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Director dealings: Balfour Beatty CEO invests, DS Smith finance chief covers tax bill

Mon 24 June 2024 12:46 | A A A

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(Sharecast News) - Among the director dealings disclosed to the market on Monday were two involving senior executives from Balfour Beatty and DS Smith.

Leo Quinn, group chief executive of Balfour Beatty, made a notable purchase of shares in the company.

On 21 June, Quinn acquired 37,148 ordinary shares at a price of 349.1342p each.

In a separate disclosure, DS Smith announced that its group finance director, Richard Pike, completed a series of transactions related to a conditional share award.

Pike vested a total of 91,218 shares, initially granted on 27 April 2023, along with associated dividend equivalent shares, at no cost.

To cover tax obligations, statutory deductions, and dealing costs, Pike sold 42,959 shares at 357.6p apiece.

After those transactions, Pike's aggregate holding increased by 48,259 shares.

At 1441 BST, shares in Balfour Beatty were up 1.94% at 367p, while those in DS Smith were down 0.39% at 360p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

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