Kirkland non-exec purchase

Non-executive director George Milton has invested £122,000 in Canadian gold miner Kirkland Lake Gold Inc as part of its C$32m placing.

Milton bought 25,000 shares at 487.42p (C$8.25) each. The share price has dipped well below the placing price in the past few weeks. Each share comes with one-third of a warrant to subscribe for an additional share at C$10. The shares are quoted on AIM and listed on the TSX.

Kirkland says that the net proceeds will be used for "working capital and general corporate purposes". Kirkland had C$49.7m in cash at the end of October 2009. It intends to spend cash on development so that it can increase its production.

Kirkland has five gold producing properties around Kirkland Lake, Ontario, which were acquired in December 2001.

Kirkland lost more than C$10m in the three months to October 2009. It was hit by the collapse of a borehole. At the time that the figures were announced the chairman said that Kirkland "will return to its longer term plans of producing 1,400 to 1,500 tons of ore per day by early 2012".

Top Director Buys

Kirkland Lake Gold (KGI)
Director name: Mr George A Milton
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 487.42p
Value: £121,855

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Director name: Mr Andrew P Witty
Amount purchased: 8,193 @ 1,212.00p
Value: £99,299

DCC (DCC)
Director name: Mr J.J. Moloney
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ EUR 20.60
Value: EUR 41,200

Unilever (ULVR)
Director name: Mr Paul S Walsh
Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 1,857.00p
Value: £18,570

International Biotech Trust (IBT)
Director name: Mr Alex Hammond Chambers
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 126.80p
Value: £12,680

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Director name: Mr Simon Bicknell
Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 1,212.00p
Value: £12,120


Top Director Sells

Character Group (CCT)
Director name: Mr Joe Kissane
Amount sold: 440,000 @ 105.00p
Value: £462,000

Character Group (CCT)
Director name: Mr Richard King
Amount sold: 140,000 @ 105.00p
Value: £147,000