(Sharecast News) - Cranswick revealed on Wednesday that non-executive director Mark Reckitt had acquired 315 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed listed food producer.

Reckitt, who joined Cranswick in 2014, purchased the shares at an average price of 3,170.0p, for a total value of £9,985.50.

On Tuesday, Cranswick said half-year profits fell but posted a rise in sales as it worked to keep cost inflation under control.

Total revenue for the six months to 24 September rose 12.4% to £1.1bn, while adjusted pre-tax profits slipped 3.4% to £66.0m.

As of 1620 GMT, Cranswick shares were down 1.25% at 3,168.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

North American Income Trust (the) (NAIT)

Director name: Edwardson,Patrick

Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 317.81p

Value: £47,672.07

North American Income Trust (the) (NAIT)

Director name: Edwardson,Patrick

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 319.94p

Value: £15,997.00

North American Income Trust (the) (NAIT)

Director name: Edwardson,Patrick

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 317.98p

Value: £15,899.00

North American Income Trust (the) (NAIT)

Director name: Edwardson,Patrick

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 317.90p

Value: £15,894.90

Harland & Wolff Group Holdings (HARL)

Director name: Wood,John

Amount purchased: 64,188 @ 23.30p

Value: £14,955.80

Cranswick (CWK)

Director name: Reckitt,Mark

Amount purchased: 315 @ 3,170.00p

Value: £9,985.50

Knights Group Holdings (KGH)

Director name: Davies,Gillian

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 89.34p

Value: £8,934.40

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID)

Director name: Liu ,Isabel

Amount purchased: 2,400 @ 166.40p

Value: £3,993.60

Bank Of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company (cdi) (BOCH)

Director name: Arapoglou,Efstratios-Georgios (Takis)

Amount purchased: 210 @ 1.58

Value: 298.63

Bank Of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company (cdi) (BOCH)

Director name: Arapoglou,Efstratios-Georgios (Takis)

Amount purchased: 66 @ 1.57

Value: 93.35

Bank Of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company (cdi) (BOCH)

Director name: Arapoglou,Efstratios-Georgios (Takis)

Amount purchased: 9 @ 1.55

Value: 12.57

Top Director Sells

Flutter Entertainment (cdi) (FLTR)

Director name: Hill,Jonathan

Amount sold: 1,016 @ 11,365.00p

Value: £115,468.40

Flutter Entertainment (cdi) (FLTR)

Director name: Hill,Jonathan

Amount sold: 711 @ 11,525.00p

Value: £81,942.75

Grit Investment Trust (GRIT)

Director name: Lockwood,Richard

Amount sold: 2,540,279 @ 2.50p

Value: £63,506.98