Director dealings: Saga chairman raises stake

Saga revealed on Monday that chairman Roger De Haan had acquired 1.2m ordinary shares in the London-listed lifestyle business.

De Haan, who took over in 1984 after his father's retirement, purchased the shares on Friday at an average price of 274p each, for a total value of £3.28m.

Following the transaction, De Haan's total Saga stake represents 27.53% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1535 BST, Saga shares were up 0.79% at 267.61p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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