy* | Jon Murphy (ch) | 18 Jan 18 | 300,462 | 5 | 15,023 | 2,704,160 | 0.417 |
Cabot Energy* | Iain Lanaghan | 18 Jan 18 | 53,379 | 5 | 2,669 | 480,411 | 0.074 |
Cabot Energy* | Keith Bush (ceo) | 18 Jan 18 | 140,047 | 5 | 7,002 | 940,426 | 0.145 |
Cabot Energy* | Nick Morgan (fd) | 18 Jan 18 | 111,029 | 5 | 5,551 | 999,266 | 0.154 |
Cabot Energy* | Paul Lafferty | 18 Jan 18 | 100,000 | 5 | 5,000 | 671,269 | 0.104 |
Carclo | Chris Malley (ceo) | 24 Jan 18 | 100,000 | 83.87 | 83,870 | 259,726 | 0.354 |
Carclo | Mark Rollins | 24 Jan 18 | 35,000 | 84 | 29,400 | 70,000 | 0.096 |
Connect | Gary Kennedy (ch) | 23 Jan 18 | 30,000 | 75.99 | 22,797 | 60,000 | 0.024 |
Dunelm | Andy Harrison (ch) | 18 Jan 18 | 77,449 | 640.77 | 496,270 | 280,381 | 0.139 |
FFI♥ | James Terlizzi (ch) | 18 Jan 18 | 225,000 | 77 | 173,250 | 10,308,184 | 6.564 |
FFI | Timothy Trankina (cfo) | 19 Jan 18 | 225,000 | 77 | 173,250 | 225,000 | 0.143 |
Franchise Brands | David Poutney | 19 Jan 18 | 490,000 | 59.5 | 291,550 | 2,750,791 | 3.539 |
GCP Infrastructure Investments | Clive Spears | 23 Jan 18 | 25,000 | 120.82 | 30,205 | 51,942 | 0.006 |
Hollywood Bowl♥ | Ivan Schofield | 23 Jan 18 | 9,650 | 205 | 19,783 | 75,000 | 0.050 |
Hollywood Bowl♥ | Ivan Schofield | 23 Jan 18 | 15,350 | 205 | 31,468 | 65,350 | 0.044 |
Hotel Chocolat | Matt Pritchard (cfo) | 24 Jan 18 | 9,500 | 332 | 31,540 | 26,392 | 0.023 |
Keystone Investment Trust | Katrina Hart | 19 Jan 18 | 1,091 | 1,809.50 | 19,742 | 1,091 | 0.008 |
Lakehouse | Derek Zissman | 23 Jan 18 | 100,000 | 39.5 | 39,500 | 100,000 | 0.063 |
New Century AIM VCT | Michael Barnard | 22 Jan 18 | 3,223 | 77 | 2,482 | 1,877,342 | 21.494 |
Oxford BioMedica | Lorenzo Tallarigo (ch) | 22 Jan 18 | 23,941 | 11.1 | 2,657 | 2,197,028 | 0.071 |
Palace Capital | Stanley Davis (ch) | 18 Jan 18 | 100,000 | 330 | 330,000 | 1,665,287 | 3.633 |
Shoe Zone | Jonathan Fearn | 24 Jan 18 | 350 | 167 | 585 | 350 | 0.001 |
Shoe Zone♥ | Nick Davis (ceo) | 24 Jan 18 | 11,000 | 167 | 18,370 | 33,700 | 0.067 |
Staffline | Christopher Pullen (cfo) | 24 Jan 18 | 5,043 | 991.37 | 49,995 | 12,000 | 0.043 |
Touchstar* | Ian Martin (ch) | 22 Jan 18 | 333,333 | 60 | 200,000 | 668,583 | 9.634 |
Touchstar* | John Christmas | 22 Jan 18 | 33,333 | 60 | 20,000 | 33,333 | 0.480 |
Touchstar* | Mark Hardy | 22 Jan 18 | 33,000 | 60 | 19,800 | 33,000 | 0.476 |
Velocity Composites | Mark Mills (ch) | 24 Jan 18 | 50,000 | 95 | 47,500 | 1,934,024 | 5.403 |
Volex | Adrian Chamberlain | 24 Jan 18 | 24,986 | 80 | 19,989 | 24,986 | 0.028 |
XLMedia | Ory Weihs (ceo) | 18 Jan 18 | 31,580 | 188 | 59,370 | 4,031,820 | 1.830 |
Sells | |||||||||
Company | Director | Date | No of shares | Price (p) | Value (£) | Holding (shares) | Holding (%) | ||
Clipper Logistics | Antony Mannix (ceo) | 24 Jan 18 | 498,237 | 430 | 2,142,419 | 860,376 | 0.858 | ||
Clipper Logistics | David Hodkin (cfo) | 24 Jan 18 | 498,237 | 430 | 2,142,419 | 860,376 | 0.858 | ||
Clipper Logistics | Steven Parkin (ch) | 24 Jan 18 | 4,872,000 | 430 |
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| 25.055 | ||
Cranswick | John Bottomley (fd) | 24 Jan 18 | 908 | 3,112.08 | 28,258 | 85,965 | 0.169 | ||
Globalworth Real Estate Investments | Ioannis Papalekas (ceo) | 24 Jan 18 | 1,000,000 | 832.2 | 8,322,000 |
| 18.241 | ||
Hibernia REIT | Kevin Nowlan (ceo) | 24 Jan 18 | 3,407,251 | 132.6 | 4,518,932 | 5,002,918 | 0.723 | ||
Hilton Food | Robert Watson (ceo) | 19 Jan 18 | 24,850 | 835 | 207,498 | 3,005,015 | 3.694 | ||
Park Group | Gary Woods | 18 Jan 18 | 206,139 | 84.5 | 174,187 | 1,000,000 | 0.539 | ||
Taptica International♥ | Hagai Tal (ceo) | 22 Jan 18 | 1,650,000 | 450 | 7,425,000 | 9,375,509 | 13.879 | ||
*Placing/tender/open offer ♥Spouse/connected party |