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Director dealings: Foresight Solar Fund chairman designate snaps up shares

Fri 13 Jun 2025 14:56

(Sharecast News) - Foresight Solar Fund revealed on Friday that chairman-designate Tony Roper had acquired 40,000 ordinary shares in the London-listed investment trust. Roper, who was tapped for chairman-designate in February, purchased the shares on Thursday at an average price of 80.75p each, for a total value of £32,300.

Following the transaction, Roper now has an interest in 55,000 ordinary Foresight shares and indirectly has an interest in a further 34,725 ordinary shares, representing approximately 0.0147% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1530 BST, Foresight shares were down 0.014% at 80.89p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Indivior (INDV) Director name: Thompson,Juliet Amount purchased: 3,850 @ 1,388.00p Value: £53,438.00

Foresight Solar Fund Limited (FSFL) Director name: Roper,Tony Amount purchased: 40,000 @ 80.75p Value: £32,300.00

Indivior (INDV) Director name: Thompson,Juliet Amount purchased: 1,925 @ 1,388.00p Value: £26,719.00

Ixico (IXI) Director name: Nash,Grant Amount purchased: 45,263 @ 13.04p Value: £5,902.30

Tern (TERN) Director name: Ritchie,Ian Amount purchased: 227,688 @ 1.54p Value: £3,501.84

Top Director Sells

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (singapore Reg) (JAR) Director name: Keswick,Benjamin William Amount sold: 358,909 @ 4,457.95p Value: £19,403,179.57

City Of London Investment Group (CLIG) Director name: Griffith,Thomas W Amount sold: 400,000 @ 341.21p Value: £1,364,824.01

Glanbia (cdi) (GLB) Director name: Garvey,Mark Amount sold: 36,675 @ 12.71 Value: 466,139.25

Ixico (IXI) Director name: Nash,Grant Amount sold: 45,263 @ 13.00p Value: £5,884.19

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