The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Wednesday and Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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Unilever PLC - London-based consumer products - Sanjiv Mehta, president of Unilever South Asia and member of Unilever leadership executive, sells 7,976 shares at £42.78, worth £341,227, on Monday. Mehta had sold 33,999 shares on Friday last week.
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NatWest Group PLC - Edinburgh-based bank - Robert Begbie, chief executive officer of NatWest Markets, sells 100,000 shares at £2.70, worth £270,270. John-Paul Thwaite, CEO of Commercial & Institutional for the ring-fenced bank, sells 80,000 shares at £2.71, worth £216,400. Both sales are on Wednesday.
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Frasers Group PLC - Shirebrook, England-based owner of House of Fraser, Sports Direct and Flannels retail chains - Put options sold by Founder Mike Ashley over 150,000 shares that were set to expire in September are exercised at £9.00 per share, worth £1.4 million. Ashley settles the exercise through the purchase of a spread bet equivalent to 150,000 shares at £9.01, also worth £1.4 million. Ashley also buys a spread bet equivalent to 100,000 shares at £7.06, worth £705,500. His investment vehicle MASH Holdings Ltd sells a put option over 800,000 shares, expiring in September, at £8.00, worth £6.4 million. All four transactions are on Wednesday. Ashley on Tuesday had settled an exercise for 250,000 shares with a spread bet for the same number and also had bought a spread bet over 100,000 shares. Ashley has a 71% voting interest in Frasers.
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British Land Co PLC - London-based commercial property development and investment - CEO Simon Carter buys 42,592 shares at average 356.86p, worth £151,994, on Wednesday.
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Hays PLC - London-based staff recruitment - Chief Customer Officer Steve Weston sells 111,293 shares at £1.12, worth £125,006, on Wednesday.
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Duke Royalty Ltd - Europe and North America-focused royalty financing - Chief Investment Officer Charles Cannon Brookes buys 382,470 shares at 30.14p, worth £115,276, on Wednesday. Now has 8.6 million shares, a 2.1% stake.
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