Director dealings: Essentra CEO raises stake

(Sharecast News) - Essentra revealed on Wednesday that chief execuitve Scott Fawcett had acquired 17,483 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed hardware manufacturer.

Fawcett, who was appointed to the board of Essentra in January 2023, purchased the shares at an average price of 85.61p each, for a total value of £14,966.32.

As of 1545 BST, Essentra shares were up 1.78% at 85.70p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Frontier Developments (FDEV)

Director name: Braben ,David John

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 377.75p

Value: £75,550.00

Software Circle (SFT)

Director name: Barrell,Simon

Amount purchased: 128,034 @ 15.32p

Value: £19,614.81

Essentra (ESNT)

Director name: Fawcett,Scott

Amount purchased: 17,483 @ 85.61p

Value: £14,966.32

Theworks.co.uk (WRKS)

Director name: Fordham,Rosie

Amount purchased: 31,034 @ 29.00p

Value: £8,999.86

Top Director Sells

Software Circle (SFT)

Director name: Barrell,Simon

Amount sold: 128,034 @ 15.30p

Value: £19,589.20

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