Director dealings: Ramsdens chairman lowers stake

Ramsdens revealed on Tuesday that chairman Andrew Meehan and his wife, Susan, had disposed of 125,000 ordinary shares in the London-listed jeweller and pawnbroker.

Meehan, who took over as chairman in September 2014, sold the shares on Friday at an average price of 216.80p each, for a total value of £271,000.

Following the transaction, Meehan holds a beneficial interest in 192,320 ordinary Ramsdens shares, representing approximately 0.60% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1630 BST, Ramsdens shares were down 0.95% at 208.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Agronomics Limited (ANIC)
Director name: Mellon,James (Jim)
Amount purchased: 2,000,000 @ 4.84p
Value: £96,875.00

Utilico Emerging Markets Ltd (di) (UEM)
Director name: Bridgeman,Mark
Amount purchased: 18,500 @ 216.02p
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Calnex Solutions (CLX)
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Emv Capital (EMVC)
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Amount purchased: 18,335 @ 54.54p
Value: £9,999.54

Norman Broadbent (NBB)
Director name: Kempster,Jon
Amount purchased: 131,578 @ 5.70p
Value: £7,499.95

Emv Capital (EMVC)
Director name: Hooper,Edward
Amount purchased: 9,900 @ 54.54p
Value: £5,399.26

Norman Broadbent (NBB)
Director name: Malik,Mehr
Amount purchased: 88,440 @ 5.64p
Value: £4,988.02

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Director name: Davidson,Kevin
Amount purchased: 87,817 @ 5.68p
Value: £4,988.01

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Director name: Hooper,Edward
Amount purchased: 3,100 @ 53.71p
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Top Director Sells

Ramsdens Holdings (RFX)
Director name: Meehan,Andrew David
Amount sold: 125,000 @ 216.80p
Value: £271,000.00

Judges Scientific (JDG)
Director name: Hambro,Alexander
Amount sold: 2,700 @ 9,790.00p
Value: £264,330.00

Gateley (holdings) (GTLY)
Director name: Waldie,Rod
Amount sold: 50,000 @ 138.00p
Value: £69,000.00

Gateley (holdings) (GTLY)
Director name: Smith,Neil Andrew
Amount sold: 41,263 @ 138.00p
Value: £56,942.94

Gateley (holdings) (GTLY)
Director name: Garrad,Victoria
Amount sold: 9,000 @ 138.00p
Value: £12,420.00

Gateley (holdings) (GTLY)
Director name: Smith,Neil Andrew
Amount sold: 8,737 @ 138.00p
Value: £12,057.06

Gateley (holdings) (GTLY)
Director name: Garrad,Victoria
Amount sold: 8,213 @ 138.00p
Value: £11,333.94