(Sharecast News) - Hargreaves Services revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Gordon Banham had acquired 7,600 ordinary shares in the AIM-isted environmental and industrial services provider.

Banham, who snapped up the shares via GB Holdings, purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 650p, for a total value of £49,400.

Following the purchase, Banham holds a beneficial interest in 2.8m ordinary Hargreaves shares, representing approximately 8.45% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1545 GMT, Hargreaves shares were down 1.79% at 644.28p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Hargreaves Services (HSP)

Director name: Banham,Gordon Frank Colenso

Amount purchased: 7,600 @ 650.00p

Value: £49,400.00

Checkit (CKT)

Director name: Kyte,Kit

Amount purchased: 117,646 @ 17.00p

Value: £19,999.82

Weir Group (WEIR)

Director name: Stanton ,Jon

Amount purchased: 573 @ 2,874.00p

Value: £16,468.02

Weir Group (WEIR)

Director name: Puffer,Brian

Amount purchased: 280 @ 2,874.00p

Value: £8,047.20

Nativo Resources (NTVO)

Director name: Yates,Christian

Amount purchased: 1,277,249 @ 0.39p

Value: £4,979.99

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Director name: Baay,Paul R.

Amount purchased: 28,217 @ $0.22

Value: $3,672.57

Top Director Sells

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Director name: Richardson,David

Amount sold: 809,107 @ 212.75p

Value: £1,721,375.19