Director dealings: Pantheon, Abrdn directors pick up market shares

(Sharecast News) - Pantheon Resources was on the list of director buys on Wednesday, after its executive chairman picked up one million shares.

The AIM-traded firm said David Hobbs bought 1,000,000 shares on 29 August, in a single transaction on the London Stock Exchange.

It said Hobbs paid an average price of 16.411p for each share, valuing the transaction at a total of £164,110.

Following the purchase, the company said Hobbs' beneficial ownership had increased to 2,717,229 shares, representing 0.3% of its total voting rights.

Elsewhere on the buying side of the ledger was Abrdn, after a non-executive director bought almost 25,000 shares across two transactions in London on 30 August.

In the first transaction, the company said John Devine bought 15,319 shares for 163.19p, while in the second he picked up 9,195 shares for 163.13p apiece.

That made for a total of 24,514 shares at an average price of 163.2p each, valuing the transactions at an aggregate of £40,006.85.

At 1623 BST, shares in Pantheon Resources were up 5.45% at 18.03p, while those in Abrdn were down 0.24% at 163.55p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Pantheon Resources (PANR)

Director name: Hobbs,David

Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 16.41p

Value: �164,110.00

Lok'n Store Group (LOK)

Director name: Peal,Charles

Amount purchased: 10,836 @ 737.00p

Value: �79,861.32

Lok'n Store Group (LOK)

Director name: Peal,Charles

Amount purchased: 10,836 @ 737.00p

Value: �79,861.32

Abrdn (ABDN)

Director name: Devine,John

Amount purchased: 15,319 @ 163.19p

Value: �24,999.08

Jpmorgan European Growth & Income (JEGI)

Director name: Lennard,Alexander

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 94.29p

Value: �18,857.90

Insig Ai (INSG)

Director name: Bernstein,Richard

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 18.00p

Value: �18,000.00

Robert Walters (RWA)

Director name: Van de Walle,Leslie

Amount purchased: 4,500 @ 375.00p

Value: �16,875.00

Abrdn (ABDN)

Director name: Devine,John

Amount purchased: 9,195 @ 163.13p

Value: �14,999.80

Dci Advisors Ltd (DCI)

Director name: Hurst ,Sean

Amount purchased: 175,000 @ 4.50p

Value: �7,875.00

Pharos Energy (PHAR)

Director name: Brown,Jann M

Amount purchased: 29,099 @ 22.50p

Value: �6,547.27

Shires Income (SHRS)

Director name: Archibald ,Robin

Amount purchased: 2,177 @ 228.50p

Value: �4,974.45

First Property Group (FPO)

Director name: Habib,Ben

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 19.50p

Value: �1,950.00

Pharos Energy (PHAR)

Director name: Rivett,Sue

Amount purchased: 4,334 @ 22.50p

Value: �975.15

Marks & Spencer Group (MKS)

Director name: Bickerstaffe,Katie

Amount purchased: 69 @ 218.40p

Value: �150.70

Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG)

Director name: Greenwood,Jon

Amount purchased: 95 @ 158.05p

Value: �150.15

Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG)

Director name: Manser,Neil

Amount purchased: 95 @ 158.05p

Value: �150.15

Diaceutics (DXRX)

Director name: Roberts,Nick

Amount purchased: 139 @ 1.08p

Value: �1.49

Diaceutics (DXRX)

Director name: Roberts,Nick

Amount purchased: 139 @ 1.08p

Value: �1.49

Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG)

Director name: Manser,Neil

Amount purchased: 48 @ n/a

Value: n/a

Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG)

Director name: Greenwood,Jon

Amount purchased: 48 @ n/a

Value: n/a

Top Director Sells

Lok'n Store Group (LOK)

Director name: Thomas,Simon

Amount sold: 7,806 @ 731.79p

Value: �57,123.80

Lok'n Store Group (LOK)

Director name: Thomas,Simon

Amount sold: 2,194 @ 730.00p

Value: �16,016.20