- Bytes Technology Group chief executive buys 44,483 shares
- Rockfire Resources non-exec awarded 4.4m shares
- Cranswick non-exec buys 1,000 shares
- HICL Infrastructure director buys 15,000 shares
- Jupiter Green Investment Trust non-exec buys 5,000 shares
Bytes Technology Group LON:BYIT Chief Executive Officer Neil Murphy has purchased on 6th January a total of 44,483 at an average price of 380.11p for £169,084. Following the purchase, he now has a beneficial holding of 3,735,424 ordinary shares, representing 1.56% of the share capital of the Company. Bytes Technology, a software, security and cloud services specialists presented a positive picture within their half year results back in October with profits up 23% on the previous year. At close of trading on 9th January, shares were priced at 400.80p, a return of 3.3% on the year to date and -23.6% over the last 12 months.
Rockfire Resources LON:ROCK non-executive director, Patrick Elliott has received 4,475,758 shares in the Company for his services for the period 1 October 2022 to 31 December 2022. As part of his agreement with the company, he receives his annual remuneration in the form of shares. Rockfire Resources, a gold, base metal and critical mineral explorer announced in December that inaugural drilling encountered massive sulphides at the predicted depth and position at its 100%-owned Molaoi zinc/silver/lead/germanium deposit in Greece. Shares at the close on 9th January were priced at 0.17p, a return of -70% over the last 12 months.
Cranswick LON:CWK non-executive director Liz Barber purchased 1,000 shares at 3,155p on 6th January at a cost of £31,550. Food producer Cranswick saw revenues up by 12.4% in their interim results in November, although margins were down 88bps, reflected in a 1.7% fall in group operating profits with EPS down by 4.7%. Shares were priced at 3,154p at the close on 9th January, a return of 2% for the year to date and -17.3% for the last 12 months.
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Liz Barber, a director, has also purchased 15,000 shares in HICL Infrastructure [LON:HICL] on 6th January at 168p for a total cost of £25,140. HICL, a FTSE 250, London-listed UK investment company investing in core infrastructure saw its portfolio de-rated by Kepler Trust Intelligence in December despite the portfolio continuing to broaden. Shares closed at 167p on 9th January, a return of -3% in the last 12 months.
Jupiter Green Investment Trust [LON:JGC] non-executive director Simon Baker has purchased 5,000 shares at 201.74p on 6th January for a total cost of £10,087. The Investment Trust invests globally in companies which have a significant focus on environmental solutions, specifically, three key areas: infrastructure, resource efficiency and demographics. It was recently reviewed by Kepler which stated that the funds performance showed a disconnect between the improved underlying story and the negative market narrative, potentially creating a value opportunity. Shares at the close of trading on 9th January were priced at 203p, a return of -25% over the last 12 months.
