Director dealings: Rentokil Initial director makes share purchase.


Rentokil Initial revealed on Friday that non-executive director Brian Baldwin had acquired 7.5m ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed pest control business.

Source: Sharecast

Baldwin, who was appointed to the board of Rentokil in September, purchased the shares on Wednesday via his interest in Trian Fund Management at an average price of 413.41p each, for a total value of £31.0m.

As of 1620 GMT, Rentokil shares were up 3.66% at 413.50p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Rentokil Initial (RTO)
Director name: Baldwin ,Brian
Amount purchased: 7,500,000 @ 413.41p
Value: £31,006,028.65

Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (di) (OCI)
Director name: Dubens,Peter
Amount purchased: 76,923 @ 497.00p
Value: £382,307.29

Global Opportunities Trust (GOT)
Director name: Nairn,Sandy
Amount purchased: 55,000 @ 282.00p
Value: £155,100.00

Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (di) (OCI)
Director name: Till,David
Amount purchased: 23,077 @ 497.00p
Value: £114,692.69

Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (di) (OCI)
Director name: Dubens,Peter
Amount purchased: 7,692 @ 499.00p
Value: £38,383.08

Jpmorgan Global Markets Emerging Income Trust (JEMI)
Director name: Edwards,Mark
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 132.82p
Value: £13,282.00

Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (di) (OCI)
Director name: Till,David
Amount purchased: 2,308 @ 499.00p
Value: £11,516.92

Top Director Sells

Ab Dynamics (ABDP)
Director name: Routh,James
Amount sold: 24,170 @ 1,900.00p
Value: £459,230.00

Ab Dynamics (ABDP)
Director name: Matthews-DeMers,Sarah
Amount sold: 18,128 @ 1,900.00p
Value: £344,432.00

Britvic (BVIC)
Director name: Litherland,Simon
Amount sold: 18,862 @ 1,292.00p
Value: £243,697.04


ISIN: GB00B082RF11
Exchange: London Stock Exchange
Sell:
358.70 p
Buy:
362.10 p
Change: 12.50 ( 3.60 %)
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