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Directors bought stakes in Ashley House following the care home builder's interim results yesterday.Six directors took stakes in the company, with the biggest coming from chairman William Wells, deputy chairman Stephen Minion, chief executive Jonathan Holmes and finance director Antony Waters. They each took 88,000 shares at 28p a time, paying nearly £25,000 each.Minion is the biggest shareholder among the directors who splashed out. He now has more than 3.8m shares or about 6.66% of the companyThe purchases came on the same day the company said reported a fall in pre-tax profits amid difficult conditions "created by the current uncertainty about the future direction of the NHS."Ashley House has a large portfolio of properties across England.Top Director BuysTinci Holdings Ltd. (DI) (TNCI) Director name: Mr Xu JinfuAmount purchased: 10,876,565 @ 20.40p Value: £2,218,819ARC Capital Holdings Ltd. (ARCH) Director name: Mr Guy HealdAmount purchased: 60,000 @ $1.21 Value: $72,300Utilico Investments Ltd (DI) (UTL) Director name: Mrs Susan HansenAmount purchased: 30,000 @ 171.00p Value: £51,300Castings (CGS) Director name: Mr Gerard Bernard WainwrightAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 265.00p Value: £26,500Ashley House (ASH) Director name: Mr J HolmesAmount purchased: 88,000 @ 28.00p Value: £24,640Ashley House (ASH) Director name: Sir Sir William WellsAmount purchased: 88,000 @ 28.00p Value: £24,640Ashley House (ASH) Director name: Mr Tony WaltersAmount purchased: 88,000 @ 28.00p Value: £24,640Ashley House (ASH) Director name: Mr S G MinionAmount purchased: 88,000 @ 28.00p Value: £24,640Ashley House (ASH) Director name: Mr Andrew GibsonAmount purchased: 68,000 @ 28.00p Value: £19,040Securities Trust of Scotland (STS) Director name: Ms Rachel BeaglesAmount purchased: 12,092 @ 107.00p Value: £12,938Top Director SellsTinci Holdings Ltd. (DI) (TNCI) Director name: Ms Wang KeerAmount sold: 10,876,565 @ 20.40p Value: £2,218,819Driver Group (DRV) Director name: Mr Stephen DriverAmount sold: 1,162,790 @ 21.50p Value: £250,000