Fidessa’s Chairman John Hamer hikes stake in company

Fidessa Group plc (LON:FDSA), a provider of trading, investment and information solutions to the financial industry, has today reported of a transaction in its shares that took place on September 15, 2015.

Fidessa’s Chairman John Hamer purchased 2,000 ordinary shares in the company at an average price of 1802.5p each, thus putting the value of the purchase at £36,050 ($55,268).

Following this notification his shareholding in Fidessa equals 86,808 ordinary shares, constituting 0.23% of the issued share capital.

Mr Hamer is not the only one having increased his holding in Fidessa recently. In a transaction dated September 3rd, MFS Investment Management, acting on behalf of its mutual funds and institutional account clients, purchased 242,629 ordinary shares in Fidessa, taking its stake in the company to 3,929,856 shares, or 10.28%.

Shares in Fidessa trade at 1,808p at the moment of publication of this article, down 0.11% from yesterday’s close.

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To view the official filing about the shares transaction, click here.

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