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Director dealings: Hays chair buys profit warning dip, RC Fornax CFO invests

By Josh White

Date: Friday 20 Jun 2025

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Among the London-listed companies disclosing director share purchases on Friday was Hays, whose chair made a show of confidence following a sharp share price decline.
Michael Findlay, non-executive chair of the FTSE 250 recruitment firm, bought 34,382 shares at a price of 57.88p each on 19 June.

The purchase came on the same day Hays issued a profit warning that sent its shares tumbling.

Hays cited a broad-based slowdown in permanent hiring and lowered its full-year profit forecast to around £45m, significantly below analyst expectations.

The trading update flagged declines in key markets including the UK, Germany and Australia, with weak client and candidate confidence weighing on activity.

Elsewhere, Rob Shepherd - chief financial officer of RC Fornax - acquired 93,000 shares in the AIM-quoted defence engineering firm across two tranches.

On 18 June, Shepherd purchased 68,000 shares at 27.5p each, followed by a further 25,000 shares at 25p on 19 June, for an average price of 26.8p.

The transaction increased his stake to approximately 0.16% of the company's total voting rights.

By 1321 BST, shares in Hays were up 2.13% at 64.65p, while those in RC Fornax were ahead 8.74% at 28p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

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Hays Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Price 69.10p
Change Today 3.50p
52 Week High 70.50p
52 Week Low 29.36p
Volume 7,221,734
Shares Issued 1,570.25m
Market Cap £1,085.04m

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