Director dealings: TalkTalk chairman ups stake, shares perk up
Telco giant TalkTalk revealed on Wednesday that chairman Charles Dunstone had acquired 3.87m ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed firm, on top of the hefty purchases made just the day before.
Fixed Line Telecommunications
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TalkTalk Telecom Group
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Dunstone, who took over as chairman back in May 2010, purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 103.64p each, for a total transaction value of £4.01m.
On Monday, Dunstone had picked up 6.0m shares, raising his stake in the firm from 28.61% to 29.23% in the process.
Back in July, TalkTalk posted a rise in first-quarter revenue thanks to strong demand for fibre products, as it backed its full-year guidance.
In the three months to the end of June 2019, total headline revenue rose 1.3% to £387m, with year-on-year on-net average revenue per user coming in at £24.72 versus £24.65 the year before, mostly due to increased fibre penetration.
As of 1630 BST, TalkTalk shares had picked up 5.32% to 108.90p.
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