LONDON (ShareCast) - Robert Ware, chief executive at the Conygar Investment Company, lifted his stake in the property investor past 7% today with the purchase of 250,000 shares.

He bought the shares at 150p a time, paying a total of £375,000 and now has just under 3m shares in the company, about 7.14%.

His colleague, chairman Nigel Hamway, also bought in, taking 40,000 shares at the same price, lifting his holding to 207,000 shares.

Conygar, which last year entered into a joint venture with Stena Line Ports to develop the waterfront at Holyhead Wales, said earlier this month that it was well equipped to weather the impact of the recent financial and economic problems “and even collect the odd bargain en route.”

Top Director Buys

The Conygar Investment Company (CIC)
Director name: Mr Robert T E Ware
Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 150.00p
Value: £375,000

Thirdforce (THF)
Director name: Mr Pat McDonagh
Amount purchased: 2,000,000 @ 12.50p
Value: £250,000

Raymarine (RAY)
Director name: Mr Malcolm Miller
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 147.30p
Value: £147,300

Greencore Group (GNC)
Director name: Mr Gerald M N Corbett
Amount purchased: 58,800 @ € 2.14
Value: € 125,597

Beazley Group (BEZ)
Director name: Mr Neil Maidment
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 110.50p
Value: £110,500

Candover Investments (CDI)
Director name: Mr Nicholas Jones
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 1,970.00p
Value: £98,500

The Conygar Investment Company (CIC)
Director name: Mr Nigel J Hamway
Amount purchased: 40,000 @ 150.00p
Value: £60,000

Mondi (MNDI)
Director name: Mr David A Hathorn
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 299.60p
Value: £59,920

Banco Santander Central Hispano (BNC)
Director name: Ms Isabel Tocino Biscarolasaga
Amount purchased: 4,500 @ 935.87p
Value: £42,114

Brit Insurance Holding (BRE)
Director name: Mr John Barton
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 189.00p
Value: £37,800


Top Director Sells

Biocompatibles International (BII)
Director name: Mr Crispin Simon
Amount sold: 261,741 @ 155.00p
Value: £405,699

Johnson Matthey (JMAT)
Director name: Mr Neil A P Carson
Amount sold: 9,313 @ 1,830.00p
Value: £170,428

HGCapital Trust (HGT)
Director name: Mr Timothy J Amies
Amount sold: 15,000 @ 878.00p
Value: £131,700

Lavendon Group (LVD)
Director name: Mr Kevin Appleton
Amount sold: 40,996 @ 230.00p
Value: £94,291

Lavendon Group (LVD)
Director name: Mr Alan Merrell
Amount sold: 25,733 @ 230.00p
Value: £59,186

Atkins (WS) (ATK)
Director name: Mr Keith Clarke
Amount sold: 3,516 @ 1,055.30p
Value: £37,104

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