Director dealings: BAT non-exec invests, LondonMetric directors cover tax bills

20th Jun 2023 15:11

(Sharecast News) - Cigarette giant British American Tobacco was on the list of buys on Tuesday, after a non-executive director spent more than £40k on shares.

The company said Veronique Laury purchased 1,650 shares on 19 June, in a single transaction on the London Stock Exchange.

Laury paid 2,593.5p for each share, valuing the transaction at a total of £42,792.75.

On the selling side of the ledger was LondonMetric Property, which disclosed the vesting of 2020 long-term incentive plan shares and the subsequent sale of them for five different directors.

The firm said Andrew Jones vested 499,295 shares and sold 235,375 to cover tax liabilities, while Martin McGann vested 258,741 and offloaded 121,975.

Both Valentine Beresford and Mark Stirling vested 267,406 and sold 126,059 shares each, while Andrew Smith vested 142,919 shares and sold 67,375 to cover his tax bill.

LondonMetric said the shares were disposed of on 19 June, at an average price of 175.15p each.

At 1521 BST, shares in British American Tobacco were up 0.06% at 2,572p, while those on LondonMetric Property were off 0.56% at 173.32p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount purchased: 14,103 @ 8,686.11p

Value: �1,225,002.08

British American Tobacco (BATS)

Director name: Laury,Veronique

Amount purchased: 1,650 @ 2,593.50p

Value: �42,792.75

Windar Photonics (WPHO)

Director name: Hodges,Paul

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 30.00p

Value: �30,000.00

The Mission Group (TMG)

Director name: Lund ,Mark

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 50.00p

Value: �25,000.00

Taseko Mines Limited Npv (di) (TKO)

Director name: Hallbauer,Russell

Amount purchased: 65,000 @ $0.35

Value: $19,027.79

Aura Energy Limited Npv (di) (AURA)

Director name: Mitchell,Phil

Amount purchased: 162,162 @ $0.19

Value: $15,878.89

Aura Energy Limited Npv (di) (AURA)

Director name: Woodall ,David

Amount purchased: 162,162 @ $0.19

Value: $15,878.89

Aura Energy Limited Npv (di) (AURA)

Director name: Dixon,Bryan

Amount purchased: 108,108 @ $0.19

Value: $10,585.93

Cadogan Energy Solutions (CAD)

Director name: Khallouf,Fady

Amount purchased: 450,000 @ 1.60p

Value: �7,200.00

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (cdi) (GTE)

Director name: Guidry,Gary

Amount purchased: 694 @ $5.44

Value: $3,113.19

Britvic (BVIC)

Director name: Litherland,Simon

Amount purchased: 17 @ 885.88p

Value: �150.60

Howden Joinery Group (HWDN)

Director name: Livingston,Andrew

Amount purchased: 22 @ 678.00p

Value: �149.16

Pennon Group (PNN)

Director name: Boote,Paul

Amount purchased: 19 @ 770.26p

Value: �146.35

Top Director Sells

Londonmetric Property (LMP)

Director name: Jones,Andrew

Amount sold: 235,375 @ 175.15p

Value: �412,259.31

Londonmetric Property (LMP)

Director name: McGann,Martin

Amount sold: 121,975 @ 175.15p

Value: �213,639.21

Workspace Group (WKP)

Director name: Clemett,Graham

Amount sold: 33,165 @ 498.10p

Value: �165,194.86

Frenkel Topping Group (FEN)

Director name: Fraser,Richard

Amount sold: 185,000 @ 70.50p

Value: �130,425.00

Workspace Group (WKP)

Director name: Benson,David

Amount sold: 22,821 @ 498.10p

Value: �113,671.40

United Utilities Group (UU.)

Director name: Beardmore,Louise

Amount sold: 4,053 @ 1,035.56p

Value: �41,971.25

United Utilities Group (UU.)

Director name: Aspin,Phil

Amount sold: 2,174 @ 1,035.56p

Value: �22,513.08

Touchstone Exploration Inc Npv (di) (TXP)

Director name: Vredenburg,Harrie

Amount sold: 2,600 @ $1.01

Value: $1,553.57