LONDON (ShareCast) - Cable & Wireless Communications on Friday announced that soon-to-be Chief Executive Officer Phil Bentley had purchased 4.3m shares in the international telecoms operator.

Bentley, the former Managing Director of British Gas, bought the shares the previous day at 56.912p each for a total spend of £2.45m.

Elsewhere, Robert Day, an Executive Director of Mission Marketing, on Friday acquired 3,332 shares on behalf of his son.

Day, who is described as an "enigma" with a passion for fast cars on the firm's website, bought the shares at 29.5p each and increased the family holding to 7.9% of the company. He is also Chief Executive Officer of property advertiser ThinkBDW.



Top Director Buys

Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC)
Director name: Mr Phillip Bentley
Amount purchased: 4,300,000 @ 56.91p
Value: £2,447,130

Caracal Energy Inc.(DI) (CRCL)
Director name: Mr Gary Guidry
Amount purchased: 24,173 @ 683.70p
Value: £165,271

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Director name: Sir Sir Deryck Maughan
Amount purchased: 1,737 @ 1,605.71p
Value: £27,891

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Director name: Sir Sir Christopher Gent
Amount purchased: 2,645 @ 1,607.00p
Value: £42,505

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Director name: Dr Dr Dan Podolsky
Amount purchased: 1,303 @ 1,605.71p
Value: £20,922

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Director name: Ms Lynn Elsenhans
Amount purchased: 1,155 @ 1,605.71p
Value: £18,546

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Director name: Mr Dr Stephanie Burns
Amount purchased: 642 @ 1,605.71p
Value: £10,309

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Director name: Ms Judy Lewent
Amount purchased: 623 @ 1,605.71p
Value: £10,004

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Director name: Ms Jing Ulrich
Amount purchased: 434 @ 1,605.71p
Value: £6,969

Vertu Motors (VTU)
Director name: Mr Robert Forrester
Amount purchased: 19,784 @ 57.90p
Value: £11,455

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