(Sharecast News) - Halfords revealed on Friday that chief executive Henry Birch had acquired 71,500 ordinary shares in the London-listed motoring and cycling products retailer.

Birch, who took over as CEO in April, purchased the shares on Thursday at an average price of 139.82p each, for a total value of £99,974.87.

As of 1530 GMT, Halfords shares were up 1.33% at 141.06p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Checkit (CKT)

Director name: Kyte,Kit

Amount purchased: 192,358 @ 1,871.10p

Value: £3,599,210.62

(BAY)

Director name: Williams,David Jeffreys

Amount purchased: 1,694,916 @ 5.90p

Value: £100,000.04

Halfords Group (HFD)

Director name: Birch,Henry B

Amount purchased: 71,500 @ 139.82p

Value: £99,974.87

Partners Group Private Equity Limited. (eur) (PEY)

Director name: Roggemann ,Gerhard

Amount purchased: 6,593 @ 9.98

Value: 65,798.14

Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trust (HSL)

Director name: Mackesy,Alexandra

Amount purchased: 6,000 @ 844.57p

Value: £50,674.04

Upland Resources Limited Npv (UPL)

Director name: Bin Haji Di,Bolhassan

Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 3.17p

Value: £31,700.00

Unicorn Mineral Resources Eur0.01 (cdi) (UMR)

Director name: Brewer,Jason

Amount purchased: 408,650 @ 5.00p

Value: £20,432.50

Upland Resources Limited Npv (UPL)

Director name: Hurst,Andrew

Amount purchased: 603,030 @ 3.31p

Value: £19,960.29

Upland Resources Limited Npv (UPL)

Director name: Damit ,Razak

Amount purchased: 300,000 @ 3.39p

Value: £10,170.00

Pharos Energy (PHAR)

Director name: Roe,Katherine

Amount purchased: 7,390 @ 19.93p

Value: £1,472.65

Top Director Sells

(BAY)

Director name: Tom,Peter W G

Amount sold: 15,000,000 @ 5.90p

Value: £885,000.01

Brickability Group (BRCK)

Director name: Gant,Mike

Amount sold: 57,924 @ 53.40p

Value: £30,931.41