Better Capital PCC 2009 (BCAP): Mark Huntley has bought his first tranche of shares in the fund since his appointment to the board in December 2009. We like to see such action as we believe it aligns directors’ interests with those of the shareholders. That said, it’s a little disappointing it has taken over two years for this to happen. Out of four board members who were appointed at the same time, he is the last to buy a stake here.
China Private Equity Investments (CPEH): Duncan Chui has resigned as CEO of the company and stepped down from the board, but will continue as CIO. He has been on the board since October 2009. John Croft, currently a non-executive director, has been appointed as interim CEO. Following Chui’s department, the board numbers six directors, of which three are non-executive.
Octopus Titan VCT 5 (OTV5): Jo Oliver has succeeded Chris Hulatt as a non-executive director. Hulatt was on the board for less than a year, as the fund only launched in March 2011. He also stepped down from the boards of Octopus Titan VCT 1, 2, 3 and 4 at the end of last year. Hulatt is one of the three founders of the company's investment manager, Octopus Investments Limited, and remains CFO there. The board currently counts three members, with Oliver bringing investment experience to the table.
Director Buying
Aberforth Smaller Companies (ASL) - Professor
Walter Nimmo
Albion Development VCT (AADV) - Geoffrey Vero
Albion
Enterprise VCT (AAEV) - Lady Balfour of Burleigh, Maxwell G Packe,
Patrick Reeve
Albion Income & Growth VCT (AAIG) - Patrick Reeve
Albion
Prime VCT (AAPV) - Patrick Reeve
Albion VCT (AAVC) - Jonathan Rounce
Alliance
Trust (ATST) - Robert Burgess, Katherine Garrett-Cox, Alan Trotter
Alpha
Pyrenees Trust (ALPH) - Dick Kingston
Amati VCT (ATI) - Peter Jessel
LeVay Lawrence
Better Capital PCC 2009 (BCAP) - Mark Huntley
British
Assets (BSET) - James Martin Long, Lynn Ruddick
Crown Place VCT
(CRWN) - Rachel Beagles
F&C Investment Trust (FRCL) - David Clementi,
Roger Bone, Jeffrey Hewitt
Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT) - John
Allard
Northern 2 VCT (NTV) - Christopher Fletcher, Alastair Conn,
Frank Neale
Pacific Alliance Asia Opps (PAX) - Christopher Gradel
Small
Companies Dividend (SDV) - Rt Hon Lord Norman Lamont of Lerwick
Temple
Bar (TMPL) - John Reeve
Value & Income (VIN) - David Smith
Director Selling
Jupiter Second Split (JSS) - Harry Douglas
Hill