Director dealings: Next director lowers stake

Salway, who was appointed to the board of Next back in 2010, sold the shares at an average price of 8,050.0p each, for a total value of £363,860.

Earlier in January, Next reported a small drop in sales over Christmas but its performance was better than the retailer had expected and the company said online sales made up for almost all those lost in retail stores.

In the nine weeks to 26 December, full price sales declined 1.1% on last year, coming in ahead of the retailer’s central guidance for an 8% drop in its October trading update. Online sales during the period rose 38%, with UK online sales up 36%, while retail sales slumped 43%.

As of 1630 GMT, Next shares were up 1.25% at 8,084.0p.

Top Director Buys

Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Trust (ASEI)
Director name: White,Mark
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 326.00p
Value: £65,200.00

Babcock International Group (BAB)
Director name: Mellors,David
Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 199.30p
Value: £59,790.00

Babcock International Group (BAB)
Director name: Lockwood,David
Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 198.60p
Value: £59,580.00

System1 Group (SYS1)
Director name: Barden,Stefan
Amount purchased: 31,000 @ 172.50p
Value: £53,475.00

Babcock International Group (BAB)
Director name: Cairnie ,Ruth
Amount purchased: 25,240 @ 198.30p
Value: £50,050.92

Homeserve (HSV)
Director name: McMillan,Ron
Amount purchased: 2,750 @ 1,090.00p
Value: £29,975.00

System1 Group (SYS1)
Director name: Willford,Chris
Amount purchased: 12,000 @ 172.50p
Value: £20,700.00

Tui Ag Reg Shs (di) (TUI)
Director name: Eller,Elke
Amount purchased: 20,795 @ 1.07
Value: 20,046.06

Hilton Food Group (HFG)
Director name: Porter,Angus
Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 1,045.15p
Value: £10,451.45

Fulcrum Utility Services Ltd. (di) (FCRM)
Director name: Dugdale,Terry
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 39.68p
Value: £9,921.10

Babcock International Group (BAB)
Director name: Cairnie ,Ruth
Amount purchased: 4,760 @ 198.30p
Value: £9,439.08

Pathfinder Minerals (PFP)
Director name: Taylor,Peter
Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 0.55p
Value: £5,500.00

Pathfinder Minerals (PFP)
Director name: Taylor,Peter
Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 0.48p
Value: £4,780.00

Krm22 (KRM)
Director name: Todd,Thomas Keith
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 40.00p
Value: £4,000.00

Krm22 (KRM)
Director name: Todd,Thomas Keith
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 39.60p
Value: £3,960.00

Pathfinder Minerals (PFP)
Director name: Taylor,Peter
Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 0.50p
Value: £2,495.00

Pathfinder Minerals (PFP)
Director name: Taylor,Peter
Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 0.48p
Value: £2,399.50

Pathfinder Minerals (PFP)
Director name: Taylor,Peter
Amount purchased: 150,000 @ 0.50p
Value: £750.00

Vistry Group (VTY)
Director name: Sibley,Earl
Amount purchased: 17 @ 918.15p
Value: £156.09

Funding Circle Holdings (FCH)
Director name: White,Oliver
Amount purchased: 159 @ 94.70p
Value: £150.57

Funding Circle Holdings (FCH)
Director name: Desai,Samir
Amount purchased: 159 @ 94.70p
Value: £150.57

Centaur Media (CAU)
Director name: Mukerji,Swagatam
Amount purchased: 517 @ 29.00p
Value: £149.93

Vistry Group (VTY)
Director name: Prothero,Graham
Amount purchased: 16 @ 918.15p
Value: £146.90

Pennon Group (PNN)
Director name: Boote,Paul
Amount purchased: 15 @ 967.79p
Value: £145.17

Pennon Group (PNN)
Director name: Davy ,Susan
Amount purchased: 13 @ 967.79p
Value: £125.81

Top Director Sells

Next (NXT)
Director name: Salway,Francis
Amount sold: 4,520 @ 8,050.00p
Value: £363,860.00

Aveva Group (AVV)
Director name: Herweck,Peter
Amount sold: 7,111 @ 3,813.00p
Value: £271,142.44

System1 Group (SYS1)
Director name: Kearon,John
Amount sold: 43,000 @ 172.50p
Value: £74,175.00