(Sharecast News) - AG Barr revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Euan Sutherland had purchased 11,956 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed drinksmaker.

Sutherland, who took over as CEO in May 2024, purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 662.44p each, for a total value of £79,201.33.

As of 1530 GMT, AG Barr shares were down 3.22% at 631p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Berkeley Group Holdings (the) (BKG)

Director name: Perrins,Robert C G

Amount purchased: 7,000 @ 2,878.32p

Value: £201,482.29

Barr (a.g.) (BAG)

Director name: Sutherland,Euan

Amount purchased: 11,956 @ 662.44p

Value: £79,201.33

Everyman Media Group (EMAN)

Director name: Dorfman ,Charles

Amount purchased: 80,000 @ 30.50p

Value: £24,400.00

Costain Group (COST)

Director name: Rock,Kate

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 182.20p

Value: £18,220.00

Uil Limited (di) (UTL)

Director name: Bridges,Stuart J

Amount purchased: 6,902 @ 200.00p

Value: £13,804.00

Rockwood Strategic (RKW)

Director name: Lamb ,Noel

Amount purchased: 5,300 @ 258.00p

Value: £13,674.00

Uil Limited (di) (UTL)

Director name: Durhager,Peter

Amount purchased: 6,592 @ 200.00p

Value: £13,184.00

Utilico Emerging Markets Ltd (di) (UEM)

Director name: Bridgeman,Mark

Amount purchased: 3,888 @ 275.00p

Value: £10,692.00

Uil Limited (di) (UTL)

Director name: Shillson,David

Amount purchased: 5,105 @ 200.00p

Value: £10,210.00

(HWG)

Director name: Patmore,Katerina

Amount purchased: 6,747 @ 147.40p

Value: £9,945.08

Odyssean Investment Trust (OIT)

Director name: King,Richard

Amount purchased: 5,500 @ 171.77p

Value: £9,447.35

Utilico Emerging Markets Ltd (di) (UEM)

Director name: Stobart,Eric St Clair

Amount purchased: 2,750 @ 274.46p

Value: £7,547.65

Utilico Emerging Markets Ltd (di) (UEM)

Director name: Liu,Isabel

Amount purchased: 2,392 @ 271.76p

Value: £6,500.50

Top Director Sells

Qinetiq Group (QQ.)

Director name: Cooper,Martin

Amount sold: 63,201 @ 454.00p

Value: £286,930.64

Frontier Developments (FDEV)

Director name: Braben ,David John

Amount sold: 20,000 @ 351.00p

Value: £70,200.00