Director dealings: Essentra director ups stake following group's return to profit
Ralf Wunderlich, a non-executive director of plastic and fibre products supplier Essentra, purchased 20,000 ordinary shares in the London-listed firm on Wednesday.
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Wunderlich, who was appointed to Essentra's board and its remuneration and nomination committee in July 2017, acquired the shares at an average cost of 472.20p each for a total value of £94,440.
Just last week, Essentra revealed it had returned to profit growth as it unveiled a 7% rise in half-year pre-tax profits to £21m.
Revenue fell to £513.1m from £522.6m, but was unchanged on a like-for-like basis, the company said.
The interim dividend was held at 6.3p a share as Essentra reported margin growth in three of its four divisions.
As of 1500 BST, Essentra shares had picked up 3.23% to 485.20p.
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