May 19, 2012
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Gulfsands Petroleum

With installations in Iraq and Syria, Gulfsands Petroleum was unaffected by the woes of Chariot Oil yet investors have watched the shares steadily diminish all year. Andrew Rose sold a third of his stake at 165p per share in February and despite a director purchase next day, shares are down a third since as bid speculation appears to have diminished for now. The weakness has put Mahdi Sajjad into loss on his last purchase over three years ago when he bought at 128p although he has taken profits since.  He invested another £33,000 last Thursday buying at 112p as the company announced plans to begin exploratory drilling in French Guyana.

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May 18, 2012
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Tullow Oil

There was maiden buying at the BG Group among seven oil and gas companies to feature as directors took advantage of market weakness.  Tullow Oil was dragged down by the announcement from Chariot because they too have wells in the region. The shares had looked set to recover their February peak above 1,600p at the end of April but dipped to a 1,360p four month low during trading on Wednesday. Simon Thompson prematurely trebled his stake a week before as they went below 1,500p and he went back for more next day as the slide continued. He joined the firm a year ago and stepped up to become Chairman in January.

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May 17, 2012
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Chariot Oil and Gas

Shares in Chariot Oil and Gas had been steadily on the increase this year peaking above 200p at the end of March but the wheels fell off in May as directors wrung their hands having to admit that its well in Namibia had come up dry. The company has been forced to walk away from the project leaving shares reeling – down 100p this month already. Three of them bought at the start of this week at prices ranging from 75p to 81p in an attempt to stem the tide of losses. South African Adonis Pouroulis has the most to gain from a turnaround having seen the value of his stake slashed by £21million in a fortnight. He invested twice the sums risked by Paul Welch and Larry Bottomley who bought for the first time.

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May 8, 2012
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Ted Baker

There was selling at Ted Baker as chief executive Ray Kelvin parted with shares for the first time in five years last Friday. His stake in the business remained unblemished at 16.5million shares because he inherited the tranche through a family member so his holding remains largely unchanged since he last sold in 2007. However, the value has grown by about 50 per cent to £145million with shares closing at a 928p all-time high earlier this week as the performance of the fashion brand continues to dazzle. Revenues were 15 per cent ahead last year although profits were unchanged because of continued overseas expansion under Mr Kelvin’s stewardship.

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May 5, 2012
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Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto had kept pace with the gains throughout January but profit takers coupled with negative sentiment across the wider market have since taken their toll. In spite of the weakness Paul Tellier remains 10 per cent ahead on shares he bought in December and expects the gains to resume having invested a similar sum on Monday. Aping the buying activity Richard Goodmanson trumped the sum invested on both occasions though holds a smaller stake despite having spent seven years on the board to Telliers five.

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May 4, 2012
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Mission Marketing Group

Mission Marketing Group can do no wrong for its shareholders so far in 2012 as shares have rallied three times this year to reach a two year peak at the start of May. All nine directors topped up their stakes at 25p last Friday with David Morgan and Robert Day investing over £23,000 each. Day was twice a buyer in January as one broker set a 30p price target noting the stock was undervalued. With the broker valuation already in sight he has almost doubled his money.

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May 3, 2012
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Fenner

Shares in Fenner have come off their high since Richard Morello took profits at 484p in February. Having invested during the 2008/09 recession the firm is reaping the rewards in terms of market share with interim profits for the period ended in March ahead 50 per cent.  Traders had already priced in the good news and despite an increased dividend announced last week shares in the advanced materials firm have failed to recoup their February highs suggesting Morello, who bought at 95p in 2008, is the one to follow. Non-executives Vanda Murray and John Sheldrick both bought for the first time last week having spent three months and eighteen months on the board respectively.

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May 1, 2012
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Laura Ashley

Shares in Laura Ashley have also recovered since reaching their 2011 low in August. They had reached a 52 week high last week when deputy chairman David Walton–Masters sold a third of his stake. Despite swings in fortune the shares are little changed since the last time he sold over five years ago. Domestic sales have weakened but the company put in a comparable performance for the year to the end of January thanks to overseas expansion which includes diversification into boutique hotels. Lillian Tan was the last director to buy shares and has doubled her money on the £20,000 stake she bought sixteen months although she left the board in January.

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April 30, 2012
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WH Smith

Elsewhere among retailers Jeffery Harris bought into WH Smith making his first purchase since he joined last June. In spite of slipping from their 559p February high, shares are up 10 per cent since his appointment continuing to outpace peers by achieving share-price growth against a falling sector index. By focussing on cost saving and trimming low margin products the company has negotiated the decline in high street spending according to Kate Swann, the chief executive who booked profits at the start of February.

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April 28, 2012
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Tesco

After eighteen months on the board at Tesco, Stuart Chambers made his first purchase in the supermarket group on Tuesday becoming the fifth director to invest since mid-January. His boardroom colleagues may have sought to show confidence after a bruising episode earlier in January when a senior manager sold shares just before the profit warning which marked the shares down by a fifth just a week later. Chambers has a history of well timed maiden trades having invested in Rexam for the first six months ago, shares are ahead 30 per cent since.

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