Director dealings: Shell brass up stakes
Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden acquired 28,045 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed oil and gas producer on Monday.
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Van Beurden, who took over as CEO back in January 2014, purchased the shares at an average price of 2,408p, for a total transaction value of £675,562.
Chief financial officer Jessica Uhl also snapped up 14,490 shares for £349,042.
Shell posted a jump in full-year earnings in January as it benefited from higher realised oil, gas and liquefied natural gas prices and cost-cutting.
The company's current cost of supply earnings excluding identified items rose 36% for the year to $21.4bn. For the fourth quarter, earnings were up 32% to $5.7bn.
Cash flow from operations rose to $22bn in the fourth quarter, which included positive working capital movements of $9.1bn, mostly due to a fall in the crude oil price and lower inventory levels.
As of 1625 GMT, Shell shares had slipped 0.05% to 2,758.50p.
Top Director Buys
Royal Dutch Shell 'A' (RDSA)
Director name: Mr Ben van Beurden
Amount purchased: 28,045 @ 2,408.85p
Value: £675,562
Temple Bar Inv Trust (TMPL)
Director name: Dr Lesley Sherratt
Amount purchased: 34,000 @ 1,274.10p
Value: £433,194
Royal Dutch Shell 'A' (RDSA)
Director name: Mr Jessica Uhl
Amount purchased: 14,490 @ 2,408.85p
Value: £349,042
Zenith Energy LTD.Com Shs NPV (DI) (ZEN)
Director name: Mr Andrea Cattaneo
Amount purchased: 536,689 @ 3.21p
Value: £17,228
Minoan Group (MIN)
Director name: Mr Grahame David Cook
Amount purchased: 1,200,000 @ 2.50p
Value: £30,000
Minoan Group (MIN)
Director name: Mr Christopher William Egleton
Amount purchased: 800,000 @ 2.50p
Value: £20,000
Minoan Group (MIN)
Director name: Mr Barry David Bartman
Amount purchased: 800,000 @ 2.50p
Value: £20,000
Gooch & Housego (GHH)
Director name: Mr Alex Warnock
Amount purchased: 817 @ 1,225.00p
Value: £10,008
Top Director Sells
Whitbread (WTB)
Director name: Mr Louise Smalley
Amount sold: 7,923 @ 4,892.00p
Value: £387,593
Whitbread (WTB)
Director name: Mr Louise Smalley
Amount sold: 3,313 @ 4,891.00p
Value: £162,039
B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI) (BME)
Director name: Mr Thomas Hubner
Amount sold: 11,111 @ 345.20p
Value: £38,355