Director Dealings - News

LONDON (ShareCast) - Pawnbroker Albermarle & Bond has made hay in the current tough climate. At the end of last May, A&B indicated profits this year would be significantly higher than expected.

The core pawnbroker business has been boosted by the higher price of gold, which has enhanced the yield on unredeemed loans, A&B said.

Taking advantage of the spike in the share price following that update, finance director David Pattinson has sold 150,000 shares at 207.6p, while founder and current non-executive Philip Murphy disposed of 50,000 at the same price.

Both directors exercised options last month. Pattinson took up two chunks of options on 50,000 and 100,000 shares at respective exercise prices of 74.5p and 93.5p, while Murphy exercised options over 100,000 shares at 74.5p.

Top Director Buys

Cobham (COB) Director name: Mr Warren G Tucker Amount purchased: 62,340 @ 179.90p Value: £112,150

CLS Holdings (LSE: CLI.L - news) (CLI) Director name: Mr Sten A Mortstedt Amount purchased: 10,474 @ 300.00p Value: £31,422

FFastFill (LSE: FFA.L - news) (FFA) Director name: Mr Nigel R Hartnell Amount purchased: 545,500 @ 5.50p Value: £30,002

FFastFill (FFA) Director name: Mr Keith Todd Amount purchased: 182,000 @ 5.50p Value: £10,010

Top Director Sells

SABMiller (SAB (LSE: SAB.L - news) ) Director name: Mr Graham Mackay Amount sold: 25,462 @ 1,257.00p Value: £320,057

Albemarle & Bond (ABM) Director name: Mr David P Pattinson Amount sold: 150,000 @ 207.60p Value: £311,400

SABMiller (SAB) Director name: Mr M I Wyman Amount sold: 15,499 @ 1,257.00p Value: £194,822

SABMiller (SAB) Director name: Mr Graham Mackay Amount sold: 14,268 @ 1,252.00p Value: £178,635

Invensys (LSE: ISYS.L - news) (ISYS) Director name: Mr Ulf Henriksson Amount sold: 49,599 @ 231.40p Value: £114,772

Cobham (COB) Director name: Mr Warren G Tucker Amount sold: 62,159 @ 179.20p Value: £111,389

Albemarle & Bond (ABM) Director name: Mr Philip Patrick Murphy Amount sold: 50,000 @ 207.60p Value: £103,800

SABMiller (SAB) Director name: Mr M I Wyman Amount sold: 6,547 @ 1,252.00p Value: £81,968

SABMiller (SAB) Director name: Mr John Davidson Amount sold: 4,982 @ 1,257.00p Value: £62,624