Director dealings: RPS Group CEO ups stake
RPS Group revealed on Monday that chief executive John Douglas had purchased 67,520 ordinary shares in the London-listed professional services firm.
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Douglas, who took over as CEO back in 2017, acquired the shares on Thursday at an average price of 147.0p each, for a total value of £99,254.40.
Earlier in February, RPS reported a fall in revenue to £612.6m from £637.4m in its final results.
RPS said fee income for the year ended 31 December totalled £556.5m, down from £574.2m in 2018, while profit before tax and amortisation of acquired intangibles and transaction-related costs and exceptional items (PBTA) slid to £37.3m from £50.2m.
As of 1635 GMT, RPS shares were down 3.28% at 141.40p.
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