Skip Header
Important information: The value of investments can go down as well as up so you may get back less than you invest. Investors should note that the views expressed may no longer be current and may have already been acted upon. This is a third-party news feed and may not reflect Fidelity’s views.

Director dealings: Atalaya non-exec buys £0.15m worth of shares

(Sharecast News) - Shares in Atalaya Mining were in the red on Thursday afternoon, after it emerged that a non-executive director spent £0.15m on shares. The company said Jesus Fernandez bought 65,000 shares in an open market transaction on the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday.

Fernandez paid 226p for each share, valuing the purchase at £146,900.

Following the purchase, Atalaya said Fernandez had an interest in 65,000 of its shares in total, representing 0.046% of its current issued share capital.

Elsewhere, Lloyds Banking Group also disclosed a purchase made by a non-executive director, worth just over £65k.

The company said Scott Wheway bought 150,000 shares on the London Stock Exchange as well, also on Thursday.

Wheway paid 43.81p for each share, making the investment worth a total of £65,722.50.

Lloyds said the director purchased the shares into a self-invested personal pension, held in his name.

At 1500 BST, shares in Lloyds Banking Group were up 0.86% at 44.5p, while those in Atalaya Mining were down 1.36% at 221.45p.

Reporting by Josh White at Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Atalaya Mining (ATYM) Director name: Lopez,Jesus Fernandez Amount purchased: 65,000 @ 226.00p Value: £146,900.00

Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) Director name: Wheway,Scott Amount purchased: 150,000 @ 43.81p Value: £65,722.50

Premier Foods (PFD) Director name: Donnelly,Roisin Amount purchased: 45,651 @ 109.52p Value: £49,998.80

Sirius Real Estate Ltd. (SRE) Director name: Coombs,Andrew Amount purchased: 17,468 @ 86.00p Value: £15,021.61

Bytes Technology Group (BYIT) Director name: Vincent,Alison Amount purchased: 2,375 @ 420.88p Value: £9,995.81

Crimson Tide (TIDE) Director name: Knowles,Anthony Amount purchased: 391,725 @ 2.55p Value: £9,988.99

Top Director Sells

Nanoco Group (NANO) Director name: Turcan,Henry Amount sold: 334,557 @ 46.74p Value: £156,371.95

Nanoco Group (NANO) Director name: Turcan,Henry Amount sold: 276,506 @ 43.43p Value: £120,086.56

Nanoco Group (NANO) Director name: Turcan,Henry Amount sold: 282,350 @ 42.49p Value: £119,970.51

Share this article

Related Sharecast Articles

Director dealings: CVS Group's Scott Morrison snaps up shares
(Sharecast News) - CVS Group revealed on Thursday that group general counsel Scott Morrison had acquired 987 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed veterinary services business.
Director dealings: Convatec CEO snaps up shares
(Sharecast News) - Convatec revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Jonny Mason had acquired 50,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed medical products and technologies firm.
Director dealings: Experian director snaps up shares
(Sharecast News) - Experian revealed on Tuesday that non-executive director Eduardo Vassimon snapped up 5,650 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed data and technology firm.
Director dealings: 3i Group CEO invests, Shell boss makes EUR 1.49m sale
(Sharecast News) - Among the director dealings disclosed to the market in London on Friday, 3i Group chief executive Simon Borrows bought shares in the investment company, while Shell chief executive Wael Sawan sold shares in the energy major.

Important information: This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to one of Fidelity’s advisers or an authorised financial adviser of your choice. When you are thinking about investing in shares, it’s generally a good idea to consider holding them alongside other investments in a diversified portfolio of assets. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns.