Literacy Capital chair buys shares as South32 and IG Group insiders also purchase
Literacy Capital chair Dawn Marriott bought shares at 290p, while South32 and IG Group directors also made purchases, according to TradingView data.
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what happened
According to TradingView, citing reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com, Dawn Marriott, who joined the Literacy Capital board in February, bought 49,574 shares at an average price of 290p each. The total value of the purchase was £143,764.60. As of 14:50 GMT, Literacy Capital shares were up 0.67% at 287.92p.
The same list of director dealings includes other transactions. South32 director Stephen Pearce bought stock in several tranches at prices between $4.31 and $4.36, while IG Group director Clifford Abrahams acquired 10,000 shares at 943.99p. Directors at several other UK-listed companies also reported purchases.
why it matters
Insider share purchases are disclosed routinely and rarely move the market on their own. Investors often read them as a signal of how executives view their own companies, but they are not investment advice.
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- Director dealings: Literacy Capital chair snaps up shares — TradingView, 26 October 2026 at 14:50 UTC
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