DIRECTOR DEALINGS SUMMARY: HSBC CEO John Flint And Wife Buy Shares

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of director dealings reported in London on Thursday.----------HSBC Holdings said Chief Executive John Flint and his spouse have jointly acquired about GBP40,000 in shares in the FTSE 100-listed bank.The Flints bought 4,836 shares at a price of 728.10 pence each, worth GBP35,211, on June 6 last year. Then, on August 30, the couple acquired 603 shares at 682.20p each, totalling GBP4,114.HSBC said the transactions were executed on a discretionary basis by an investment manager within a discretionary portfolio which Flint has an investment in.HSBC shares closed 0.8% higher at 651.40p each.----------Polar Capital said Non-Executive Director Brian Ashford-Russell sold 250,000 shares in the company at 485.00p per share. Following GBP1.2 million transaction, Ashford-Russell still holds an interest in 5.2 million shares, which represents about 5.5% of Polar Capital's issued share capital. Shares in Polar Capital closed 3.3% lower at 472.00p each.----------JD Wetherspoon said Retail Director Miles Slade sold shares in the pub operator. Slade disposed 689 shares at a price of 1,117p each, totalling GBP7,696. JD Wetherspoon shares closed 0.2% lower at 1,177.00p each.----------Pantheon International said Senior Non-Executive Independent Director Susannah Nicklin purchased shares in the private equity fund. Nicklin acquired 139 shares at a price of 1,981.5p each, worth GBP2,754. Pantheon shares closed 1.1% higher at 2,006.44p each.----------Severfield said Legal Director & Company Secretary Mark Sanderson disposed shares in the structural steel company. In a transaction on Tuesday, Sanderson sold 7,000 shares at a price of 71.80p each, worth GBP5,026. Severfield shares closed 0.4% higher at 72.20p each.----------