- Hays
- 20 June 2025 13:42:41
Source: Sharecast
Michael Findlay, non-executive chair of the FTSE 250 recruitment firm, bought 34,382 shares at a price of 57.88p each on 19 June.
The purchase came on the same day Hays issued a profit warning that sent its shares tumbling.
Hays cited a broad-based slowdown in permanent hiring and lowered its full-year profit forecast to around £45m, significantly below analyst expectations.
The trading update flagged declines in key markets including the UK, Germany and Australia, with weak client and candidate confidence weighing on activity.
Elsewhere, Rob Shepherd - chief financial officer of RC Fornax - acquired 93,000 shares in the AIM-quoted defence engineering firm across two tranches.
On 18 June, Shepherd purchased 68,000 shares at 27.5p each, followed by a further 25,000 shares at 25p on 19 June, for an average price of 26.8p.
The transaction increased his stake to approximately 0.16% of the company's total voting rights.
By 1321 BST, shares in Hays were up 2.13% at 64.65p, while those in RC Fornax were ahead 8.74% at 28p.
Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.