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On November 2, 2016, the Financial Conduct Authority announced that Mark Alexander Lyttleton had pleaded guilty to two counts of insider dealing at Southwark Crown Court.
On November 2, 2016, the Financial Conduct Authority announced
that Mark Alexander Lyttleton had pleaded guilty to two counts of
insider dealing at Southwark Crown Court. The FCA charged Mr.
Lyttleton with three counts of insider dealing pursuant to the
Criminal Justice Act 1993 on September 29, 2016. The third charge
was subsequently dropped. Mr. Lyttleton was an Investment Portfolio
Manager at Blackrock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. Mr. Lyttleton
had acted on inside information he obtained by working on deals
relating to the relevant stocks and by being a party to
conversations conducted by colleagues. The criminal offence of
insider dealing is punishable by a fine or up to seven years
imprisonment. The Judge, Anthony Leonard, told Mr. Lyttleton that
his pleading guilty at an early stage of the prosecution process
will be taken into account and to his advantage. Mr. Lyttleton will
be sentenced on December 21, 2016.
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