(Sharecast News) - Gelion revealed on Friday that non-executive director Thomas Maschmeyer had acquired 565,500 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed battery group.

Maschmeyer, who founded Gelion, purchased the shares at an average price of 24.0p each, for a total value of £135,000.

Following the transaction, Maschmeyer has a beneficial holding in 17.3m ordinary Gelion shares, representing 15.46% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1625 GMT, Gelion shares were down 1.41% at 24.40p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Gelion (GELN)

Director name: Maschmeyer,Thomas

Amount purchased: 562,500 @ 24.00p

Value: �135,000.00

Trifast (TRI)

Director name: Percival ,Iain

Amount purchased: 129,768 @ 76.37p

Value: �99,103.82

Gelion (GELN)

Director name: William Mahon,Stephen

Amount purchased: 312,500 @ 24.00p

Value: �75,000.00

Gelion (GELN)

Director name: Wood,John

Amount purchased: 291,666 @ 24.00p

Value: �69,999.84

Gelion (GELN)

Director name: Cheryl Morton,Joycelyn

Amount purchased: 208,333 @ 24.00p

Value: �49,999.92

Gelion (GELN)

Director name: Davie,Michael Edward

Amount purchased: 208,333 @ 24.00p

Value: �49,999.92

Eco Animal Health Group (EAH)

Director name: Hallas,David

Amount purchased: 37,759 @ 105.90p

Value: �39,986.78

Mincon Group (cdi) (MCON)

Director name: Lynch,Paul

Amount purchased: 60,851 @ 0.65

Value: 35,633.47

Gelion (GELN)

Director name: Gupta,Amit

Amount purchased: 83,333 @ 24.00p

Value: �19,999.92

Totally (TLY)

Director name: Rogers,Michael (Mike)

Amount purchased: 300,000 @ 5.33p

Value: �15,999.00

Cmc Markets (CMCX)

Director name: Soleiman,Albert

Amount purchased: 13,495 @ 88.11p

Value: �11,890.44

Cmc Markets (CMCX)

Director name: Soleiman,Albert

Amount purchased: 7,944 @ 90.58p

Value: �7,195.91

Cmc Markets (CMCX)

Director name: Soleiman,Albert

Amount purchased: 561 @ 90.00p

Value: �504.90

Great Portland Estates (GPE)

Director name: Courtauld,Toby

Amount purchased: 114 @ 123.73p

Value: �141.06

Top Director Sells

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 @ $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

Coca-cola Hbc Ag (cdi) (CCH)

Director name: Bogdanovic,Zoran

Amount sold: 14,800 @ 2,190.00p

Value: �324,119.99