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(Sharecast News) - Knights Group was at the top of the list of director buys on Thursday, after it disclosed a number of purchases, including two made by its chief executive and chief financial officers.
The AIM-traded firm said CEO David Beech bought 936,345 shares at 106.53p each, spending a total of £997,504.28.
At the same time, CFO Kate Lewis purchased 38,643 shares for 103.25p apiece, valuing that transaction at £39,898.90.
The purchases came on the same day Knights Group reported a strong end to its financial year, and announced the acquisition of Coffin Mew.
On the selling side of the ledger, Goldplat disclosed a sale made by a non-executive director worth more than £30k.
The AIM-traded company said Gerard Kisbey-Green sold 398,333 shares on Tuesday for 7.7p each, for a total value of £30,671.64.
Following the transaction, Kisbey-Green's shareholding totalled 1,693,334 shares, representing 1.01% of its voting rights.
Top Director Buys
Knights Group Holdings (KGH)
Director name: Beech,David Andrew
Amount purchased: 936,345 @ 106.53p
Value: £997,504.28
Alphawave Ip Group (AWE)
Director name: Sutardja,Sehat
Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 142.99p
Value: £714,950.03
Darktrace (DARK)
Director name: Gustafsson,Poppy
Amount purchased: 29,496 @ 336.50p
Value: £99,254.04
Future (FUTR)
Director name: Byng-Thorne,Zillah
Amount purchased: 5,182 @ 1,912.83p
Value: £99,122.85
Volex (VLX)
Director name: Rothschild,Nathaniel
Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 259.90p
Value: £77,970.00
Audioboom Group (BOOM)
Director name: Tobin,Michael
Amount purchased: 3,901 @ 1,513.00p
Value: £59,022.13
Convatec Group (CTEC)
Director name: Mason ,Jonny
Amount purchased: 22,000 @ 223.80p
Value: £49,236.00
Knights Group Holdings (KGH)
Director name: Lewis,Kate Louise
Amount purchased: 38,643 @ 103.25p
Value: £39,898.90
Premier Foods (PFD)
Director name: Leggett,Duncan
Amount purchased: 17,442 @ 113.80p
Value: £19,849.00
Angling Direct (ANG)
Director name: Torrance,Andy
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 53.00p
Value: £13,250.00
Premier Foods (PFD)
Director name: Whitehouse,Alex
Amount purchased: 9,663 @ 113.80p
Value: £10,996.49
European Assets Trust (EAT)
Director name: Bond,Julia
Amount purchased: 6,090 @ 98.52p
Value: £5,999.64
Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (cdi) (GTE)
Director name: Guidry,Gary
Amount purchased: 2,500 @ $1.56
Value: $3,215.96
Johnson Matthey (JMAT)
Director name: Oxley,Stephen
Amount purchased: 15 @ 2,349.18p
Value: £352.38
Top Director Sells
Spirent Communications (SPT)
Director name: Updyke ,Eric
Amount sold: 183,735 @ 226.00p
Value: £415,241.10
Spirent Communications (SPT)
Director name: Bell,Paula
Amount sold: 116,875 @ 226.00p
Value: £264,137.50
Macfarlane Group (MACF)
Director name: Atkinson,Peter
Amount sold: 168,642 @ 117.62p
Value: £198,365.15
Macfarlane Group (MACF)
Director name: Gray,Ivor
Amount sold: 29,860 @ 117.62p
Value: £35,122.82
Goldplat (GDP)
Director name: Kisbey-Green,Gerard
Amount sold: 398,333 @ 7.70p
Value: £30,671.64
Premier Foods (PFD)
Director name: Leggett,Duncan
Amount sold: 17,651 @ 113.60p
Value: £20,051.54
Premier Foods (PFD)
Director name: Whitehouse,Alex
Amount sold: 9,514 @ 113.60p
Value: £10,807.90
