Tristel directors snap up shares as dividend hiked

A number of Tristel’s directors have snapped up extra shares just days after the AIM-listed company said it is lifting its dividend.

Chairman Francisco Soler bought 61,200 shares over £60,000, while director Paul Barnes purchased 30,000 for just over £31,000.

It takes their total take to 25.3% and 1.7% respectively.

Meanwhile, chief executive Paul Swinney and finance director Liz Dixon bought 5,000 shares each.

The group, which produces infection control and hygiene products, hiked its interim dividend by 95% to 1.14p on Wednesday.

For the six months ended 31 December, pre-tax profit was up 36% from 2014 to £1.5m on revenue of £8m, up 8%.

Top Director Buys

Tristel (TSTL)
Director name: Soler,Francisco Angel
Amount purchased: 61,200 @ 98.90p
Value: £60,526.80

Minds + Machines Group Limited (di) (MMX)
Director name: Elliott,Guy
Amount purchased: 620,000 @ 9.00p
Value: £55,800.00

Tristel (TSTL)
Director name: Barnes,Paul Martin
Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 103.90p
Value: £31,170.00

Galliford Try (GFRD)
Director name: Macpherson,Ishbel Jean Stewart
Amount purchased: 2,125 @ 1,412.00p
Value: £30,005.00

Minds + Machines Group Limited (di) (MMX)
Director name: Salazar ,Michael
Amount purchased: 245,000 @ 9.00p
Value: £22,050.00

Ddd Group (DDD)
Director name: Arisawa,Sanji
Amount purchased: 400,000 @ 2.50p
Value: £10,000.00

Jpmorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust (JMG)
Director name: Kaletsky,Anatole
Amount purchased: 1,910 @ 521.00p
Value: £9,951.10

Volex (VLX)
Director name: Morris,Daren
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 41.90p
Value: £8,380.00

Tristel (TSTL)
Director name: Dixon ,Elizabeth
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 96.00p
Value: £4,800.00

Tristel (TSTL)
Director name: Swinney,Paul Christopher
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 94.00p
Value: £4,700.00

Witan Inv Trust (WTAN)
Director name: Claydon,Catherine
Amount purchased: 1 @ 712.35p
Value: £7.12

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