(Sharecast News) - Games Workshop revealed on Monday that chief executive Kevin Rountree had acquired 2,345 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed miniatures group.

Rountree, who originally joined Games Workshop as an assistant group accountant in 1998, purchased the shares on Friday at an average price of 16,250p each, for a total value of £381,062.50.

Following the transaction, Rountree holds a beneficial interest in 21,965 ordinary Games Workshop shares, representing approximately 0.07% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1525 BST, Games Workshop shares were up 0.55% at 16,420p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Scancell Holdings (SCLP)

Director name: Diggle ,Martin

Amount purchased: 5,000,000 @ 10.00p

Value: £500,000.01

Scancell Holdings (SCLP)

Director name: Diggle ,Martin

Amount purchased: 4,400,000 @ 10.00p

Value: £440,000.01

Games Workshop Group (GAW)

Director name: Rountree,Kevin

Amount purchased: 2,345 @ 16,250.00p

Value: £381,062.50

Aoti, Inc. (di) (AOTI)

Director name: Cotton,Richard John

Amount purchased: 215,430 @ 55.70p

Value: £119,999.46

Games Workshop Group (GAW)

Director name: Harrison ,Elizabeth

Amount purchased: 475 @ 16,303.00p

Value: £77,439.25

Primary Health Properties (PHP)

Director name: Davies,Mark

Amount purchased: 38,261 @ 96.00p

Value: £36,730.56

Ig Design Group (IGR)

Director name: Cummings,Rohan

Amount purchased: 47,100 @ 63.69p

Value: £29,997.99

Primary Health Properties (PHP)

Director name: Hyman,Harry Abraham

Amount purchased: 25,660 @ 95.80p

Value: £24,582.28

Primary Health Properties (PHP)

Director name: Duhot,Laure

Amount purchased: 20,868 @ 95.80p

Value: £19,991.54

Ig Design Group (IGR)

Director name: Gilliland,Stewart

Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 64.00p

Value: £19,200.00

Croda International (CRDA)

Director name: Bull,Ian

Amount purchased: 500 @ 2,642.95p

Value: £13,214.75

Rio Tinto (RIO)

Director name: Wyatt,Ben

Amount purchased: 200 @ $111.12

Value: $11,763.38

Cqs Natural Resources Growth And Income (CYN)

Director name: Paterson ,Seema

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 215.01p

Value: £10,750.50

Directa Plus (DCTA)

Director name: Cesareo,Giulio Giuseppe

Amount purchased: 28,600 @ 10.11p

Value: £2,891.46

Top Director Sells

Cqs Natural Resources Growth And Income (CYN)

Director name: Paterson ,Seema

Amount sold: 5,000 @ 214.51p

Value: £10,725.50

Peel Hunt Limited Npv (PEEL)

Director name: Neve ,Billy

Amount sold: 3,170 @ 95.00p

Value: £3,011.50