(Sharecast News) - Craneware revealed on Tuesday that chief executive Keith Neilson had acquired 3,484 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed software firm.

Neilson, who co-founded the company, purchased the shares on Monday at an average price of 1,435.0p each, for a total value of £49,995.40.

Following the purchase, Neilson holds 3.44m ordinary Craneware shares, representing 9.7% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1610 GMT, Craneware shares were down 2.20% at 1,388.75p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Frp Advisory Group (FRP)

Director name: Adams,David

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 117.82p

Value: £117,820.00

Craneware (CRW)

Director name: Neilson,Keith

Amount purchased: 3,484 @ 1,435.00p

Value: £49,995.40

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust (PCFT)

Director name: Arnott ,Susie

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 141.96p

Value: £28,391.98

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Royde ,Max

Amount purchased: 12,000 @ 135.33p

Value: £16,240.00

Seeing Machines Ltd. Npv (di) (SEE)

Director name: Brown,Michael

Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 6.00p

Value: £15,000.00

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Royde ,Max

Amount purchased: 8,000 @ 134.86p

Value: £10,788.90

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Royde ,Max

Amount purchased: 5,009 @ 138.90p

Value: £6,957.46

Fdm Group (holdings) (FDM)

Director name: McLaren ,Michael (Mike)

Amount purchased: 58 @ 852.00p

Value: £494.16

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Director name: Stagg ,Kelvin

Amount sold: 25,039 @ 443.70p

Value: £111,098.04

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Amount sold: 17,989 @ 443.70p

Value: £79,817.19