Purplebricks global chief executive buys back shares after price slump
January 8, 2019
Purplebricks shares plummeted to nearly a third in value during 2018 from a high of £489.80 on Janauary 31st, hitting a low of £1.31.5 on December 12th.
This seems to have lead current chief executive Michael Bruce to snap up some bargain share holding with a purchase of an additional 167,925 shares in the company.
Full and detailed news report available on the Financial Review website.
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