Director dealings: Hercules CEO raises stake

(Sharecast News) - Hercules revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Brusk Korkmaz had acquired 100,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed construction engineering firm. Korkmaz, who founded Hercules in 2008, purchased the shares on Monday at an average price of 29.25p each, for a total value of £29,250.

Following the transaction, Korkmaz holds a beneficial interest in 18.17m ordinary Hercules shares, representing approximately 22.56% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1445 BST, Hercules shares were up 1.50% at 29.69p.





Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Hercules (HERC) Director name: Korkmaz,Brusk Kivilcim Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 29.25p Value: £29,250.00

B.p. Marsh & Partners (BPM) Director name: Topping ,Daniel Amount purchased: 2,890 @ 692.00p Value: £19,998.80

B.p. Marsh & Partners (BPM) Director name: Carter,Nicholas Hugh Amount purchased: 2,897 @ 690.00p Value: £19,989.30

Top Director Sells

B.p. Marsh & Partners (BPM) Director name: Carter,Nicholas Hugh Amount sold: 2,899 @ 690.00p Value: £20,003.10