LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Churchill China revealed on Monday that non-executive director Andrew Roper had sold 259,000 ordinary shares in the British pottery manufacturer.
Roper, who will retire from the group after 46 years of service in August 2020, offloaded the shares on Friday at an average price of 1,560p each, for a total value of £4.04m.

Following the sale, Roper's total shareholding in Churchill was 378,430 ordinary shares, representing approximately 3.4% of the company's voting share capital.

Churchill said the transaction was to satisfy Roper's long-term personal financial planning considerations in advance of his retirement.

As of 1630 BST, Churchill shares had dipped 0.75% to 1,582.99p.

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