Ocado Share News (OCDO)

(Sharecast News) - Ocado Group was at the top of a long list of director buys on Tuesday afternoon, after its non-executive chair spent more than £0.1m on shares.

The FTSE 100 online grocer and warehousing technology developer said Rick Haythornthwaite bought 12,600 shares on the London Stock Exchange on Monday.

Haythornthwaite paid 794.01p per share, valuing the transaction at a total of £100,045.69.

On the selling side of things, household brand owner UP Global Sourcing disclosed two transactions made by its chief executive officer and its finance director.

The London-listed firm, which owns brands including Beldray and Salter, said CEO Simon Showman sold 46,500 shares from his personal holding on Monday for 130p each, for a total value of £60,450.00.

At the same time, each of his three children's individual savings accounts (ISAs) bought 15,000 shares for 130p apiece.

Finance director Graham Screawn, meanwhile, sold 61,072 shares from his personal holding on Monday, also for a price of 130p each, valuing the transaction at £79,393.60.

His own ISA, as well as the ISAs of his wife and two children, concurrently bought 15,268 shares each, also at a price of 130p.

Top Director Buys

Ocado Group (OCDO)

Director name: Haythornthwaite,Richard N (Rick)

Amount purchased: 12,600 @ 794.01p

Value: £100,045.69

General Electric Co (cdi) (GEC)

Director name: Reynolds,Paula Rosput

Amount purchased: 1,200 @ $77.65

Value: $93,180.00

Up Global Sourcing Holdings (UPGS)

Director name: Screawn,Graham

Amount purchased: 61,072 @ 130.00p

Value: £79,393.60

Up Global Sourcing Holdings (UPGS)

Director name: Showman,Simon

Amount purchased: 46,500 @ 130.00p

Value: £60,450.00

Lancashire Holdings Limited (LRE)

Director name: Kershaw,Natalie

Amount purchased: 12,644 @ 395.34p

Value: £49,986.79

Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (di) (OCI)

Director name: Porter,Stewart

Amount purchased: 11,577 @ 429.50p

Value: £49,723.22

Ig Group Holdings (IGG)

Director name: Felix,June

Amount purchased: 4,100 @ 726.49p

Value: £29,786.09

Mid Wynd International Inv Trust (MWY)

Director name: Bartlett,Diana Dyer

Amount purchased: 2,716 @ 732.99p

Value: £19,908.06

Victoria (VCP)

Director name: Hamers,Philippe

Amount purchased: 3,010 @ 568.00p

Value: £17,096.80

Softcat (SCT)

Director name: Weedall,Lynne

Amount purchased: 1,300 @ 1,267.00p

Value: £16,471.00

Smiths News (SNWS)

Director name: Blackwood,David

Amount purchased: 44,510 @ 33.70p

Value: £14,999.87

Victoria (VCP)

Director name: Hamers,Philippe

Amount purchased: 1,549 @ 572.00p

Value: £8,860.28

Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY)

Director name: Mehta,Harmeen

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 42.57p

Value: £8,513.58

Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trust (HSL)

Director name: Warren,Michael

Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 836.67p

Value: £8,366.70

Diageo (DGE)

Director name: Ferrán,Javier

Amount purchased: 221 @ 3,741.00p

Value: £8,267.61

Victoria (VCP)

Director name: Hamers,Philippe

Amount purchased: 1,415 @ 574.00p

Value: £8,122.10

Victoria (VCP)

Director name: Hamers,Philippe

Amount purchased: 1,208 @ 557.00p

Value: £6,728.56

Victoria (VCP)

Director name: Hamers,Philippe

Amount purchased: 1,082 @ 596.00p

Value: £6,448.72

Artemis Resources Limited Npv (di) (ARV)

Director name: Clayton,Alastair

Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 2.30p

Value: £5,750.00

Victoria (VCP)

Director name: Hamers,Philippe

Amount purchased: 729 @ 586.00p

Value: £4,271.94

Victoria (VCP)

Director name: Hamers,Philippe

Amount purchased: 724 @ 590.00p

Value: £4,271.60

Capricorn Energy (CNE)

Director name: Thomson,Simon

Amount purchased: 867 @ 207.60p

Value: £1,799.89

Capricorn Energy (CNE)

Director name: Smith ,James

Amount purchased: 867 @ 206.70p

Value: £1,792.09

F&c Investment Trust (FCIT)

Director name: Hollond,Beatrice

Amount purchased: 121 @ 817.55p

Value: £989.24

Judges Scientific (JDG)

Director name: Ormsby,Bradley Leonard

Amount purchased: 6 @ 6,870.00p

Value: £412.20

Cmc Markets (CMCX)

Director name: Fineberg,David

Amount purchased: 106 @ 281.00p

Value: £297.86

Cmc Markets (CMCX)

Director name: Marshall,Euan

Amount purchased: 106 @ 281.00p

Value: £297.86

Judges Scientific (JDG)

Director name: Cicurel,David

Amount purchased: 4 @ 6,870.00p

Value: £274.80

Judges Scientific (JDG)

Director name: Lavelle,Mark

Amount purchased: 4 @ 6,870.00p

Value: £274.80

Mj Gleeson (GLE)

Director name: Johnson,Leanne

Amount purchased: 34 @ 593.00p

Value: £201.62

Mj Gleeson (GLE)

Director name: Thomson,James

Amount purchased: 34 @ 593.00p

Value: £201.62

Mj Gleeson (GLE)

Director name: Allanson ,Stefan

Amount purchased: 33 @ 593.00p

Value: £195.69

National Grid (NG.)

Director name: Agg,Andrew

Amount purchased: 13 @ 1,193.36p

Value: £155.14

Taylor Wimpey (TW.)

Director name: Carney,Chris

Amount purchased: 122 @ 123.45p

Value: £150.61

Qinetiq Group (QQ.)

Director name: Wadey ,Steve

Amount purchased: 41 @ 365.85p

Value: £150.00

Taylor Wimpey (TW.)

Director name: Daly,Jennie

Amount purchased: 121 @ 123.45p

Value: £149.37

Sse (SSE)

Director name: Alexander,Gregor

Amount purchased: 8 @ 1,847.02p

Value: £147.76

Spectris (SXS)

Director name: Heath ,Andrew

Amount purchased: 5 @ 2,948.67p

Value: £147.43

Spectris (SXS)

Director name: Harding ,Derek

Amount purchased: 5 @ 2,948.67p

Value: £147.43

National Grid (NG.)

Director name: Pettigrew,John

Amount purchased: 12 @ 1,193.36p

Value: £143.20

Mondi (MNDI)

Director name: Powell,Mike

Amount purchased: 9 @ 1,586.30p

Value: £142.77

Mondi (MNDI)

Director name: King,Andrew

Amount purchased: 9 @ 1,586.30p

Value: £142.77

Sse (SSE)

Director name: Phillips-Davies,Alistair

Amount purchased: 7 @ 1,847.02p

Value: £129.29

Barclays (BARC)

Director name: Cross,Anna

Amount purchased: 66 @ 149.70p

Value: £98.80

F&c Investment Trust (FCIT)

Director name: Knapp,Edward

Amount purchased: 12 @ 817.55p

Value: £98.11

Sse (SSE)

Director name: Pibworth ,Martin

Amount purchased: 2 @ 1,847.02p

Value: £36.94

Top Director Sells

Sampo Oyj (0HAG)

Director name: Wahlroos,Björn

Amount sold: 200,000 @ 45.28

Value: 9,056,220.25

Sampo Oyj (0HAG)

Director name: Wahlroos,Björn

Amount sold: 50,000 @ 43.90

Value: 2,194,969.94

Marshalls (MSLH)

Director name: Coffey,Martyn

Amount sold: 48,902 @ 593.00p

Value: £289,988.85

Up Global Sourcing Holdings (UPGS)

Director name: Screawn,Graham

Amount sold: 61,072 @ 130.00p

Value: £79,393.60

Up Global Sourcing Holdings (UPGS)

Director name: Showman,Simon

Amount sold: 46,500 @ 130.00p

Value: £60,450.00

Marshalls (MSLH)

Director name: Bourne,Simon

Amount sold: 9,420 @ 593.00p

Value: £55,860.60

Reporting by Josh White at Sharecast.com.