Liberty International chairman Donny Gordon has bought 100,000 shares in the company sending the stock up 4.5p to 565p.
The purchase elevates his total stake to 8.9%, a total of 25.2m shares.
Liberty said the outlook for the current year was “exceptionally favourable”. The Financial Reporting Review Panel has forced it to restate its accounts for last year after an inquiry.
The Times 26/02/02 page 25, page 26 (Need to know), page 29