Director dealings: Rank chairman makes share purchase

(Sharecast News) - Rank Group revealed on Tuesday that chairman John Ott had acquired 19,691 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed gambling outfit. Ott, who took over as chairman in November, purchased the shares at an average price of 89.61p each, for a total value of £17,644.91.

As of 1445 GMT, Rank shares were down 0.79% at 87.80p.







Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

International Paper Company (di) (IPC) Director name: Silvernail,K. Andrew Amount purchased: 50,000 @ $39.98 Value: $1,648,359.09

International Paper Company (di) (IPC) Director name: Connor,M. Christopher Amount purchased: 25,000 @ $40.37 Value: $832,233.84

Conygar Investment Company (CIC) Director name: Sandhu,Bimaljit S (Bim) Amount purchased: 240,000 @ 32.50p Value: £78,000.00

Rank Group (RNK) Director name: Ott ,John H. Amount purchased: 19,691 @ 89.61p Value: £17,644.91

Eurocell (ECEL) Director name: Mapp,Derek Amount purchased: 4,227 @ 128.00p Value: £5,410.56

Premier Foods (PFD) Director name: Leggett,Duncan Amount purchased: 3,751 @ 85.40p Value: £3,203.35

Premier Foods (PFD) Director name: Whitehouse,Alex Amount purchased: 3,751 @ 85.40p Value: £3,203.35

Eurocell (ECEL) Director name: Littley,Alison Amount purchased: 2,144 @ 128.00p Value: £2,744.32

Eurocell (ECEL) Director name: Rushforth,Angela Amount purchased: 1,184 @ 128.00p Value: £1,515.52

Top Director Sells

Conygar Investment Company (CIC) Director name: Sandhu,Bimaljit S (Bim) Amount sold: 240,000 @ 32.50p Value: £78,000.00

Ncc Group (NCC) Director name: Maddison ,Mike Amount sold: 5,759 @ 139.87p Value: £8,055.23