(Sharecast News) - Hiscox was at the top of the list of director buys on Thursday, after its chairman picked up 20,000 shares on the open market.

The company said Jonathan Bloomer bought the shares on 9 August, in a single transaction on the London Stock Exchange.

He paid 1,051p for each share, valuing the transaction at £210,200.

On the selling side of the ledger was Origin Enterprises, after one of its non-executive directors transferred shares into an individual savings account (ISA).

The firm said Christopher Richards sold 4,275 shares from his dealing account on 9 August, with his ISA purchasing the same number of shares.

Richards sold the shares for €3.24 each, valuing that side of the transaction at €13,851, while his ISA paid €3.247 for each share, giving that side of the equation a value of €13,880.93.

At the close on Thursday, shares in Hiscox were up 2.77% at 1,075p, while those in Origin Enterprises were 3.03% weaker at €3.20.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Hiscox Limited (di) (HSX)

Director name: Bloomer,Jonathan

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 1,051.00p

Value: �210,200.00

Hill And Smith (HILS)

Director name: Giddins,Alan

Amount purchased: 6,000 @ 1,670.00p

Value: �100,200.00

Ninety One (N91)

Director name: Toit,Hendrik du

Amount purchased: 58,982 @ 167.86p

Value: �99,007.18

Aberforth Split Level Income Trust (ASIT)

Director name: Lennox,Angus Gordon

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 72.80p

Value: �72,800.00

Secure Trust Bank (STB)

Director name: McCreadie,David

Amount purchased: 10,456 @ 589.88p

Value: �61,678.06

Secure Trust Bank (STB)

Director name: McCreadie,David

Amount purchased: 6,860 @ 580.00p

Value: �39,788.00

Pantheon International (PIN)

Director name: Sieghart,Mary Ann

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 270.30p

Value: �27,029.65

Smartspace Software (SMRT)

Director name: Beechinor ,Frank

Amount purchased: 58,407 @ 42.75p

Value: �24,968.99

Smartspace Software (SMRT)

Director name: Beechinor ,Frank

Amount purchased: 62,180 @ 40.00p

Value: �24,872.00

Secure Trust Bank (STB)

Director name: Lawrence,Rachel

Amount purchased: 3,500 @ 580.00p

Value: �20,300.00

Secure Trust Bank (STB)

Director name: Myers,Paul

Amount purchased: 3,466 @ 574.00p

Value: �19,894.84

Smartspace Software (SMRT)

Director name: Shaw,Kristian (Kris)

Amount purchased: 45,000 @ 40.00p

Value: �18,000.00

Atlantic Lithium Limited Npv (di) (ALL)

Director name: Oosterwijk,Lennard Alexander Kolff Van

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 17.50p

Value: �17,500.00

Smartspace Software (SMRT)

Director name: Shaw,Kristian (Kris)

Amount purchased: 33,453 @ 44.80p

Value: �14,986.94

Origin Enterprises (cdi) (OGN)

Director name: Richards,Christopher (Chris)

Amount purchased: 4,275 @ 3.25

Value: 13,880.92

Smartspace Software (SMRT)

Director name: Wood,Philip

Amount purchased: 29,000 @ 40.16p

Value: �11,646.40

Ninety One (N91)

Director name: McFarland,Kim Mary

Amount purchased: 6,017 @ 165.83p

Value: �9,977.96

Milton Capital (MII)

Director name: Burne,Malcolm

Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 0.89p

Value: �8,900.00

Diageo (DGE)

Director name: Ferrán,Javier

Amount purchased: 245 @ 3,372.00p

Value: �8,261.40

Secure Trust Bank (STB)

Director name: Forsyth,Michael Bruce

Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 574.40p

Value: �5,744.00

Atlantic Lithium Limited Npv (di) (ALL)

Director name: Oosterwijk,Lennard Alexander Kolff Van

Amount purchased: 29,250 @ $0.35

Value: $5,341.27

Rm (RM.)

Director name: Stevenson,Helen

Amount purchased: 9,804 @ 51.00p

Value: �4,999.94

Rm (RM.)

Director name: Stevenson,Helen

Amount purchased: 10,103 @ 49.49p

Value: �4,999.87

Rm (RM.)

Director name: Stevenson,Helen

Amount purchased: 9,803 @ 51.00p

Value: �4,999.53

Milton Capital (MII)

Director name: Burne,Malcolm

Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 0.90p

Value: �4,475.00

Milton Capital (MII)

Director name: Burne,Malcolm

Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 0.87p

Value: �4,350.00

Rm (RM.)

Director name: Stevenson,Helen

Amount purchased: 7,693 @ 55.95p

Value: �4,304.23

Atlantic Lithium Limited Npv (di) (ALL)

Director name: Oosterwijk,Lennard Alexander Kolff Van

Amount purchased: 20,750 @ $0.36

Value: $3,953.85

Rm (RM.)

Director name: Stevenson,Helen

Amount purchased: 7,000 @ 55.30p

Value: �3,870.76

Rm (RM.)

Director name: Stevenson,Helen

Amount purchased: 5,597 @ 53.60p

Value: �2,999.99

Allianz Technology Trust (ATT)

Director name: Patel,Neeta

Amount purchased: 190 @ 260.71p

Value: �495.35

Diageo (DGE)

Director name: Chandrashekar,Lavanya

Amount purchased: 5 @ 3,357.00p

Value: �167.85

Qinetiq Group (QQ.)

Director name: Wadey ,Steve

Amount purchased: 47 @ 322.34p

Value: �151.50

Sse (SSE)

Director name: Alexander,Gregor

Amount purchased: 9 @ 1,638.52p

Value: �147.47

Softcat (SCT)

Director name: Charlton,Graham

Amount purchased: 10 @ 1,473.00p

Value: �147.30

Softcat (SCT)

Director name: Watt,Graeme

Amount purchased: 10 @ 1,473.00p

Value: �147.30

Oxford Instruments (OXIG)

Director name: Barkshire,Ian

Amount purchased: 6 @ 2,409.80p

Value: �144.59

Oxford Instruments (OXIG)

Director name: Hill,Gavin

Amount purchased: 6 @ 2,409.80p

Value: �144.59

Sse (SSE)

Director name: Phillips-Davies,Alistair

Amount purchased: 8 @ 1,638.52p

Value: �131.08

Mitie Group (MTO)

Director name: Bentley,Phillip

Amount purchased: 126 @ 103.24p

Value: �130.08

Gsk (GSK)

Director name: Walmsley,Emma

Amount purchased: 9 @ 1,376.34p

Value: �123.87

Gsk (GSK)

Director name: Brown,Julie

Amount purchased: 9 @ 1,376.34p

Value: �123.87

Unilever (ULVR)

Director name: Pitkethly,Graeme

Amount purchased: 3 @ 4,101.50p

Value: �123.04

Sse (SSE)

Director name: Pibworth ,Martin

Amount purchased: 2 @ 1,638.52p

Value: �32.77

Top Director Sells

Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS)

Director name: Crummett ,Steve

Amount sold: 8,588 @ 1,852.00p

Value: �159,049.76

Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS)

Director name: Morgan,John Christopher

Amount sold: 4,860 @ 1,848.00p

Value: �89,812.80

Origin Enterprises (cdi) (OGN)

Director name: Richards,Christopher (Chris)

Amount sold: 4,275 @ 3.24

Value: 13,851.00