Director dealings: TalkTalk chairman makes share purchase

TalkTalk revealed on Tuesday that chairman Charles Dunstone had purchased one million ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed telecommunications firm.

Dunstone, who founded TalkTalk back in 2002, acquired the shares on Monday at an average price of 86.00p each, for a total value of £860,000.01.

Earlier in June, TalkTalk pulled guidance and set aside £15m for bad debts in 2021 in response to the coronavirus crisis but kept its dividend and reported a rise in core earnings on the back of higher fibre internet takeup.

TalkTalk reported a 9.7% rise in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation to £260m on the back of a 1.9% fall in revenue to £1.51bn. TalkTalk maintained a final dividend of 1.5p a share.

As of 1640 GMT, TalkTalk shares were down 0.71% at 98.25p.

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Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (AML)
Director name: Stroll,Lawrence
Amount purchased: 75,999,280 @ 50.00p
Value: £37,999,640.00

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (AML)
Director name: Picciotto,Michael de
Amount purchased: 4,000,000 @ 50.00p
Value: £2,000,000.00

Talktalk Telecom Group (TALK)
Director name: Dunstone,Charles W
Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 86.00p
Value: £860,000.01

Grit Real Estate Income Group Limited Npv (di) (GR1T)
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Grit Real Estate Income Group Limited Npv (di) (GR1T)
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Vodafone Group (VOD)
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Vodafone Group (VOD)
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Mondi (MNDI)
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Unite Group (UTG)
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Unite Group (UTG)
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Rainbow Rare Earths Limited Npv (RBW)
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Unite Group (UTG)
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Unite Group (UTG)
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Unite Group (UTG)
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Unite Group (UTG)
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Unite Group (UTG)
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Unite Group (UTG)
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Oxford Biodynamics (OBD)
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Tharisa (di) (THS)
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Tharisa (di) (THS)
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B.p. Marsh & Partners (BPM)
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Amount purchased: 843 @ 244.00p
Value: £2,056.92

Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1)
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Sabre Insurance Group (SBRE)
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Vodafone Group (VOD)
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Rainbow Rare Earths Limited Npv (RBW)
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Hunting (HTG)
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Directa Plus (DCTA)
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Directa Plus (DCTA)
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Amount sold: 12,528 @ 75.00p
Value: £9,396.00

Charles Stanley Group (CAY)
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Amount sold: 2,820 @ 260.00p
Value: £7,332.00