LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Temple Bar Investments chairman Arthur Copple acquired 20,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250 resident on Thursday.
Copple, who was appointed a director of Temple Bar back in 2011, purchased the shares at an average price of 1,292p each, for a total value of £258,400.

Temple Bar revealed back in February that it had underperformed its benchmark in 2018 following a fall in net asset value.

During the year, Temple Bar saw its net asset total return turn negative 11.2%, underperforming the total return of the company's benchmark which returned negative 9.5%.

As of 1620 GMT, Temple Bar shares had slid 2.10% to 1,280.50p.

Top Director Buys

Temple Bar Inv Trust (TMPL)

Director name: Mr Arthur Copple

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 1,292.00p

Value: £258,400



Future (FUTR)

Director name: Ms Zillah Byng-Maddick

Amount purchased: 5,425 @ 750.00p

Value: £40,688



Tullow Oil (TLW)

Director name: Mr Angus McCoss

Amount purchased: 8,550 @ 230.77p

Value: £19,731



Audioboom Group (BOOM)

Director name: Mr Roger Maddock

Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 1.90p

Value: £19,000



Verona Pharma (VRP)

Director name: Mr David Ebsworth

Amount purchased: 26,300 @ 56.30p

Value: £14,807



DP Poland (DPP)

Director name: Mr Nicholas J Donaldson

Amount purchased: 166,666 @ 8.53p

Value: £14,217



Top Director Sells

Grit Real Estate Income Group Limited NPV (DI) (GR1T)

Director name: Ms Bronwyn Corbett

Amount sold: 2,464,520 @ $1.37

Value: $3,368,506



Tullow Oil (TLW)

Director name: Mr Angus McCoss

Amount sold: 23,881 @ 224.30p

Value: £53,565



Tullow Oil (TLW)

Director name: Mr Angus McCoss

Amount sold: 8,690 @ 230.30p

Value: £20,013



DP Poland (DPP)

Director name: Mr Nicholas J Donaldson

Amount sold: 166,666 @ 8.50p

Value: £14,167

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