LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Close Brothers revealed on Monday that chief executive Preben Prebensen had sold 150,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed merchant banking group.
Prebensen, who took over as chief executive at Close Brothers back in April 2009, disposed of the shares on Friday at an average price of 1,442.87p each, for a total value of £2.16m.

On Thursday, Close Brothers said trading in the first quarter reflected lower activity levels across its markets.

In the banking division, the loan book rose 0.9% to £7.7bn, driven mainly by the commercial segment, while retail and property remained broadly flat.

As of 1610 GMT, Close Brothers shares had picked up 1.81% to 1,462p.

Top Director Buys

Jarvis Securities (JIM)
Director name: Grant,Andrew J
Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 475.00p
Value: £1,187,500.00

Jarvis Securities (JIM)
Director name: Grant,Andrew J
Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 475.00p
Value: £1,187,500.00

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (singapore Reg) (JAR)
Director name: Newbigging,Alex
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ $57.97
Value: $579,710.01

Cake Box Holdings (CBOX)
Director name: Dass,Pardip Kumar
Amount purchased: 150,000 @ 150.00p
Value: £225,000.00

Johnson Matthey (JMAT)
Director name: MacLeod,Robert
Amount purchased: 5,250 @ 2,841.60p
Value: £149,184.00

Warehouse Reit (WHR)
Director name: Barrow,Stephen
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 107.75p
Value: £107,750.00

Johnson Matthey (JMAT)
Director name: Braca,Joan
Amount purchased: 2,500 @ 2,858.93p
Value: £71,473.33

Finablr (FIN)
Director name: Tomalin,Michael
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 180.00p
Value: £36,000.00

Tracsis (TRCS)
Director name: Andrade,Macdonald Gouveia
Amount purchased: 4,118 @ 607.00p
Value: £24,996.26

Wentworth Resources Npv (WEN)
Director name: McLaren,Iain
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 19.65p
Value: £19,650.00

Wentworth Resources Npv (WEN)
Director name: McLaren,Iain
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 19.58p
Value: £19,582.20

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (GMP)
Director name: Bianconi,Marco
Amount purchased: 1,200 @ $9.10
Value: $10,920.00

Xpediator (XPD)
Director name: Pauwels,Wim
Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 37.00p
Value: £5,550.00

Wentworth Resources Npv (WEN)
Director name: McLaren,Iain
Amount purchased: 2,502 @ 19.59p
Value: £490.14

Centaur Media (CAU)
Director name: Smith,Linda
Amount purchased: 644 @ 35.00p
Value: £225.40

Centaur Media (CAU)
Director name: Mukerji,Swagatam
Amount purchased: 642 @ 35.00p
Value: £224.70

Paypoint (PAY)
Director name: Kentleton,Rachel
Amount purchased: 13 @ 942.00p
Value: £122.46



Top Director Sells

Close Brothers Group (CBG)
Director name: Prebensen,Preben
Amount sold: 150,000 @ 1,442.87p
Value: £2,164,305.07

Jarvis Securities (JIM)
Director name: Grant,Andrew J
Amount sold: 250,000 @ 475.00p
Value: £1,187,500.00

Jarvis Securities (JIM)
Director name: Grant,Andrew J
Amount sold: 250,000 @ 475.00p
Value: £1,187,500.00

Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)
Director name: Urban,Phil
Amount sold: 90,649 @ 452.37p
Value: £410,068.90

Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)
Director name: Jones,Timothy (Tim) Charles
Amount sold: 53,075 @ 452.37p
Value: £240,095.39

Entertainment One Limited (ETO)
Director name: Sparacio,Joe
Amount sold: 25,000 @ 556.00p
Value: £139,000.00

Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)
Director name: McMahon,Greg
Amount sold: 17,810 @ 452.37p
Value: £80,567.10

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