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Topps Tiles - Further buying by directors

February 2009

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Historically retailers are said to bottom out before a recession hits and recover before other sectors. Sticking to retail therefore another company to have seen significant director buying is Topps Tiles (TPT; 18p), whose shares stand at just one-tenth of their level 12 months ago. This month Chairman Barry Bester bought 5.67m shares at an average price of 17p. Clearly Bester, who now has 22m shares (13%), is averaging down on the 2.5m shares he bought in June at 75p each. Back then he had been joined by two other directors, who bought at the same time. Topps is the UK's biggest multiple tile retailer with a market share of 22%. It was established in 1984 and floated on the Full List in 1997, at a time when it operated 54 stores ...

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