LONDON (ShareCast) - The Chief Executive Officer of FTSE 250 energy services provider Hunting has sold off 100,000 shares in the firm at 945p each.

Dennis Proctor, who has been a director of Hunting for twelve years, made the £945,000 sale to satisfy personal tax liabilities, the company said.

Following the transaction, the director now holds 1,220,472 shares, equal to 0.83% of the firm's share capital.

The company's share price has performed well over the past year, gaining over 17%, or 139p.

Just over a month ago the Hunting revealed that it sold its Canadian airport business for £7.5m.

Hunting Canadian Airport Holdings, which includes Field Aviation, was bought by a consortium of North American investors put together by the current management team.

Hunting agreed to defer £1.9m of the deal, which it will receive by the end of 2018 and on which it will earn interest at a rate of 8% a year in the meantime, the firm said.

On the day of Proctor's sale, the share price fell 0.58% to 945.50p.


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Director name: Mr Richard Rae
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Value: £25,187

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Amount purchased: 57,450 @ 24.59p
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Director name: Mr Michael Ian Arnold
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Value: $11,500

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Director name: Dr Rolf Stomberg
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Top Director Sells

Hunting (HTG)
Director name: Mr Dennis L Proctor
Amount sold: 100,000 @ 945.00p
Value: £945,000

Drax Group (DRX)
Director name: Ms Dorothy Thompson
Amount sold: 15,280 @ 542.06p
Value: £82,827

Drax Group (DRX)
Director name: Mr Peter Emery
Amount sold: 7,673 @ 542.06p
Value: £41,592

Drax Group (DRX)
Director name: Mr Paul Taylor
Amount sold: 5,328 @ 542.06p
Value: £28,881

Drax Group (DRX)
Director name: Mr Anthony (Tony) James Quinlan
Amount sold: 3,124 @ 542.06p
Value: £16,934

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