HL's Dampier and Gardhouse cashed in shares weeks before Woodford crisis

£6.1m share sale

Emanuela Hawker
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Mark Dampier, his wife Annette and CIO Lee Gardhouse sold a total of £6.1m of HL shares last month, prior to the shares going into freefall following the suspension of Woodford Investment Management's flagship fund.

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