Directors deals: Barratt Developments COO sells shares near record highs

Barratt Developments's chief operating officer and "persons closely associated" with him sold a large batch of shares in the homebuilder roughly a fortnight after they broke out into record territory.

  • Barratt Developments
  • 13 February 2020 19:15:36

Source: Sharecast

On 12 February, Steven Boyes sold 116,090 shares and Andrea Boyes sold 288,910 shares, both at 842.0p apiece.

That same day, Steven and Andrea Boyes, together with Paul Shaw, in their capacity as trustees of the SJ Boyes Discretionary Settlement 2016, sold another 15,000 shares at that same price.

The same three sold a further 15,000 shares, also on the same day and at the same price, but this time in their capacity as trustees of the A Boyes Discretionary Settlement 2016.

All told, 435,000 shares were sold for a total transaction amount of £3,664,222.53.

Following the sales, Steven Boyes was left holding 457,890 shares in the outfit.

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Investment Company (INV)
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Amount purchased: 13,023 @ 345.54p
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Royal Mail (RMG)
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Amount purchased: 8,200 @ 266.00p
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Director name: Meier,Patrick
Amount purchased: 6,310 @ 154.48p
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Standard Life Private Equity Trust (SLPE)
Director name: McComb,Christina
Amount purchased: 2,015 @ 397.00p
Value: £7,999.55

Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust (MNP)
Director name: Watson,Gillian
Amount purchased: 2,715 @ 292.00p
Value: £7,927.80

Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust (MNP)
Director name: Watson,Gillian
Amount purchased: 614 @ 320.50p
Value: £1,967.87

Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income Trust Red (JEFI)
Director name: Moakes,Nicholas
Amount purchased: 1,459 @ 108.99p
Value: £1,590.16

United Utilities Group (UU.)
Director name: Houlden,Russ
Amount purchased: 18 @ 1,011.75p
Value: £182.12

United Utilities Group (UU.)
Director name: Mogford,Steven L
Amount purchased: 18 @ 1,011.75p
Value: £182.12

Nucleus Financial Group (NUC)
Director name: Ferguson,David Ritchie
Amount purchased: 84 @ 179.00p
Value: £150.36

Go-ahead Group (GOG)
Director name: Ferguson,Carolyn
Amount purchased: 7 @ 2,129.40p
Value: £149.06

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Director name: Brown,David
Amount purchased: 7 @ 2,129.40p
Value: £149.06

Top Director Sells

Barratt Developments (BDEV)
Director name: Boyes,Steven J
Amount sold: 435,000 @ 842.35p
Value: £3,664,222.53

Billington Holdings (BILN)
Director name: Gordon,John
Amount sold: 200,000 @ 410.00p
Value: £819,999.98

Billington Holdings (BILN)
Director name: Ospelt ,Alexander
Amount sold: 200,000 @ 410.00p
Value: £819,999.98

Sophos Group (SOPH)
Director name: Hagerman,Kris
Amount sold: 48,745 @ 569.40p
Value: £277,554.02

Crest Nicholson Holdings (CRST)
Director name: Walle,Leslie Van de
Amount sold: 16,000 @ 497.18p
Value: £79,549.12

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