LONDON (ShareCast) - Non-executive chairman of Eatonfield Group Leslie Young has splashed out more than £200,000 on shares in the AIM listed property developer, it emerged today.

Shares in the firm, which has already rallied more than 30% since the middle of March, added ground on news of the 110,000 share buy at 186p each.

In addition, Young’s wife added to her stake, snapping up 30,000 shares at the same price, taking the pair’s beneficial interest to 210,000 shares, or 0.91% of the company.

Finance boss Terry Carroll and his spouse joined in the fun, paying 188p each for 5,000 shares.

The move follows today’s announcement that the company has sold the Bookham Technology site in Paignton for £10.1m, together with an overage depending on the way the site is developed and/or realised in future.

“The capital released from Paignton will be reapplied in opportunities we already have in hand,” said Young.

Top Director Buys

Eatonfield Group (EFD)
Director name: Sir Leslie Young
Amount purchased: 110,000 @ 186.00p
Value: £204,600

Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE)
Director name: Sir Sir Robert Smith
Amount purchased: 6,800 @ 1,525.00p
Value: £103,700

Tate & Lyle (TATE)
Director name: Sir David J Lees
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 590.00p
Value: £59,000

Eatonfield Group (EFD)
Director name: Sir Leslie Young
Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 186.00p
Value: £55,800

HSBC Holdings (HSBA)
Director name: Sir Sir Brian Moffat
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 933.45p
Value: £46,672

Tate & Lyle (TATE)
Director name: Mr Richard Delbridge
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 589.25p
Value: £29,462

Vernalis (VER)
Director name: Dr George M Kennedy
Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 61.75p
Value: £18,525

Property Recycling Group (PROP)
Director name: Mr David Weir
Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 57.00p
Value: £17,100

Abacus Group (ABU)
Director name: Mr Robert E (Bob) Lambourne
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 114.75p
Value: £11,475

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Amlin (AML)
Director name: Mr Brian D Carpenter
Amount sold: 283,453 @ 307.76p
Value: £872,355

Amlin (AML)
Director name: Mr Brian D Carpenter
Amount sold: 200,000 @ 306.97p
Value: £613,940

Shanks Group (SKS)
Director name: Mr Michael C E Averill
Amount sold: 150,000 @ 271.27p
Value: £406,905

Shanks Group (SKS)
Director name: Mr Fraser Welham
Amount sold: 40,000 @ 271.27p
Value: £108,508

Rotork (ROR)
Director name: Mr R E Slater
Amount sold: 8,250 @ 934.00p
Value: £77,055

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