Director dealings: Intertek CEO ups stake

Intertek Group revealed on Tuesday that chief executive André Lacroix had acquired 10,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed assurance firm.

Lacroix, who took over as CEO back in May 2015, purchased the shares on Monday at an average price of 5,367.00p each, for a total value of £536,699.98.

Earlier in March, Intertek posted a drop in full-year profit and revenue but said its earnings performance was ahead of the expectations following a strong recovery in the second half.

Adjusted operating profit for 2020 fell 18.4% to £427.7m, with revenue down 8.2% at £2.7bn. Adjusted pre-tax profit declined 19% to £392.8m.

As of 1620 GMT, Intertek shares were up 2.06% at 5,452.00p.

Top Director Buys

Intertek Group (ITRK)
Director name: Lacroix,Andre
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 5,367.00p
Value: £536,699.98

Udg Healthcare Public Limited Company (cdi) (UDG)
Director name: Cooke,Shane
Amount purchased: 12,500 @ 762.00p
Value: £95,250.00

Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust (DNE)
Director name: Finlayson,Brian
Amount purchased: 26,000 @ 335.80p
Value: £87,308.00

Ferro-alloy Resources Limited Npv (FAR)
Director name: Thomas,Christopher
Amount purchased: 450,000 @ 14.48p
Value: £65,160.00

Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust (DNE)
Director name: Budge,Duncan W A
Amount purchased: 18,034 @ 342.00p
Value: £61,676.28

Sunrise Resources (SRES)
Director name: Swan,David
Amount purchased: 22,400,000 @ 0.21p
Value: £47,040.00

Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust (DNE)
Director name: Budge,Duncan W A
Amount purchased: 13,234 @ 342.00p
Value: £45,260.28

Ferro-alloy Resources Limited Npv (FAR)
Director name: Thomas,Christopher
Amount purchased: 270,000 @ 15.12p
Value: £40,815.09

Town Centre Securities (TOWN)
Director name: Ziff,Michael
Amount purchased: 24,200 @ 132.20p
Value: £31,992.40

St James's Place (STJ)
Director name: Griffin,Emma
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 1,240.47p
Value: £24,809.32

Triad Group (TRD)
Director name: Fulton,A M
Amount purchased: 13,690 @ 140.00p
Value: £19,166.00

Triad Group (TRD)
Director name: Fulton,A M
Amount purchased: 13,690 @ 140.00p
Value: £19,166.00

Opg Power Ventures (OPG)
Director name: Gupta,Arvind
Amount purchased: 90,000 @ 18.01p
Value: £16,209.00

Ferro-alloy Resources Limited Npv (FAR)
Director name: Thomas,Christopher
Amount purchased: 125,000 @ 12.80p
Value: £16,000.00

Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust (DNE)
Director name: Lane,Angela
Amount purchased: 4,386 @ 340.00p
Value: £14,912.40

Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust (DNE)
Director name: Finlayson,Brian
Amount purchased: 4,200 @ 340.40p
Value: £14,296.80

Ferro-alloy Resources Limited Npv (FAR)
Director name: Thomas,Christopher
Amount purchased: 120,000 @ 11.21p
Value: £13,452.96

Triad Group (TRD)
Director name: Fulton,A M
Amount purchased: 8,150 @ 145.00p
Value: £11,817.50

Triad Group (TRD)
Director name: Fulton,A M
Amount purchased: 8,150 @ 145.00p
Value: £11,817.50

Mountview Estates (MTVW)
Director name: Jarvis,Mhairi
Amount purchased: 100 @ 11,600.00p
Value: £11,600.00

Spectris (SXS)
Director name: Turner,Cathy
Amount purchased: 318 @ 3,142.75p
Value: £9,993.94

Sthree (STEM)
Director name: Smith,Alex
Amount purchased: 54 @ 345.10p
Value: £186.35

Cranswick (CWK)
Director name: Bottomley,Mark
Amount purchased: 5 @ 3,421.33p
Value: £171.07

Emis Group (EMIS)
Director name: Southby,Peter
Amount purchased: 14 @ 1,120.00p
Value: £156.80

Anglo American (AAL)
Director name: Cutifani,Mark
Amount purchased: 5 @ 3,031.00p
Value: £151.55

Anglo American (AAL)
Director name: O'Neill ,Tony
Amount purchased: 5 @ 3,031.00p
Value: £151.55

Top Director Sells

Atalaya Mining (ATYM)
Director name: Liu,Hui ("Harry")
Amount sold: 17,270 @ 19,130.00p
Value: £3,303,751.05

Atalaya Mining (ATYM)
Director name: Liu,Hui ("Harry")
Amount sold: 10,010 @ 20,000.00p
Value: £2,002,000.00

Atalaya Mining (ATYM)
Director name: Liu,Hui ("Harry")
Amount sold: 4,992 @ 26,300.00p
Value: £1,312,896.00

Atalaya Mining (ATYM)
Director name: Liu,Hui ("Harry")
Amount sold: 4,400 @ 27,200.00p
Value: £1,196,800.00

Atalaya Mining (ATYM)
Director name: Liu,Hui ("Harry")
Amount sold: 5,000 @ 21,000.00p
Value: £1,050,000.00

Atalaya Mining (ATYM)
Director name: Liu,Hui ("Harry")
Amount sold: 2,500 @ 23,680.00p
Value: £592,000.01

Atalaya Mining (ATYM)
Director name: Liu,Hui ("Harry")
Amount sold: 420 @ 27,200.00p
Value: £114,240.00

Opg Power Ventures (OPG)
Director name: Gupta,Arvind
Amount sold: 300,000 @ 17.00p
Value: £51,000.00

Sunrise Resources (SRES)
Director name: Swan,David
Amount sold: 22,400,000 @ 0.21p
Value: £47,040.00

Town Centre Securities (TOWN)
Director name: Ziff,Michael
Amount sold: 24,200 @ 132.00p
Value: £31,944.00

Atalaya Mining (ATYM)
Director name: Liu,Hui ("Harry")
Amount sold: 36 @ 23,400.00p
Value: £8,424.00