Director dealings: Rank chairman makes share purchase
By Iain Gilbert
Date: Tuesday 03 Feb 2026
(Sharecast News) - Rank Group revealed on Tuesday that chairman John Ott had acquired 19,691 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed gambling outfit.
Ott, who took over as chairman in November, purchased the shares at an average price of 89.61p each, for a total value of £17,644.91.
As of 1445 GMT, Rank shares were down 0.79% at 87.80p.
Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com
Top Director Buys
International Paper Company (di) (IPC)
Director name: Silvernail,K. Andrew
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ $39.98
Value: $1,648,359.09
International Paper Company (di) (IPC)
Director name: Connor,M. Christopher
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ $40.37
Value: $832,233.84
Conygar Investment Company (CIC)
Director name: Sandhu,Bimaljit S (Bim)
Amount purchased: 240,000 @ 32.50p
Value: £78,000.00
Rank Group (RNK)
Director name: Ott ,John H.
Amount purchased: 19,691 @ 89.61p
Value: £17,644.91
Eurocell (ECEL)
Director name: Mapp,Derek
Amount purchased: 4,227 @ 128.00p
Value: £5,410.56
Premier Foods (PFD)
Director name: Leggett,Duncan
Amount purchased: 3,751 @ 85.40p
Value: £3,203.35
Premier Foods (PFD)
Director name: Whitehouse,Alex
Amount purchased: 3,751 @ 85.40p
Value: £3,203.35
Eurocell (ECEL)
Director name: Littley,Alison
Amount purchased: 2,144 @ 128.00p
Value: £2,744.32
Eurocell (ECEL)
Director name: Rushforth,Angela
Amount purchased: 1,184 @ 128.00p
Value: £1,515.52
Top Director Sells
Conygar Investment Company (CIC)
Director name: Sandhu,Bimaljit S (Bim)
Amount sold: 240,000 @ 32.50p
Value: £78,000.00
Ncc Group (NCC)
Director name: Maddison ,Mike
Amount sold: 5,759 @ 139.87p
Value: £8,055.23
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