Mark Radcliffe, CEO at online specialist bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing (VIC:AIM) has sold 2,700,000 shares at 100p for a total value of £2.7 million on 27 August ‘to help satisfy institutional demand’ for ordinary shares.

Over the past year, Victorian Plumbing shares have gained 24%.

Following this transaction, Radcliffe holds 155,733,657 ordinary shares, representing approximately 47.72% of the company's issued share capital.

Radcliffe’s move comes after the company reported a 1% fall in revenue to £144.6 million for the six months to 31 March.

Total orders, however, for the first half of the year increased by 2% to 494,000 reflecting continued market share gains in a subdued trading environment, the online specialist bathroom retailer said.

BIG TECHNOLOGIES CEO UPS STAKE

Sara Murray, CEO of UK-based remote people monitoring technology company, Big Technologies (BIG:AIM) has bought 100,000 shares at 108p for a total value of £107,500 on 21 August.

Following this purchase, Murray holds 79,043,047 ordinary shares in the company, representing approximately 26.47% of the company’s issued ordinary share capital.

Over the past year, Big Technologies’ shares have roughly halved. 

YOUGOV CFO SELLS £513,466 SHARES

Alexander McIntosh, CFO of international online research and data analytics group YouGov (YOU:AIM) has sold 97,803 shares at 525p for a total value of £513,466 on 23 August.

Year-to-date YouGov shares have fallen 58% as the company has struggled with lower client bookings and issued a profit warning in June this year.

However, the company recently revised guidance in a trading update for the year ending 31 July and announced an artificial intelligence-related acquisition.

YouGov now expects group reported revenue for full year 2024 to be £327 million to £330 million and group adjusted operating profit to be between £43 million and £46 million, slightly ahead of their revised guidance reported on 20 June 2024.

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