Director dealings: UDG director ups stake
UDG Healthcare non-executive director Myles Lee has purchased 6,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250 constituent.
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Lee, the former CRH chief executive who joined UDG back in February 2017, acquired the shares at an average price of 590p, for a total value of £35,400.
On Tuesday, UDG Healthcare posted a jump in full-year profit on Tuesday as its two global platforms, Ashfield and Sharp, continued to drive earnings.
In the year to 30 September, adjusted pre-tax profit rose 17% to $138.8m on revenue of $1.32bn, up 8% on the previous year. Diluted earnings per share were up 24% to $45.94 and the dividend per share was lifted by 20% to 16 cents.
Net debt edged up to $60.8m in the year from $53.3m in 2017.
As of 1640 GMT, UDG shares had risen 4.11% to 620.50p.
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