Director dealings: Findel CFO ups stake

(Sharecast News) - Stuart Caldwell, chief financial officer of online retail and education business Findel, acquired 16,636 ordinary shares in the firm on Thursday.Caldwell, who took up the role in July 2017, purchased the shares at an average price of 299.00p each, for a total of £49,741.64.An 11% surge in sales at Findel's Express Gifts imprint bolstered the group's quarterly performance, setting it up for a good year.For the quarter ended July 20, Findel recorded an 8.5% increase in overall revenues year-on-year. Elsewhere, its education unit saw total revenue stabilise throughout the quarter after increasing its customer base for the first time in years.Findel shares were up 4.79% to 306p.Top Director BuysFindel (FDL)Director name: Caldwell,StuartAmount purchased: 16,636 @ 299.00pValue: £49,741.64Polemos (PLMO)Director name: Burton,Nigel JohnAmount purchased: 3,582,175 @ 0.88pValue: £31,523.14Soco International (SIA)Director name: Watts,Mike JAmount purchased: 8,601 @ 100.40pValue: £8,635.40Soco International (SIA)Director name: Brown,Jann MAmount purchased: 8,601 @ 100.40pValue: £8,635.40Pcf Group (PCF)Director name: Franklin,TimothyAmount purchased: 7,363 @ 33.95pValue: £2,499.74Centrica (CNA)Director name: Valle,Margherita D.Amount purchased: 1,306 @ 151.30pValue: £1,975.98Witan Inv Trust (WTAN)Director name: Rogoff,BenAmount purchased: 70 @ 1,119.85pValue: £783.89Rockrose Energy (RRE)Director name: Benmore,RichardAmount purchased: 44 @ 345.00pValue: £151.80Rockrose Energy (RRE)Director name: Morrow,JohnAmount purchased: 44 @ 345.00pValue: £151.80Rockrose Energy (RRE)Director name: Austin,AndrewAmount purchased: 44 @ 345.00pValue: £151.80Rockrose Energy (RRE)Director name: Pawson,Steve Amount purchased: 44 @ 345.00pValue: £151.80Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA)Director name: Paris,Rod Amount purchased: 48 @ 311.00pValue: £149.28Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA)Director name: Skeoch,KeithAmount purchased: 41 @ 311.00pValue: £127.51Top Director Sells