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Director dealings: Chemring CEO lowers stake

By Iain Gilbert

Date: Wednesday 05 Aug 2026

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Chemring revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Michael Ord had disposed of 200,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed defense technology company.
Ord, who took over as CEO in June 2018, sold the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 611.85p each, for a total value of £1.22m.

Following the sale, Ord holds a beneficial interest in 372,991 ordinary Chemring shares.

As of 1530 BST, Chemring shares were up 3.50% at 635p.





Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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Price Data

Price 5,817.06
Change Today -26.04
12-Aug-26 Close 5,843.10
Year End 31-Dec-07