Director dealings: Steppe Cement CEO raises stake

Steppe Cement revealed on Tuesday that chief executive Javier del Ser Perez had acquired 300,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed cement production and sale business.

Del Ser Perez, who took over as CEO in 1998, purchased the shares on Monday at an average price of 13.81p each, for a total value of £41,437.50.

Following the transaction, del Ser Perez holds a beneficial interest in 19.5m ordinary Steppe Cement shares, representing approximately 8.91% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1625 BST, Steppe Cement shares were up 7.59% at 15.50p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

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Director name: del Ser Perez,Javier
Amount purchased: 300,000 @ 13.81p
Value: £41,437.50

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Director name: Sleath,David J R
Amount purchased: 3,255 @ 733.47p
Value: £23,874.56

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Value: £5,802,737.74

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Value: £1,451,115.57

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