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Director dealings: Ascential CEO offloads shares
(Sharecast News) - Ascential revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Duncan Painter had disposed of 80,610 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed business-to-business media firm. Painter, who took over as CEO in 2011, sold the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 268.13p each, for a total value of £216,141.45.
Ascential said on Monday that it had agreed to sell its digital commerce business and its product design business, WGSN, for a combined £1.4bn. The digital commerce business will be sold to Omnicom for around £741.0m, while WGSN will be sold to Apax Partners for up to £700.0m.
As of 1600 GMT, Ascential shares were up 1.38% at 265.40p.
Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com
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Ceiba Investments Limited Npv (CBA) Director name: Kingsnorth,Colin Amount purchased: 1,400,000 @ 29.50p Value: �412,999.98
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Windar Photonics (WPHO) Director name: Hodges,Paul Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 48.50p Value: �24,250.00
Allianz Technology Trust (ATT) Director name: Scholefield,Tim Amount purchased: 4,250 @ 246.23p Value: �10,464.95
Hydrogen Utopia International (HUI) Director name: Mann ,Simon Francis Amount purchased: 142,000 @ 6.98p Value: �9,904.50
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(ART) Director name: Hewitt,Gavin Wallace Amount purchased: 7,685 @ 64.90p Value: �4,987.56
Hydrogen Utopia International (HUI) Director name: Formanko,Paul Amount purchased: 75,000 @ 6.45p Value: �4,836.75
Hydrogen Utopia International (HUI) Director name: Medlicott,Steve Amount purchased: 8,771 @ 6.50p Value: �570.11
Top Director Sells
Avation (AVAP) Director name: Chatfield,Robert Jeffries Amount sold: 300,000 @ 125.00p Value: �375,000.00
Ascential (ASCL) Director name: Painter,Duncan Amount sold: 80,610 @ 268.13p Value: �216,141.45
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