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Director dealings: Smiths Group non-executive director makes share purchase

Tue 24 March 2026 12:25 | A A A

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(Sharecast News) - Smiths Group revealed on Tuesday that non-executive director Alister Cowan had acquired 5,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed engineering business.

Cowan, who was appointed to the board of Smiths Group in July 2024, purchased the shares on Monday at an average price of 2,268.10p, for a total value of 113,405.

As of 1400 GMT, Smiths shares were up 1.54% at 2,246p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 2,268.10p

Value: 113,405.00

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Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 81.00p

Value: 20,250.00

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Amount purchased: 6,943 @ 154.60p

Value: 10,733.88

Crest Nicholson Holdings (CRST)

Director name: Kent ,Gillian

Amount purchased: 9,538 @ 104.27p

Value: 9,945.65

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Director name: Gosselin,Chantal

Amount sold: 1,514 @ $164.00

Value: $146,896.42

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Value: 31,635.00

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Value: $19,357.51

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Value: 5,605.73

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