LONDON (ShareCast) - Lookers non-executive Tony Brammall has lifted his stake in the company past 21% with the purchase of £410,000 worth of shares.

He took 500,000 shares at 68p each and 100,000 shares at 70p each, meaning he now has more than 38m shares in the company.

Bramall, an industry veteran, joined Lookers' board in June 2006 after buying a 24.4% stake from GE Capital, which he used to block a bid for Lookers from Pendragon. In March 2007, he reduced that stake to 18.8% with the sale of 10m shares at 208p.

However, he has been building up his stake this year, adding about 2.35m shares even as the shares continued to slide as the market for both new and used cars became more challenging.

Earlier this month he bought 250,000 shares at 68p a time and 150,000 shares at 70p each.


Top Director Buys

Banco Santander Central Hispano (BNC)
Director name: Mr Abel Matutes Juan
Amount purchased: 400,000 @ 931.92p
Value: £3,727,680

Berkeley Group Holdings Units (BKG)
Director name: Mr Anthony W Pidgley
Amount purchased: 65,182 @ 678.90p
Value: £442,521

Claimar Care (CCGP)
Director name: Mr Mark Hales
Amount purchased: 2,950,000 @ 14.00p
Value: £413,000

Lookers (LOOK)
Director name: Mr D C A Bramall
Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 68.00p
Value: £340,000

Berkeley Group Holdings Units (BKG)
Director name: Mr Anthony (Tony) Carey
Amount purchased: 35,198 @ 678.90p
Value: £238,959

Derwent London (DLN)
Director name: Mr Simon P Silver
Amount purchased: 21,750 @ 1,047.00p
Value: £227,722

Berkeley Group Holdings Units (BKG)
Director name: Mr Robert C G Perrins
Amount purchased: 30,418 @ 678.90p
Value: £206,508

Berkeley Group Holdings Units (BKG)
Director name: Mr Gregory J Fry
Amount purchased: 25,203 @ 678.90p
Value: £171,103

Colliers CRE (COL)
Director name: Sir Sir John Ritblat
Amount purchased: 300,000 @ 46.00p
Value: £138,000

Dolphin Capital Investors (DCI)
Director name: Mr Miltos Kambourides
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 102.00p
Value: £102,000


Top Director Sells

Talvivaara Mining Company (TALV)
Director name: Mr Pekka Pera
Amount sold: 2,000,000 @ 382.00p
Value: £7,640,000

Mothercare (MTC)
Director name: Mr Ben Gordon
Amount sold: 89,633 @ 379.00p
Value: £339,709

Talvivaara Mining Company (TALV)
Director name: Mr Saila Miettinen-Lahde
Amount sold: 80,000 @ 377.00p
Value: £301,600

Mapeley (MAY)
Director name: Mr Jamie Hopkins
Amount sold: 12,700 @ 1,315.50p
Value: £167,068

Talvivaara Mining Company (TALV)
Director name: Mr Saila Miettinen-Lahde
Amount sold: 20,000 @ 375.00p
Value: £75,000

Mapeley (MAY)
Director name: Mr Paul Collins
Amount sold: 4,753 @ 1,315.50p
Value: £62,526

Mothercare (MTC)
Director name: Mr Clive Revett
Amount sold: 7,368 @ 379.00p
Value: £27,925

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