Director dealings: Close Brothers finance director sells shares

Close Brothers Group revealed on Tuesday that group finance director Mike Morgan had sold 10,536 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed merchant banking group.

Morgan, who exercised options over 22,383 shares last week, disposed of the shares on Friday at an average price of 1,022.0p each, for a total value of £107,677.92.

In late September, Close Brothers said that the firm had delivered a "resilient performance" in the year ended 31 July but acknowledged that its outlook was "still uncertain".

Close Brothers, which opted not to pay an interim dividend this year, also declared a full-year dividend of 40.0p - down slightly from the 44.0p payment made to investors last year.

As of 1630 BST, Close Brothers shares were up 0.85% at 1,064.0p.

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British Land Company (BLND)
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Top Director Sells

Close Brothers Group (CBG)
Director name: Morgan,Mike
Amount sold: 10,536 @ 1,022.00p
Value: £107,677.92

Clarkson (CKN)
Director name: Backhouse,Peter
Amount sold: 1,000 @ 2,313.20p
Value: £23,132.00

Clarkson (CKN)
Director name: Backhouse,Peter
Amount sold: 500 @ 2,350.00p
Value: £11,750.00