(Sharecast News) - EasyJet was on the list of director buys on Thursday, after it disclosed a purchase made by a non-executive director for more than 5,000 shares.

The low-cost airline said Ryanne van der Eijk picked up 5,478 shares on 26 July, in a single transaction on London Stock Exchange.

It said van der Eijk paid 453p for each share, valuing the transaction at a total of £24,815.34.

On the selling side of the ledger was AO World, after nil-cost share awards granted under its incentive plan's 2020 grant vested.

The company said that on 25 July, its chief financial officer Mark Higgins exercised half of his vested 2020 nil-cost options for 107,629 shares, and subsequently sold the shares resulting from the exercise.

Higgins sold the shares for 97.62p apiece, valuing the sale at £105,067.43.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Likewise Group (LIKE)

Director name: Brewer,Anthony J

Amount purchased: 155,167 @ 20.60p

Value: �31,964.40

Unite Group (UTG)

Director name: Dulieu,Nicky

Amount purchased: 3,314 @ 905.00p

Value: �29,991.70

Easyjet (EZJ)

Director name: Eijk,Ryanne van der

Amount purchased: 5,478 @ 453.00p

Value: �24,815.34

Unite Group (UTG)

Director name: Lister,Joe

Amount purchased: 2,209 @ 905.00p

Value: �19,991.45

Unite Group (UTG)

Director name: Smith,Richard

Amount purchased: 2,209 @ 905.00p

Value: �19,991.45

Unite Group (UTG)

Director name: Pearce DBE,Dame Shirley

Amount purchased: 1,657 @ 905.00p

Value: �14,995.85

Likewise Group (LIKE)

Director name: Simpson,Andrew

Amount purchased: 51,700 @ 19.90p

Value: �10,288.30

Unite Group (UTG)

Director name: Smith,Steve

Amount purchased: 1,104 @ 905.00p

Value: �9,991.20

Unite Group (UTG)

Director name: Paterson,Ross

Amount purchased: 1,104 @ 905.00p

Value: �9,991.20

Unite Group (UTG)

Director name: Huntingford,Richard N L

Amount purchased: 1,104 @ 905.00p

Value: �9,991.20

Ground Rents Income Fund (GRIO)

Director name: Holland,William

Amount purchased: 25,096 @ 39.60p

Value: �9,938.02

Ground Rents Income Fund (GRIO)

Director name: Vessey,Jane

Amount purchased: 26,000 @ 38.00p

Value: �9,880.00

Unite Group (UTG)

Director name: Beato,Ilaria del

Amount purchased: 552 @ 905.00p

Value: �4,995.60

Secured Income Fund (SSIF)

Director name: Stevenson ,David

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 4.50p

Value: �4,500.00

Dci Advisors Ltd (DCI)

Director name: Hurst ,Sean

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 4.20p

Value: �4,200.00

Likewise Group (LIKE)

Director name: Povey,Roy

Amount purchased: 3,594 @ 20.40p

Value: �733.18

Top Director Sells

Severn Trent (SVT)

Director name: Garfield ,Olivia (Liv)

Amount sold: 31,833 @ 2,553.46p

Value: �812,842.90

Qinetiq Group (QQ.)

Director name: Wadey ,Steve

Amount sold: 195,025 @ 345.24p

Value: �673,304.30

Renewi (RWI)

Director name: Bont,Otto de

Amount sold: 85,714 @ 510.00p

Value: �437,141.39

Qinetiq Group (QQ.)

Director name: Wadey ,Steve

Amount sold: 104,975 @ 345.35p

Value: �362,531.17

Severn Trent (SVT)

Director name: Miles,Helen

Amount sold: 8,627 @ 2,553.46p

Value: �220,286.99

Ao World (AO.)

Director name: Higgins,Mark

Amount sold: 107,629 @ 97.62p

Value: �105,067.43