PageGroup chief executive Steve Ingham disposed of 650,000 ordinary shares in the UK-based recruitment business on Wednesday, lowering his holding to 851,625 as a result.
Ingham, PageGroup's chief executive since April 2006, sold the shares at an average price of 546.88p for a total of £3.55m.

Page's chief financial officer Kelvin Stagg also let go of 13,059 shares at 548.58p apiece for a total of £71,639.

PageGroup posted a record first-quarter profit back in April, with gross profit up 12.3%, or 10.3% on a reported basis, to £187.7m as the FTSE 250 recruitment firm said its "large, high potential markets", which make up 31% of the group, grew 21%.

On a regional basis, Europe, Middle East and Africa was ahead 18.2%, with France rising 18% and Germany up 28% within that, while the UK market slid 7.1%, with the board noting that confidence in the country continued to be impacted by uncertainty.

As of 1440 BST, PageGroup shares had slip 0.091% to 547.50p.

Top Director Buys

YouGov (YOU)

Director name: Mr Alex McIntosh

Amount purchased: 11,821 @ 470.20p

Value: £55,582



Gooch & Housego (GHH)

Director name: Mr Gary Bullard

Amount purchased: 1,750 @ 1,385.00p

Value: £24,238



Informa (INF)

Director name: Mr Derek Mapp

Amount purchased: 2,238 @ 785.13p

Value: £17,571



Informa (INF)

Director name: Mr Stephen A Carter

Amount purchased: 1,757 @ 785.13p

Value: £13,795



Top Director Sells

Kosmos Energy (DI) (KOS)

Director name: Mr Andrew G Inglis

Amount sold: 113,835 @ 595.57p

Value: £677,967



Kosmos Energy (DI) (KOS)

Director name: Mr Brian Maxted

Amount sold: 101,465 @ 595.57p

Value: £604,295



Kosmos Energy (DI) (KOS)

Director name: Mr Jason E Doughty

Amount sold: 48,360 @ 595.57p

Value: £288,018



Pagegroup (PAGE)

Director name: Mr Kelvin Stagg

Amount sold: 13,059 @ 548.58p

Value: £71,639



YouGov (YOU)

Director name: Mr Alex McIntosh

Amount sold: 8,179 @ 473.50p

Value: £38,728

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