LONDON (ShareCast) - Homebuilder Persimmon’s non executive director R C Neil Davidson has ramped up his stake in the group, acquiring 35,500 shares.

Davidson paid 1394p per share at a cost of just under £500,000, taking his stake to 38,350 shares.

The group recently said it was continuing to trade in line with expectations but warned that the market remained competitive, adding that it continues to use selective incentives to lure new customers.

Elsewhere Rose Foster, chief executive of fashion retailer Monsoon, has sold her entire stake in the company.

Foster sold a total of 97,000 shares in Monsoon, at prices between 388p and 391p per share, for a total sum of £379,000.

The group had been in takeover talks with its chairman Peter Simon, who already owns around 75% of the company, however the talks ended in March this year.

Top Director Buys

Persimmon (PSN)
Director name: Mr R C Neil Davidson
Amount purchased: 35,500 @ 1,394.00p
Value: £494,870

A&D Pharma (ADPH)
Director name: Mr David Ebsworth
Amount purchased: 3,000 @ € 12.50
Value: € 37,500

DIC Entertainment (DEKE)
Director name: Mr Andrew Heyward
Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 170.00p
Value: £25,500

Fulcrum (FUL)
Director name: Mr Geoffrey Smith
Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 3.70p
Value: £18,500

Integrated Asset Management (IAM)
Director name: Mr Norman Epstein
Amount purchased: 11,000 @ 142.00p
Value: £15,620

Water Hall Group (WTH)
Director name: Mr Raschid Michael Abdullah
Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 5.00p
Value: £12,500

Water Hall Group (WTH)
Director name: Mr Raschid Michael Abdullah
Amount purchased: 225,000 @ 5.00p
Value: £11,250


Top Director Sells

ABB LD CHF2.50(Regd) (ANN)
Director name: Mr Jurgen Dormann
Amount sold: 100,000 @ 832.70p
Value: £832,700

Tate & Lyle (TATE)
Director name: Mr Stanley Musesengwa
Amount sold: 94,125 @ 800.00p
Value: £753,000

Close Brothers (CBG)
Director name: Mr Mike Barley
Amount sold: 37,500 @ 1,015.00p
Value: £380,625

Monsoon (MSN)
Director name: Mr Rose Foster
Amount sold: 89,479 @ 391.00p
Value: £349,863

PartyGaming (PRTY)
Director name: Mr Lars Berg
Amount sold: 184,293 @ 28.80p
Value: £53,076

Global Petroleum (GBP)
Director name: Mr Peter F Dighton
Amount sold: 50,000 @ 32.50p
Value: £16,250

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