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Former UK plastics firm manager escapes jail despite insider-trading conviction

By Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace ( May 10, 2024, 15:53 GMT | Insight) -- A former executive at UK plastics manufacturer RPC Group escaped jail today despite his conviction for netting tens of thousands of pounds trading on inside information about the takeover of a rival company. Stuart Bayes was convicted in March on two counts of insider trading following a trial at Southwark Crown Court in London. He was today given an 18-month prison sentence, but suspended for two years.A former executive at UK plastics maker RPC Group escaped jail today despite his conviction for netting tens of thousands of pounds trading on inside information about the takeover of a rival company....

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