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Director dealings: Dotdigital founder dumps shares to fund 'personal liabilities'
Simon Bird, founder of software as a service provider Dotdigital, sold 2m ordinary shares in the firm on Tuesday, collecting more than £1.55m in the process.
Bird, who started the business in 1999, disposed of the shares at an average price of 77.90p each for a total of £1,557,999.97.
Dotdigital stated the sale was undertaken in order to "fund personal liabilities that arose as a consequence of changes to Mr Bird's family circumstances".
The firm said back in February that it was on course to meet full-year expectations after a "transformational" first half of the trading year.
Revenue in the six months to 31 December grew to £18.77m from the £14.98m posted a year before and EBITDA picked up 8% to £5.7m.
As of 1600 GMT, shares had gained 3.98% to 84.22p.
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Icg-longbow Senior Secured Uk Property Debt Investments Ltd (LBOW)
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Games Workshop Group (GAW)
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Sky (SKY)
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Sky (SKY)
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Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA)
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Top Director Sells
Dotdigital Group (DOTD)
Director name: Bird,Simon C.
Amount sold: 2,000,000 @ 77.90p
Value: £1,557,999.97
Imperial Brands (IMB)
Director name: Cooper,Alison
Amount sold: 26,821 @ 2,384.62p
Value: £639,579.52
Imperial Brands (IMB)
Director name: Tant,Oliver
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Aviva (AV.)
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Aviva (AV.)
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Aviva (AV.)
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Imperial Brands (IMB)
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Aviva (AV.)
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Value: £163,583.16
Aviva (AV.)
Director name: Cooper,Kirstine
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Aviva (AV.)
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Independent Inv Trust (IIT)
Director name: Ferguson,James
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Value: £108,075.00
Aviva (AV.)
Director name: Cooper,Kirstine
Amount sold: 20,299 @ 494.00p
Value: £100,277.06
Travis Perkins (TPK)
Director name: Grimason,Deborah
Amount sold: 7,102 @ 1,275.50p
Value: £90,586.01
Brooks Macdonald Group (BRK)
Director name: MacDonald,Chris A
Amount sold: 3,744 @ 1,844.60p
Value: £69,061.82
Brooks Macdonald Group (BRK)
Director name: Connellan,Caroline
Amount sold: 2,081 @ 1,844.60p
Value: £38,386.12
Bird, who started the business in 1999, disposed of the shares at an average price of 77.90p each for a total of £1,557,999.97.
Dotdigital stated the sale was undertaken in order to "fund personal liabilities that arose as a consequence of changes to Mr Bird's family circumstances".
The firm said back in February that it was on course to meet full-year expectations after a "transformational" first half of the trading year.
Revenue in the six months to 31 December grew to £18.77m from the £14.98m posted a year before and EBITDA picked up 8% to £5.7m.
As of 1600 GMT, shares had gained 3.98% to 84.22p.
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Director name: Tal,Hagai
Amount purchased: 42,250 @ 361.94p
Value: £152,919.65
Symphony International Holdings Ltd. (SIHL)
Director name: Thadani,Anil
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ $0.82
Value: $81,620.40
Symphony International Holdings Ltd. (SIHL)
Director name: Chandiramani,Sunil
Amount purchased: 75,000 @ $0.82
Value: $61,215.30
Greggs (GRG)
Director name: Whiteside,Roger
Amount purchased: 3,477 @ 1,181.50p
Value: £41,080.70
Venture Life Group (VLG)
Director name: Collins ,Sharon Mary
Amount purchased: 82,916 @ 47.63p
Value: £39,491.90
Halma (HLMA)
Director name: Chesney,Carol
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 1,153.00p
Value: £23,060.00
Taptica International (di) (TAP)
Director name: Weller ,Timothy
Amount purchased: 5,634 @ 354.75p
Value: £19,986.61
Greggs (GRG)
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Amount purchased: 1,146 @ 1,181.50p
Value: £13,539.97
Icg-longbow Senior Secured Uk Property Debt Investments Ltd (LBOW)
Director name: Beevor,Stuart
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 101.00p
Value: £10,100.00
Games Workshop Group (GAW)
Director name: Rountree,Kevin
Amount purchased: 446 @ 2,212.33p
Value: £9,867.01
Sky (SKY)
Director name: Gilbert,Martin J
Amount purchased: 88 @ 1,310.00p
Value: £1,152.80
Sky (SKY)
Director name: Pigasse,Matthieu
Amount purchased: 85 @ 1,310.00p
Value: £1,113.50
Sky (SKY)
Director name: Sukawaty,Andrew (Andy)
Amount purchased: 55 @ 1,310.00p
Value: £720.50
Sky (SKY)
Director name: Clarke,Tracy Jayne
Amount purchased: 55 @ 1,310.00p
Value: £720.50
Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA)
Director name: Paris,Rod
Amount purchased: 41 @ 367.75p
Value: £150.78
Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA)
Director name: Skeoch,Keith
Amount purchased: 34 @ 367.75p
Value: £125.04
Top Director Sells
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Director name: Bird,Simon C.
Amount sold: 2,000,000 @ 77.90p
Value: £1,557,999.97
Imperial Brands (IMB)
Director name: Cooper,Alison
Amount sold: 26,821 @ 2,384.62p
Value: £639,579.52
Imperial Brands (IMB)
Director name: Tant,Oliver
Amount sold: 12,508 @ 2,375.02p
Value: £297,067.34
Aviva (AV.)
Director name: Briggs,Andrew
Amount sold: 54,198 @ 494.00p
Value: £267,738.12
Aviva (AV.)
Director name: Stoddard,Tom
Amount sold: 52,876 @ 494.00p
Value: £261,207.44
Aviva (AV.)
Director name: Tulloch,Maurice
Amount sold: 48,753 @ 494.00p
Value: £240,839.82
Imperial Brands (IMB)
Director name: Phillips,Matthew
Amount sold: 7,588 @ 2,384.68p
Value: £180,949.73
Aviva (AV.)
Director name: Amin,Nitinbhai
Amount sold: 35,668 @ 494.00p
Value: £176,199.92
Aviva (AV.)
Director name: Stoddard,Tom
Amount sold: 33,114 @ 494.00p
Value: £163,583.16
Aviva (AV.)
Director name: Cooper,Kirstine
Amount sold: 28,534 @ 494.00p
Value: £140,957.96
Aviva (AV.)
Director name: Tulloch,Maurice
Amount sold: 27,034 @ 494.00p
Value: £133,547.96
Aviva (AV.)
Director name: Amin,Nitinbhai
Amount sold: 24,166 @ 494.00p
Value: £119,380.04
Aviva (AV.)
Director name: Tulloch,Maurice
Amount sold: 23,228 @ 494.00p
Value: £114,746.32
Independent Inv Trust (IIT)
Director name: Ferguson,James
Amount sold: 15,000 @ 720.50p
Value: £108,075.00
Aviva (AV.)
Director name: Cooper,Kirstine
Amount sold: 20,299 @ 494.00p
Value: £100,277.06
Travis Perkins (TPK)
Director name: Grimason,Deborah
Amount sold: 7,102 @ 1,275.50p
Value: £90,586.01
Brooks Macdonald Group (BRK)
Director name: MacDonald,Chris A
Amount sold: 3,744 @ 1,844.60p
Value: £69,061.82
Brooks Macdonald Group (BRK)
Director name: Connellan,Caroline
Amount sold: 2,081 @ 1,844.60p
Value: £38,386.12
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