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Tony Bramall, a non-executive director at Lookers, brought his stake in the car dealer beyond the 20% mark Friday when his family interests took 750,000 shares for £675,000.

Announcing the purchase today, Lookers said he paid 90p a share and now has 36,562,710 shares in the company, or 20.19%.

Bramall last bought shares in the company in January, when he bought 140,000 shares at 107p a go and 307,000 shares at 109.3p.

Shares in Lookers have lost more than 50% of their value in the past year.

Last month it said it had been held back by heavy losses at its used car supermarkets and margin pressure elsewhere adding that the market both for new and used cars set to remain challenging.

In 2007, turnover rose by 17% to £1.68bn from £1.43bn with organic growth of 12%. Profit before tax for the year was £23m against £21.4m, an increase of 7%, but before amortisation and exceptional items profits fell to £24.5m from £26.4m.
Top Director Buys

Lookers (LOOK)
Director name: Mr Tony Bramall
Amount purchased: 750,000 @ 90.00p
Value: £675,000

Concateno (COT)
Director name: Mrs Vinodka Murria
Amount purchased: 55,000 @ 130.00p
Value: £71,500

Venture Production (VPC)
Director name: Mr John Morgan
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 668.30p
Value: £66,830

Nestor Healthcare (NSR)
Director name: Mr John Rennocks
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 42.80p
Value: £42,800

LogicaCMG (LOG)
Director name: Mr Jim McKenna
Amount purchased: 37,915 @ 105.50p
Value: £40,000

Concateno (COT)
Director name: Mr Fiona Begley
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 130.00p
Value: £26,000

Concateno (COT)
Director name: Mr Keith Tozzi
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 130.00p
Value: £26,000

Bankers Petroleum (BNK)
Director name: Mr Eric M Brown
Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 79.83p
Value: £11,974

The Capital Pub Company (CPUB)
Director name: Mr Clive Watson
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 90.00p
Value: £22,500

PZ Cussons (PZC)
Director name: Mr Simon Heale
Amount purchased: 8,000 @ 178.00p
Value: £14,240
Top Director Sells

Quest Capital (QCC)
Director name: Mr Robert George Atkinson
Amount sold: 100,000 @ 147.38p
Value: £147,380

Quest Capital (QCC)
Director name: Mr Robert George Atkinson
Amount sold: 100,000 @ 144.28p
Value: £144,280

Quest Capital (QCC)
Director name: Mr Robert George Atkinson
Amount sold: 100,000 @ 126.37p
Value: £126,370

Carillion (CLLN)
Director name: Mr John McDonough
Amount sold: 18,452 @ 373.00p
Value: £68,826

Carillion (CLLN)
Director name: Mr Roger Robinson
Amount sold: 11,472 @ 373.00p
Value: £42,791