(Sharecast News) - GSK revealed on Friday that non-executive chairman Jonathan Symonds had acquired 2,500 ordinary shres in the FTSE 100-listed drugmaker.

Symonds, who was appointed to the board of GSK in September 2019, purchased the shares on Thursday at an average price of 2,114p each, for a total value of £52,850.

As of 1500 GMT, GSK shares were up 0.28% at 2,186p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Taylor Maritime Limited Npv (TMIP)

Director name: Buttery,Edward

Amount purchased: 1,368,474 @ 94.41p

Value: £1,291,976.33

Taylor Maritime Limited Npv (TMIP)

Director name: Pierrepont,Camilla

Amount purchased: 432,945 @ 94.41p

Value: £408,743.38

Taylor Maritime Limited Npv (TMIP)

Director name: Tan,Yam Lay

Amount purchased: 357,283 @ 94.41p

Value: £337,310.89

Taylor Maritime Limited Npv (TMIP)

Director name: Slee ,Alexander

Amount purchased: 316,796 @ 94.41p

Value: £299,087.11

Caledonia Mining Corporation (di) (CMCL)

Director name: Goldwasser,Lesley

Amount purchased: 3,500 @ $29.78

Value: $85,948.71

Gsk (GSK)

Director name: Symonds,Jonathan

Amount purchased: 2,500 @ 2,114.00p

Value: £52,850.00

Taylor Maritime Limited Npv (TMIP)

Director name: Clark,Trudi

Amount purchased: 55,195 @ 94.41p

Value: £52,109.60

Taylor Maritime Limited Npv (TMIP)

Director name: Maltby,Charles Goodson

Amount purchased: 52,900 @ 94.41p

Value: £49,942.89

Taylor Maritime Limited Npv (TMIP)

Director name: French ,Gordon

Amount purchased: 45,996 @ 94.41p

Value: £43,424.82

Hgcapital Trust (HGT)

Director name: Strang,Jim

Amount purchased: 9,895 @ 427.00p

Value: £42,251.65

Taylor Maritime Limited Npv (TMIP)

Director name: Strutt,Henry

Amount purchased: 34,036 @ 94.41p

Value: £32,133.39

Nativo Resources (NTVO)

Director name: Birrell,Stephen

Amount purchased: 4,286,694 @ 0.58p

Value: £24,995.71

Hgcapital Trust (HGT)

Director name: Brooman,Richard J

Amount purchased: 5,500 @ 427.26p

Value: £23,499.31

Taylor Maritime Limited Npv (TMIP)

Director name: Brosnan ,Rebecca

Amount purchased: 22,998 @ 94.41p

Value: £21,712.41

Hgcapital Trust (HGT)

Director name: Paterson,Graham

Amount purchased: 4,300 @ 424.97p

Value: £18,273.58

Nativo Resources (NTVO)

Director name: Yates,Christian

Amount purchased: 2,572,016 @ 0.54p

Value: £13,888.89

Christie Group (CTG)

Director name: Harding ,Paul

Amount purchased: 18,268 @ 67.00p

Value: £12,239.56

Bango (BGO)

Director name: Larbey,Paul

Amount purchased: 15,115 @ 79.20p

Value: £11,971.08

Hgcapital Trust (HGT)

Director name: Coles,Helena

Amount purchased: 2,358 @ 423.98p

Value: £9,997.43

Hgcapital Trust (HGT)

Director name: Coles,Helena

Amount purchased: 2,352 @ 424.99p

Value: £9,995.84

Hgcapital Trust (HGT)

Director name: Schraner,Erika

Amount purchased: 2,200 @ 428.50p

Value: £9,427.00

C&c Group (cdi) (CCR)

Director name: Bhalla,Vineet

Amount purchased: 6,000 @ 114.52p

Value: £6,871.02

Hgcapital Trust (HGT)

Director name: Coles,Helena

Amount purchased: 1,589 @ 424.96p

Value: £6,752.57

Hgcapital Trust (HGT)

Director name: Coles,Helena

Amount purchased: 1,143 @ 425.18p

Value: £4,859.81

Top Director Sells

Kosmos Energy (di) (KOS)

Director name: Inglis,Andrew G

Amount sold: 297,660 @ 158.00p

Value: £470,302.81

Kosmos Energy (di) (KOS)

Director name: Inglis,Andrew G

Amount sold: 297,660 @ 158.00p

Value: £470,302.81

Hollywood Bowl Group (BOWL)

Director name: Burns,Stephen

Amount sold: 141,871 @ 262.74p

Value: £372,751.85

Kosmos Energy (di) (KOS)

Director name: Inglis,Andrew G

Amount sold: 118,539 @ 138.00p

Value: £163,583.82

Kosmos Energy (di) (KOS)

Director name: Inglis,Andrew G

Amount sold: 103,554 @ 137.00p

Value: £141,868.98

Hollywood Bowl Group (BOWL)

Director name: Dickinson,Melanie

Amount sold: 36,700 @ 262.74p

Value: £96,425.58

Kosmos Energy (di) (KOS)

Director name: Inglis,Andrew G

Amount sold: 44,628 @ 142.00p

Value: £63,371.76