The latest numbers from automation software provider Blue Prism (PRSM) revealed deepening losses following further investment in sales and marketing. The group simultaneously announced a £100m share placing – its largest to date – in which chief executive Alastair Bathgate, finance director Ijoma Maluza and non-executive directors Chris Batterham, Charmaine Carmichael and Ken Lever all took part.
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Management has highlighted a number of areas where it plans to invest the money raised, including growing sales capabilities and investing in research and development projects. It has already earmarked 25 per cent of the funds to expand its sales reach and another quarter for marketing, product, customer service and infrastructure initiatives.
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| Company | Director | Date | No of shares | Price (p) | Value (£) | Holding (shares) | Holding (%) |
| Accrol | Daniel Wright (ch) | 11 Feb 19 | 150,000 | 20.5 | 30,750 | 2,370,308 | 1.214 |
| Baronsmead Second Venture Trust* | Anthony Townsend (ch) | 08 Feb 19 | 23,446 | 85.3 | 19,999 | 221,381 | 0.096 |
| Baronsmead Second Venture Trust* | Ian Orrock | 08 Feb 19 | 58,616 | 85.3 | 49,999 | 110,291 | 0.048 |
| Baronsmead Second Venture Trust* | John Davies | 08 Feb 19 | 23,446 | 85.3 | 19,999 | 157,206 | 0.068 |
| Baronsmead Second Venture Trust* | Malcolm Groat | 08 Feb 19 | 35,169 | 85.3 | 29,999 | 115,627 | 0.050 |
| Baronsmead Venture Trust* | Les Gabb | 08 Feb 19 | 23,752 | 84.2 | 19,999 | 59,619 | 0.029 |
| Baronsmead Venture Trust* | Peter Lawrence (ch) | 08 Feb 19 | 59,382 | 84.2 | 50,000 | 985,294 | 0.482 |
| Baronsmead Venture Trust* | Peter Lawrence (ch) | 08 Feb 19 | 59,382 | 84.2 | 50,000 | 1,044,676 | 0.511 |
| Baronsmead Venture Trust* | Susannah Nicklin | 08 Feb 19 | 5,938 | 84.2 | 5,000 | 5,938 | 0.003 |
| Blue Prism * | Alastair Bathgate (ceo) | 12 Feb 19 | 22,727 | 1,100 | 249,997 | 4,675,951 | 6.974 |
| Blue Prism * | Ijoma Maluza (cfo) | 12 Feb 19 | 454 | 1,100 | 4,994 | 1,088 | 0.002 |
| Blue Prism * | Kenneth Lever | 12 Feb 19 | 5,094 | 1,100 | 56,034 | 42,737 | 0.064 |
| Compass♥ | John Bason | 11 Feb 19 | 1,142 | 1,747.50 | 19,956 | 14,258 | 0.001 |
| Compass | John Bason | 08 Feb 19 | 1,140 | 1,750 | 19,950 | 13,116 | 0.001 |
| Coro Energy | James Parsons (ch) | 11 Feb 19 | 599,802 | 2.5 | 14,995 | 1,183,952 | 0.165 |
| Coro Energy | James Menzies (ceo) | 11 Feb 19 | 1,137,817 | 2.5 | 28,445 | 2,850,393 | 0.397 |
| Coro Energy | James Parsons (ch) | 11 Feb 19 | 545,274 | 2.75 | 14,995 | 1,729,226 | 0.241 |
| Cranswick | Tim Smith | 12 Feb 19 | 1,500 | 2,585 | 38,775 | 1,500 | 0.003 |
| eve Sleep* | James Sturrock (ceo) | 12 Feb 19 | 200,000 | 10 | 20,000 | 252,750 | 0.097 |
| eve Sleep* | Paul Pindar (ch) | 12 Feb 19 | 9,000,000 | 10 | 900,000 | 15,527,126 | 5.971 |
| eve Sleep*♥ | Paul Pindar (ch) | 12 Feb 19 | 1,000,000 | 10 | 100,000 | 16,527,126 | 6.355 |
| Fevertree Drinks | Domenic De Lorenzo | 12 Feb 19 | 3,500 | 2,734 | 95,690 | 3,500 | 0.003 |
| GB Group* | Christopher Clark (ceo) | 12 Feb 19 | 39,024 | 410 | 159,998 | 39,024 | 0.025 |
| GB Group* | David Rasche (ch) | 12 Feb 19 | 48,780 | 410 | 199,998 | 903,525 | 0.589 |
| GB Group* | David Wilson (fd) | 12 Feb 19 | 37,972 | 410 | 155,685 | 284,337 | 0.185 |
| GB Group* | Nicholas Brown (md) | 12 Feb 19 | 37,971 | 410 | 155,681 | 915,556 | 0.597 |
| GB Group* | Charmaine Eggberry | 12 Feb 19 | 9,756 | 410 | 40,000 | 27,937 | 0.018 |
| GB Group* | Elizabeth Catchpole | 12 Feb 19 | 12,195 | 410 | 50,000 | 12,195 | 0.008 |
| Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income Trust | Nicholas Moakes | 12 Feb 19 | 1,060 | 100.75 | 1,068 | 55,679 | 0.059 |
| Mayan Energy* | Charles Wood (ceo) | 13 Feb 19 | 16,666,666 | 0.12 | 20,000 | 19,290,367 | 0.841 |
| Mayan Energy* | Paolo Amoruso (ch) | 13 Feb 19 | 41,666,666 | 0.12 | 50,000 | 41,666,666 | 1.816 |
| Next | Amanda James (fd) | 08 Feb 19 | 1,013 | 4,895 | 49,586 | 19,785 | 0.014 |
| Oxford BioDynamics | Stephen Diggle | 13 Feb 19 | 17,000 | 168.5 | 28,645 | 11,608,883 | 12.549 |
| Scientific Digital Imaging | Ken Ford (ch) | 13 Feb 19 | 100,000 | 36.4 | 36,400 | 1,450,000 | 1.618 |
| Scientific Digital Imaging | David Tilston | 13 Feb 19 | 10,000 | 37 | 3,700 | 90,000 | 0.100 |
| Walker Crips♥ | Lim Hua Min | 12 Feb 19 | 126,014 | 35 | 44,105 | 10,629,836 | 24.966 |
| Zegona Communications* | Eamonn O'Hare (ch) | 11 Feb 19 | 666,666 | 105 | 699,999 | 2,032,185 | 0.916 |
| Zegona Communications*♥ | Mark Brangstrup Watts | 11 Feb 19 | 9,523,810 | 105 | 10,000,001 | 42,062,035 | 18.952 |
| Zegona Communications* | Robert Samuelson | 11 Feb 19 | 142,857 | 105 | 150,000 | 657,853 | 0.296 |
| Zegona Communications* | Murray Scott | 11 Feb 19 | 34,000 | 105 | 35,700 | 66,147 | 0.030 |
| Sells | |||||||
| Company | Director | Date | No of shares | Price (p) | Value (£) | Holding (shares) | Holding (%) |
| B.P. Marsh & Partners | Campbell Scoones | 07 Feb 19 | 5,000 | 282 | 14,100 | 43,798 | 0.117 |
| B.P. Marsh & Partners | Campbell Scoones | 07 Feb 19 | 1,000 | 286 | 2,860 | 48,798 | 0.130 |
| Gordon Dadds* | Simon Howard | 12 Feb 19 | 80,000 | 140 | 112,000 | 63,932 | 0.173 |
| Personal Assets Trust | Frank Rushbrook | 08 Feb 19 | 114 | 39,700 | 45,258 | 15,219 | 0.647 |
| Scapa | Heejae Chae (ceo) | 12 Feb 19 | 200,000 | 333 | 666,000 | 855,215 | 0.553 |
* placing/tender/open offer ♥ spouse/connected party | |||||||
