LONDON, Sept. 08, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ: GSM ) said today that members of its senior management, including Executive Vice-Chairman Javier López Madrid, Chief Executive Officer Pedro Larrea, Chief Financial Officer Joe Ragan and Board of Directors member Javier Monzón, have made open-market purchases of shares of Ferroglobe in the past week. Total purchases amounted to $612,104 and 71,400 shares. Mr. López Madrid purchased 20,000 shares, Mr. Larrea purchased 12,000 shares, Mr. Ragan purchased 20,000 shares and Mr. Monzón purchased 19,400 shares.
About Ferroglobe
Ferroglobe PLC is one of the world’s leading suppliers of silicon metal, silicon-based specialty alloys, and ferroalloys serving a customer base across the globe in dynamic and fast-growing end markets, such as solar, automotive, consumer products, construction and energy. The company is based in London. For more information, visit http://investor.ferroglobe.com .
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INVESTOR CONTACT: Ferroglobe PLC Joe Ragan, 786-509-6925 Chief Financial Officer Email: jragan@ferroglobe.com
