Standard Life Aberdeen co-chiefs increase stake
Martin Gilbert and Keith Skeoch, the co-chief executives of Edinburgh-based Standard Life Aberdeen, have both upped their stake in the financial giant this week.
Stock exchange announcements shows Mr Gilbert purchased 50,000 shares in the company at 237.7p a share yesterday, while Mr Skeoch purchased the same amount of shares at 233.6p a share on Wednesday.
This means the pair spent a combined £230,000 on the shares.
Standard Life Aberdeen’s share price dropped as low as 220p earlier this week, but closed at 244p on Thursday, up nearly 5 per cent on the day before falling back to 241p in early trading today.