Date: Tuesday 19 Aug 2008
LONDON (ShareCast) - Directors at the Brazil-focused maritime services group Ocean Wilson have bought large stakes in the company, it has been announced today.
Jose Francisco Gouvea Viera spent more than £100,000 taking 13,300 shares at 790p each. He now has 42,900 shares in the company, or about 0.4%.
Alex Cooper took 3,400 shares at the same price and now has 42,900 shares.
Last week, the company, which operates ports, shipyards and dredging operations across Brazil, reported a sharp jump in revenue helped by the expansion of its vessel construction business.
Top Director Buys
Ocean Wilsons (OCN)
Director name: Mr Jose F G Vieira
Amount purchased: 13,300 @ 790.00p
Value: £105,070
Bank Of America (BAC)
Director name: Mr John T Collins
Amount purchased: 3,300 @ $30.37
Value: $100,221
Blue Planet Worldwide Financials Inv Trust (BPW)
Director name: Mr Kenneth Murray
Amount purchased: 35,000 @ 111.10p
Value: £38,885
Ocean Wilsons (OCN)
Director name: Mr C F A Cooper
Amount purchased: 3,400 @ 795.00p
Value: £27,030
Raymarine (RAY)
Director name: Mr Peter Ward
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 125.90p
Value: £25,180
Raymarine (RAY)
Director name: Mr Stephen Day
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 128.50p
Value: £12,850
Raymarine (RAY)
Director name: Mr James C Webster
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 126.00p
Value: £12,600
Hill and Smith (HILS)
Director name: Mr Clive Snowdon
Amount purchased: 3,424 @ 318.70p
Value: £10,912
