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Monthly report · May 2026

Top European insider buys — May 2026

During May 2026, European insiders disclosed 20 significant buys totalling €668.3M. Below: the 20 biggest, ranked by euro value. Every transaction listed is a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR) — CEO, CFO, board member, or a closely associated family entity — buying their own company's shares under MAR Article 19.

  1. #1🇸🇪 2026-05-08
    Thomas Reynaud
    closely associated (Yes) · Tele2 AB
    €248.4M
    16,615,290 × €14.95
  2. #2 2026-05-28
    Closely Associated (Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co., Ltd.)
    Board Member · Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co., Ltd.
    €97.1M
    63,615,738 × €1.53
  3. #3🇬🇧 2026-05-18
    Tom ap Simon 2
    President - Higher Education and Virtual Learning · Pearson plc
    €96.1M
    2,621 × €39841.88
  4. #4🇸🇪 2026-05-12
    Karl-Johan Persson
    closely associated (Yes) · H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
    €30.6M
    2,200,000 × €13.91
  5. #5🇸🇪 2026-05-11
    Karl-Johan Persson
    closely associated (Yes) · H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
    €22.9M
    1,600,000 × €14.31
  6. #6🇸🇪 2026-05-20
    Karl-Johan Persson
    closely associated (Yes) · H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
    €21.0M
    1,500,000 × €13.99
  7. #7🇩🇪 2026-05-14
    Themis Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft
    in enger Beziehung · Dermapharm Holding SE
    €17.8M
    380,000 × €46.83
  8. #8🇸🇪 2026-05-25
    Helena Stjernholm
    closely associated (Yes) · AB Volvo
    €17.4M
    619,000 × €28.04
  9. #9🇬🇧 2026-05-22
    Elisabeth Stheeman 2
    Director · The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc
    €14.5M
    1,250 × €9934.13
  10. #10🇩🇪 2026-05-22
    MAMBO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH
    in enger Beziehung · FCR Immobilien Aktiengesellschaft
    €14.1M
    1,224,310 × €11.50
  11. #11🇸🇪 2026-05-08
    Karl-Johan Persson
    closely associated (Yes) · H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
    €11.7M
    800,000 × €14.61
  12. #12🇸🇪 2026-05-11
    Stefan Charette
    closely associated (Yes) · Athanase Innovation AB (publ)
    €10.8M
    8,527,738 × €1.26
  13. #13🇸🇪 2026-05-18
    Karl-Johan Persson
    closely associated (Yes) · H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
    €9.1M
    650,261 × €14.01
  14. #14🇸🇪 2026-05-07
    John Hedberg
    closely associated (Yes) · Silex Microsystems AB (publ)
    €8.7M
    1,239,916 × €7.05
  15. #15🇸🇪 2026-05-06
    Karl-Johan Persson
    closely associated (Yes) · H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
    €8.7M
    600,000 × €14.53
  16. #16🇸🇪 2026-05-19
    Karl-Johan Persson
    closely associated (Yes) · H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
    €8.6M
    600,000 × €14.34
  17. #17🇬🇧 2026-05-28
    Clive Spears 2
    Company Director · EPE Special Opportunities Limited
    €8.2M
    5,698 × €1227.92
  18. #18🇩🇪 2026-05-12
    AOC Gecko S.à r.l.
    in enger Beziehung · Gerresheimer AG
    €7.7M
    303,790 × €25.25
  19. #19🇩🇪 2026-05-12
    AOC Gecko S.à r.l.
    in enger Beziehung · Gerresheimer AG
    €7.7M
    271,529 × €28.25
  20. #20🇸🇪 2026-05-12
    Karl Åberg
    closely associated (Yes) · Essity Aktiebolag (publ)
    €7.4M
    342,498 × €21.53

What these reports track

Under EU MAR Article 19, every person with managerial responsibility at a listed European company must disclose personal share trades within 3 business days. InsideREU aggregates those disclosures from BaFin (Germany) and Finansinspektionen (Sweden), with UK and Euronext markets warming up. This monthly report surfaces the 20 largest buys from the month by euro value.

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