Management at Fevertree Drinks (FEVR) is hoping its mixers will prove as popular on the other side of the Atlantic as they have in the UK. The drinks company has established a dedicated North American team to guide expansion in what the company feels is a market still in the early stages of growth. The US may be Fevertree’s second-largest market, but it accounts for less than a fifth of group revenues.
Kevin Havelock, a non-executive director at the company, is throwing his money behind the plans. He bought 9,000 shares at 2,806.57p each. This transaction – which totalled more than £250,000 – took place near the share price peak. At the annual general meeting (AGM) in May, Fevertree chairman Bill Ronald confirmed the US team will take over the American distribution network from the beginning of June.
Buys | |||||||
Company | Director | Date | No of shares | Price (p) | Value (£) | Holding (shares) | Holding (%) |
3i | Simon Borrows (ceo) | 17 May 18 | 250,000 | 970.0765 | 2,425,191 | 13,183,394 | 1.355 |
Alumasc♥ | David Armfield | 22 May 18 | 14,400 | 135 | 19,440 | 69,400 | 0.192 |
Amerisur Resources♥ | John Wardle (ceo) | 22 May 18 | 395,000 | 20.25 | 79,988 | 21,889,505 | 1.804 |
Arc Minerals | Nick Von Schirnding (ch) | 17 May 18 | 471,075 | 2.73 | 12,860 | 7,631,075 | 1.416 |
Arc Minerals | Nick Von Schirnding (ch) | 22 May 18 | 472,900 | 3.1 | 14,660 | 8,103,975 | 1.503 |
BT | Mike Inglis | 21 May 18 | 24,492 | 203 | 49,719 | 29,091 | 0.000 |
Boot (Henry) | Gerald Jennings | 21 May 18 | 3,400 | 304 | 10,336 | 7,150 | 0.005 |
Brewin Dolphin | Caroline Taylor | 17 May 18 | 5,000 | 385 | 19,250 | 10,000 | 0.004 |
British Land Co | Preben Prebensen | 17 May 18 | 20,000 | 698.808 | 139,762 | 20,000 | 0.002 |
British Land Co | Simon Carter (cfo) | 21 May 18 | 7,300 | 691.78 | 50,500 | 7,300 | 0.001 |
Burberry | Jeremy Darroch | 22 May 18 | 2,000 | 2,001 | 40,020 | 3,000 | 0.001 |
Countryside Properties | Douglas Hurt | 18 May 18 | 5,800 | 375.5 | 21,779 | 5,800 | 0.001 |
Countryside Properties♥ | Douglas Hurt | 18 May 18 | 5,800 | 375.5 | 21,779 | 11,600 | 0.003 |
DX | Ian Gray | 22 May 18 | 350,000 | 9.34 | 32,690 | 600,000 | 0.105 |
Fevertree Drinks | Kevin Havelock | 18 May 18 | 4,000 | 2,806.72 | 112,269 | 19,521 | 0.017 |
Fevertree Drinks | Kevin Havelock | 18 May 18 | 5,000 | 2,806.45 | 140,323 | 15,521 | 0.013 |
Georgia Healthcare | Ingeborg Oie | 22 May 18 | 10,000 | 299.9 | 29,990 | 39,000 | 0.030 |
Gresham House* | Rachel Beagles | 22 May 18 | 10,976 | 410 | 45,002 | 10,976 | 0.058 |
Gresham House | Rachel Beagles | 22 May 18 | 10,976 | 410 | 45,002 | 21,952 | 0.117 |
Gresham House* | Simon Stilwell | 22 May 18 | 18,780 | 410 | 76,998 | 18,780 | 0.100 |
Gresham House | Simon Stilwell | 22 May 18 | 18,780 | 410 | 76,998 | 37,560 | 0.200 |
Hikma Pharmaceuticals♥ | John Castellani | 22 May 18 | 1,000 | 1,376.95 | 13,770 | 3,500 | 0.001 |
IXICO | Charles Spicer (ch) | 23 May 18 | 60,606 | 33 | 20,000 | 122,684 | 0.452 |
InterQuest♥ | Gary Ashworth (ch) | 17 May 18 | 4,166,667 | 24 | 1,000,000 | 34,370,239 | 66.187 |
Marston's | Andrew Andrea (fd) | 23 May 18 | 40,000 | 101.4 | 40,560 | 332,773 | 0.050 |
Melrose Industries | Justin Dowley | 21 May 18 | 12,317 | 242.2 | 29,832 | 1,077,978 | 0.023 |
Pets at Home | Peter Pritchard | 23 May 18 | 70,987 | 140.15 | 99,488 | 70,987 | 0.013 |
Polemos | Nigel Burton (ch) | 23 May 18 | 2,272,727 | 1.2 | 27,273 | 8,248,660 | 7.927 |
Robinson | Guy Robinson (fd) | 21 May 18 | 25,957 | 77 | 19,987 | 1,212,601 | 7.299 |
Robinson | Guy Robinson (fd) | 21 May 18 | 27,009 | 77 | 20,797 | 1,186,644 | 7.143 |
RockRose Energy | Richard Benmore | 23 May 18 | 7,691 | 435.6 | 33,502 | 196,140 | 1.279 |
Speedy Hire | David Shearer | 18 May 18 | 50,000 | 59.348 | 29,674 | 200,000 | 0.038 |
Speedy Hire | David Shearer | 18 May 18 | 50,000 | 59.5563 | 29,778 | 250,000 | 0.048 |
Speedy Hire | Jan Astrand (ch) | 17 May 18 | 50,000 | 58.49 | 29,245 | 550,000 | 0.105 |
Speedy Hire | Jan Astrand (ch) | 17 May 18 | 50,000 | 58.5 | 29,250 | 600,000 | 0.115 |
Spirent Communications | Edgar Masri | 18 May 18 | 20,000 | 117.5676 | 23,514 | 20,000 | 0.003 |
StatPro | Jane Tozer | 21 May 18 | 7,500 | 178 | 13,350 | 32,252 | 0.049 |
Symphony International | Anil Thadani | 18 May 18 | 355,418 | 73.8895 | 262,617 | 66,410,508 | 13.537 |
Symphony International | Anil Thadani | 21 May 18 | 153,159 | 75 | 114,869 | 66,563,667 | 13.569 |
Tesco | Lindsey Pownall | 23 May 18 | 50,000 | 246.4 | 123,200 | 70,000 | 0.001 |
Tritax Big Box REIT♥ | Richard Laing | 17 May 18 | 33,388 | 148.973 | 49,739 | 33,388 | 0.002 |
Tyman | Mark Rollins | 17 May 18 | 15,000 | 330.5 | 49,575 | 40,000 | 0.020 |
U and I | Marcus Shepherd (fd) | 21 May 18 | 16,102 | 235.8 | 37,969 | 184,447 | 0.147 |
U and I♥ | Matthew Weiner (ceo) | 21 May 18 | 17,315 | 235.8 | 40,829 | 401,893 | 0.321 |
U and I | Richard Upton | 21 May 18 | 16,751 | 235.8 | 39,499 | 3,068,777 | 2.453 |
VR Education | Mike Boyce | 21 May 18 | 499,942 | 16 | 79,991 | 499,942 | 0.259 |
Vodafone | David Nish | 17 May 18 | 12,881 | 194.08 | 24,999 | 87,018 | 0.000 |
Zotefoams* | Gary McGrath (fd) | 18 May 18 | 3,773 | 530 | 19,997 | 5,009 | 0.010 |
Zotefoams* | Stephen Good (ch) | 18 May 18 | 7,547 | 530 | 39,999 | 22,547 | 0.047 |
Sells | |||||||
Company | Director | Date | No of shares | Price (p) | Value (£) | Holding (shares) | Holding (%) |
Brooks Macdonald♥ | Andrew Shepherd | 21 May 18 | 1,000 | 1950 | 19,500 | 47,153 | 0.341 |
Close Brothers | Jonathan Howell (fd) | 23 May 18 | 92,487 | 1,570 | 1,452,046 | 108,090 | 0.071 |
Homeserve | Martin Bennett | 23 May 18 | 425,947 | 874.85 | 3,726,397 | 129,369 | 0.039 |
Petards♥ | Paul Negus | 18 May 18 | 50,000 | 26 | 13,000 | 650,000 | 1.151 |
Petards♥ | Paul Negus | 22 May 18 | 25,000 | 25 | 6,250 | 625,000 | 1.107 |
* placing/tender/open offer ♥ spouse/connected party |