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(Sharecast News) - Hiscox was at the top of the list of director buys on Thursday, after its chairman picked up 20,000 shares on the open market.
The company said Jonathan Bloomer bought the shares on 9 August, in a single transaction on the London Stock Exchange.
He paid 1,051p for each share, valuing the transaction at £210,200.
On the selling side of the ledger was Origin Enterprises, after one of its non-executive directors transferred shares into an individual savings account (ISA).
The firm said Christopher Richards sold 4,275 shares from his dealing account on 9 August, with his ISA purchasing the same number of shares.
Richards sold the shares for €3.24 each, valuing that side of the transaction at €13,851, while his ISA paid €3.247 for each share, giving that side of the equation a value of €13,880.93.
At the close on Thursday, shares in Hiscox were up 2.77% at 1,075p, while those in Origin Enterprises were 3.03% weaker at €3.20.
Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.
Top Director Buys
Hiscox Limited (di) (HSX)
Director name: Bloomer,Jonathan
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 1,051.00p
Value: �210,200.00
Hill And Smith (HILS)
Director name: Giddins,Alan
Amount purchased: 6,000 @ 1,670.00p
Value: �100,200.00
Ninety One (N91)
Director name: Toit,Hendrik du
Amount purchased: 58,982 @ 167.86p
Value: �99,007.18
Aberforth Split Level Income Trust (ASIT)
Director name: Lennox,Angus Gordon
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 72.80p
Value: �72,800.00
Secure Trust Bank (STB)
Director name: McCreadie,David
Amount purchased: 10,456 @ 589.88p
Value: �61,678.06
Secure Trust Bank (STB)
Director name: McCreadie,David
Amount purchased: 6,860 @ 580.00p
Value: �39,788.00
Pantheon International (PIN)
Director name: Sieghart,Mary Ann
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 270.30p
Value: �27,029.65
Smartspace Software (SMRT)
Director name: Beechinor ,Frank
Amount purchased: 58,407 @ 42.75p
Value: �24,968.99
Smartspace Software (SMRT)
Director name: Beechinor ,Frank
Amount purchased: 62,180 @ 40.00p
Value: �24,872.00
Secure Trust Bank (STB)
Director name: Lawrence,Rachel
Amount purchased: 3,500 @ 580.00p
Value: �20,300.00
Secure Trust Bank (STB)
Director name: Myers,Paul
Amount purchased: 3,466 @ 574.00p
Value: �19,894.84
Smartspace Software (SMRT)
Director name: Shaw,Kristian (Kris)
Amount purchased: 45,000 @ 40.00p
Value: �18,000.00
Atlantic Lithium Limited Npv (di) (ALL)
Director name: Oosterwijk,Lennard Alexander Kolff Van
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 17.50p
Value: �17,500.00
Smartspace Software (SMRT)
Director name: Shaw,Kristian (Kris)
Amount purchased: 33,453 @ 44.80p
Value: �14,986.94
Origin Enterprises (cdi) (OGN)
Director name: Richards,Christopher (Chris)
Amount purchased: 4,275 @ 3.25
Value: 13,880.92
Smartspace Software (SMRT)
Director name: Wood,Philip
Amount purchased: 29,000 @ 40.16p
Value: �11,646.40
Ninety One (N91)
Director name: McFarland,Kim Mary
Amount purchased: 6,017 @ 165.83p
Value: �9,977.96
Milton Capital (MII)
Director name: Burne,Malcolm
Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 0.89p
Value: �8,900.00
Diageo (DGE)
Director name: Ferrán,Javier
Amount purchased: 245 @ 3,372.00p
Value: �8,261.40
Secure Trust Bank (STB)
Director name: Forsyth,Michael Bruce
Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 574.40p
Value: �5,744.00
Atlantic Lithium Limited Npv (di) (ALL)
Director name: Oosterwijk,Lennard Alexander Kolff Van
Amount purchased: 29,250 @ $0.35
Value: $5,341.27
Rm (RM.)
Director name: Stevenson,Helen
Amount purchased: 9,804 @ 51.00p
Value: �4,999.94
Rm (RM.)
Director name: Stevenson,Helen
Amount purchased: 10,103 @ 49.49p
Value: �4,999.87
Rm (RM.)
Director name: Stevenson,Helen
Amount purchased: 9,803 @ 51.00p
Value: �4,999.53
Milton Capital (MII)
Director name: Burne,Malcolm
Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 0.90p
Value: �4,475.00
Milton Capital (MII)
Director name: Burne,Malcolm
Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 0.87p
Value: �4,350.00
Rm (RM.)
Director name: Stevenson,Helen
Amount purchased: 7,693 @ 55.95p
Value: �4,304.23
Atlantic Lithium Limited Npv (di) (ALL)
Director name: Oosterwijk,Lennard Alexander Kolff Van
Amount purchased: 20,750 @ $0.36
Value: $3,953.85
Rm (RM.)
Director name: Stevenson,Helen
Amount purchased: 7,000 @ 55.30p
Value: �3,870.76
Rm (RM.)
Director name: Stevenson,Helen
Amount purchased: 5,597 @ 53.60p
Value: �2,999.99
Allianz Technology Trust (ATT)
Director name: Patel,Neeta
Amount purchased: 190 @ 260.71p
Value: �495.35
Diageo (DGE)
Director name: Chandrashekar,Lavanya
Amount purchased: 5 @ 3,357.00p
Value: �167.85
Qinetiq Group (QQ.)
Director name: Wadey ,Steve
Amount purchased: 47 @ 322.34p
Value: �151.50
Sse (SSE)
Director name: Alexander,Gregor
Amount purchased: 9 @ 1,638.52p
Value: �147.47
Softcat (SCT)
Director name: Charlton,Graham
Amount purchased: 10 @ 1,473.00p
Value: �147.30
Softcat (SCT)
Director name: Watt,Graeme
Amount purchased: 10 @ 1,473.00p
Value: �147.30
Oxford Instruments (OXIG)
Director name: Barkshire,Ian
Amount purchased: 6 @ 2,409.80p
Value: �144.59
Oxford Instruments (OXIG)
Director name: Hill,Gavin
Amount purchased: 6 @ 2,409.80p
Value: �144.59
Sse (SSE)
Director name: Phillips-Davies,Alistair
Amount purchased: 8 @ 1,638.52p
Value: �131.08
Mitie Group (MTO)
Director name: Bentley,Phillip
Amount purchased: 126 @ 103.24p
Value: �130.08
Gsk (GSK)
Director name: Walmsley,Emma
Amount purchased: 9 @ 1,376.34p
Value: �123.87
Gsk (GSK)
Director name: Brown,Julie
Amount purchased: 9 @ 1,376.34p
Value: �123.87
Unilever (ULVR)
Director name: Pitkethly,Graeme
Amount purchased: 3 @ 4,101.50p
Value: �123.04
Sse (SSE)
Director name: Pibworth ,Martin
Amount purchased: 2 @ 1,638.52p
Value: �32.77
Top Director Sells
Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS)
Director name: Crummett ,Steve
Amount sold: 8,588 @ 1,852.00p
Value: �159,049.76
Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS)
Director name: Morgan,John Christopher
Amount sold: 4,860 @ 1,848.00p
Value: �89,812.80
Origin Enterprises (cdi) (OGN)
Director name: Richards,Christopher (Chris)
Amount sold: 4,275 @ 3.24
Value: 13,851.00