LONDON (ShareCast) - Tom Atherton, the Financial Director of Dairy Crest Group, has sold 2,944 shares, reducing his stake in the company to 3,347.

The shares were sold at the average price of 510p over a period of three days.

The dairy foods company last month said overall trading in the first quarter was in line with company expectations and that targets for the full year remained unchanged.

The group said sales of two of its key brands Cathedral City and Clover increased in the quarter ended June 30th 2013 compared to the quarter ended June 30th 2012 despite strong comparatives and a tough consumer environment.

Sales of Country Life Spreadable were flat while Country Life block sales were significantly lower after it reduced promotion costs in the wake of recent cream price increases.

Overall sales of its four key brands fell 4% from the same quarter in the previous year when it posted a 15% hike in sales from the same quarter in 2011.



Top Director Buys

Coca-Cola HBC AG (CDI) (CCH)
Director name: Ms Susan Kilsby
Amount purchased: 6,000 @ 1,795.00p
Value: £107,700

Berkeley Group Holdings (The) (BKG)
Director name: Mr Sean Ellis
Amount purchased: 2,212 @ 2,241.00p
Value: £49,571

Wynnstay Properties (WSP)
Director name: Mr Toby Parker
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 275.00p
Value: £13,750


Top Director Sells

Glanbia (GLB)
Director name: Mr John J. Moloney
Amount sold: 70,000 @ € 10.10
Value: € 707,287

Dairy Crest Group (DCG)
Director name: Mr Mark Allen
Amount sold: 64,461 @ 510.00p
Value: £328,751

Brammer (BRAM)
Director name: Mr Ian Fraser
Amount sold: 30,000 @ 450.00p
Value: £135,000

Dairy Crest Group (DCG)
Director name: Mr Martyn Wilks
Amount sold: 21,031 @ 510.00p
Value: £107,258

Publishing Technology (PTO)
Director name: Mr Alan Moug
Amount sold: 20,000 @ 328.00p
Value: £65,600

Dairy Crest Group (DCG)
Director name: Mr Tom Atherton
Amount sold: 2,944 @ 510.00p
Value: £15,014

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