LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Director dealings at Greencore Group and Unilever were disclosed to the market in London on Wednesday.
Greencore said its non-executive chair, Leslie van de Walle, together with a person closely associated, purchased 40,000 shares in the convenience food manufacturer at 236.2p per share on 19 November.

The transaction came as the company continued efforts to secure approval for its planned takeover of Bakkavor Group, which remained under scrutiny by the Competition and Markets Authority.

The CMA this week launched a consultation on Greencore's proposed undertakings to address competition concerns, including the planned divestment of its chilled soups and sauces facility in Bristol.

The regulator has until 12 January to decide whether the undertakings are sufficient to avoid a phase two inquiry.

Unilever separately reported that non-executive director Zoe Yujnovich bought 1,610 shares at 4,466p on 18 November.

The disclosure followed news that the consumer goods group was proposing to cut around 50 roles at its long-standing Port Sunlight site in Wirral as part of a drive to improve efficiencies in its liquid operations.

It has begun a consultation with staff and said it would seek to avoid compulsory redundancies, with redeployment and voluntary exit options under review.

The cuts came amid a broader effort to streamline operations across the group's UK footprint.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Metlen Energy & Metals (MTLN)
Director name: Mytilineos,Evangelos
Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 40.35
Value: 605,200.48

Metlen Energy & Metals (MTLN)
Director name: Mytilineos,Evangelos
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 40.94
Value: 204,699.99

Greencore Group (cdi) (GNC)
Director name: Walle,Leslie Van de
Amount purchased: 40,000 @ 236.20p
Value: £94,480.00

Unilever (ULVR)
Director name: Yujnovich,Zoe
Amount purchased: 1,610 @ 4,466.00p
Value: £71,902.60

Touchstone Exploration Inc Npv (di) (TXP)
Director name: McKinnon,Kenneth R.
Amount purchased: 865,000 @ $0.12
Value: $58,850.50

B&m European Value Retail S.a. (di) (BME)
Director name: Jegen ,Tjeerd
Amount purchased: 31,450 @ 157.87p
Value: £49,649.17

Vodafone Group (VOD)
Director name: Carter,Stephen A
Amount purchased: 52,770 @ 94.04p
Value: £49,626.12

Diploma (DPLM)
Director name: Huse,Geraldine
Amount purchased: 750 @ 3,997.00p
Value: £29,977.50

Firstgroup (FGP)
Director name: Wilson CBE,Lena
Amount purchased: 11,000 @ 178.50p
Value: £19,635.00

Animalcare Group (ANCR)
Director name: Hutchens,Douglas
Amount purchased: 7,500 @ 249.00p
Value: £18,675.00

Aeorema Communications (AEO)
Director name: Owen,Richard
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 66.00p
Value: £16,500.00

Barratt Redrow (BTRW)
Director name: Bickerstaffe,Katie
Amount purchased: 2,913 @ 375.40p
Value: £10,935.40

Rightmove (RMV)
Director name: Hook,Ruaridh
Amount purchased: 1,195 @ 482.00p
Value: £5,759.90

Likewise Group (LIKE)
Director name: Simpson,Andrew
Amount purchased: 16,250 @ 27.00p
Value: £4,387.50

Cambridge Nutritional Science (CNSL)
Director name: Millard ,Jeremy
Amount purchased: 168,776 @ 2.37p
Value: £3,999.99

Cambridge Nutritional Science (CNSL)
Director name: Rand,Carolyn
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 2.30p
Value: £2,300.00

Aviva (AV.)
Director name: Lambert,Pippa
Amount purchased: 229 @ 642.00p
Value: £1,470.18

Cambridge Nutritional Science (CNSL)
Director name: Rand,Carolyn
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 2.37p
Value: £1,182.50

Touchstone Exploration Inc Npv (di) (TXP)
Director name: McKinnon,Kenneth R.
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ $0.12
Value: $340.18

Activeops (AOM)
Director name: Jeffery,Richard John
Amount purchased: 60 @ 250.00p
Value: £150.00

Mitie Group (MTO)
Director name: Bentley,Phillip
Amount purchased: 90 @ 166.00p
Value: £149.40



Top Director Sells

Associated British Foods (ABF)
Director name: Weston,George G
Amount sold: 43,660 @ 2,103.00p
Value: £918,169.83

Associated British Foods (ABF)
Director name: Tonge,Eoin
Amount sold: 34,818 @ 2,103.00p
Value: £732,222.56

Law Debenture Corp. (LWDB)
Director name: Jackson,Denis
Amount sold: 67,485 @ 1,022.00p
Value: £689,696.72

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