(Sharecast News) - Bytes Technology revealed on Tuesday that chief executive Neil Murphy had acquired 54,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed computer software firm.

Murphy, who joined Bytes back in 1997, purchased the shares on Monday at an average price of 554.90p each, for a total value of £299,648.15.

Following the transition, Murphy holds an interest in 2.89m ordinary Bytes shares, representing approximately 1.21% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1615 GMT, Bytes shares were down 0.82% at 547.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Bytes Technology Group (BYIT)

Director name: Murphy,Neil

Amount purchased: 54,000 @ 554.90p

Value: �299,648.15

Team17 Group (TM17)

Director name: Judd,Penelope Ruth

Amount purchased: 53,475 @ 187.00p

Value: �99,998.25

Just Group (JUST)

Director name: Brown ,Jim

Amount purchased: 118,000 @ 82.98p

Value: �97,920.56

Headlam Group (HEAD)

Director name: Payne,Chris

Amount purchased: 25,919 @ 185.00p

Value: �47,950.15

Steppe Cement Ltd (STCM)

Director name: del Ser Perez,Javier

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 23.50p

Value: �23,500.00

Pharos Energy (PHAR)

Director name: Brown,Jann M

Amount purchased: 30,172 @ 21.70p

Value: �6,547.32

Pharos Energy (PHAR)

Director name: Rivett,Sue

Amount purchased: 4,494 @ 21.70p

Value: �975.20

Marks & Spencer Group (MKS)

Director name: Bickerstaffe,Katie

Amount purchased: 60 @ 247.60p

Value: �148.56

Top Director Sells

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 12,443 @ $101.24

Value: $1,038,780.65

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 12,443 @ $101.23

Value: $1,038,678.10

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 12,443 @ $101.23

Value: $1,038,678.10

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 9,315 @ $101.23

Value: $777,568.63

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 9,315 @ $100.24

Value: $769,964.20

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 9,315 @ $100.24

Value: $769,964.20

B&m European Value Retail S.a. (di) (BME)

Director name: Schmidt,Mike

Amount sold: 17,055 @ 547.20p

Value: �93,324.96