Director dealings: Big Yellow chairman's wife lowers stake

Big Yellow Group revealed on Thursday that chairman Nicholas Vetch's wife Catherine had disposed of 240,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed self-storage units provider.

Vetch's spouse sold the shares at an average price of 1,569.49p each, for a total value of £3.76m.

The sale, along with one undertaken on 31 August, was part of an effort to cover tax liabilities.

As of 1650 BST, Big Yellow shares were down 0.19% at 1,568.0p.

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Top Director Sells

Big Yellow Group (BYG)
Director name: Vetch,Nicholas
Amount sold: 240,000 @ 1,569.49p
Value: £3,766,775.89

Thruvision Group (THRU)
Director name: Black,Thomas (Tom) Joseph
Amount sold: 68,965 @ 24.40p
Value: £16,827.46