Directors dealings: Norcros finance chief picks up shares

Smith, who was appointed to his post in April 2016, bought 20,000 shares at an individual price of 157p for a total disbursement of £31,400.

On 14 June the company reported its seventh consecutive year of growth and announced it would increase its total dividend from 5.6p to 6.6p.

"The result reflects the successful acquisition strategy and the sustained focus on driving organic growth through market share gain, investment in new products, operational efficiency programmes and geographic expansion," chairman Martin Towers said on that occassion.

"The recent acquisitions, together with our developing pipeline, give me confidence that we can achieve our medium-term strategic objectives," he added.

Full year pre-tax profit came in 40.2% higher at £15.4m, from £11.0m. Revenue was ahead 6.3% at £235.9m, from £222.1m.

As of 16:51 BST shares in Norcros were trading 1.59% lower to 155p.

Top Director Buys

Lxb Retail Properties (LXB)
Director name: Irvine,John Alastair
Amount purchased: 1,408,472 @ 59.90p
Value: £843,674.70

Lxb Retail Properties (LXB)
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Volta Finance Limited (VTA)
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Amount purchased: 5,000 @ € 6.70
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Norcros (NXR)
Director name: Smith,Shaun M
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 157.00p
Value: £31,400.00

Independent Resources (IRG)
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Mporium Group (MPM)
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Kier Group (KIE)
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British Land Company (BLND)
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Aviva (AV.)
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Value: £149.93

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Director name: Foley,Grant
Amount purchased: 56 @ 266.25p
Value: £149.10

British Land Company (BLND)
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Amount purchased: 24 @ 619.99p
Value: £148.80

British Land Company (BLND)
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Value: £148.80

Kcom Group (KCOM)
Director name: Simpson,Paul
Amount purchased: 115 @ 108.00p
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Bae Systems (BA.)
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Amount purchased: 23 @ 539.40p
Value: £124.06