Director dealings: BAT non-exec invests, Keywords CFO covers tax bill

(Sharecast News) - British American Tobacco was at the top of the list of buys on Friday afternoon, after a non-executive director spent more than a quarter-of-a-million pounds on shares.

The FTSE 100 cigarette maker said Savio Kwan bought 8,000 of its shares on Thursday for 3,321.87p each.

That valued the transaction at a total of £265,749.60.

On the selling side of things was Keywords Studios, after its chief financial officer sold a number of vested long-term incentive plan shares to satisfy withholding tax obligations.

The video game technical and creative service provider said Jon Hauk vested 543 shares under the incentive plan, before selling 266 of them.

It said those shares were sold for 2,278p each, valuing the transaction at £6,059.48.

Top Director Buys

British American Tobacco (BATS)

Director name: Kwan ,Savio

Amount purchased: 8,000 @ 3,321.87p

Value: £265,749.60

Reach (RCH)

Director name: Mullen,Jim

Amount purchased: 80,527 @ 122.95p

Value: £99,005.77

Jersey Oil And Gas (JOG)

Director name: Benitz,Jason Andrew

Amount purchased: 13,284 @ 271.00p

Value: £35,999.64

Jersey Oil And Gas (JOG)

Director name: Thomas,Les

Amount purchased: 8,000 @ 267.50p

Value: £21,400.00

Tritax Big Box Reit (BBOX)

Director name: Brown,Elizabeth

Amount purchased: 9,340 @ 213.00p

Value: £19,894.20

Jersey Oil And Gas (JOG)

Director name: Stanton,Marcus John Gregory

Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 264.00p

Value: £5,280.00

Getbusy (GETB)

Director name: Haworth,Paul

Amount purchased: 5,800 @ 64.95p

Value: £3,767.10

Thruvision Group (THRU)

Director name: Nurse,Katrina

Amount purchased: 9,591 @ 33.50p

Value: £3,212.99

Getbusy (GETB)

Director name: Haworth,Paul

Amount purchased: 4,200 @ 64.20p

Value: £2,696.40

Oracle Power (ORCP)

Director name: Memon,Naheed

Amount purchased: 379,884 @ 0.33p

Value: £1,253.62

Grainger (GRI)

Director name: Gordon,Helen

Amount purchased: 104 @ 288.00p

Value: £299.52

Oracle Power (ORCP)

Director name: Migge,Andreas

Amount purchased: 75,977 @ 0.33p

Value: £250.72

Oracle Power (ORCP)

Director name: Hutchins ,David (Sam)

Amount purchased: 57,742 @ 0.33p

Value: £190.55

Oracle Power (ORCP)

Director name: Steed,Mark

Amount purchased: 43,307 @ 0.33p

Value: £142.91

Top Director Sells

Keywords Studios (KWS)

Director name: Hauck,Jon

Amount sold: 266 @ 2,278.00p

Value: £6,059.48

Thruvision Group (THRU)

Director name: Nurse,Katrina

Amount sold: 9,591 @ 33.10p

Value: £3,174.62

Reporting by Josh White at Sharecast.com.