(Sharecast News) - Johnson Matthey revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Liam Condon had acquired 15,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed speciality chemicals firm.

Condon, who joined Johnson Matthey in March 2022, purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 1,544.67p each, for a total value of £231,701.17.

As of 1630 GMT, Johnson Matthey shares were up 2.01% at 1,569.50p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Johnson Matthey (JMAT)

Director name: Condon,Liam

Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 1,544.67p

Value: �231,701.17

Redcentric (RCN)

Director name: Scott,Oliver Rupert Andrew

Amount purchased: 150,000 @ 124.50p

Value: �186,750.00

Entain (ENT)

Director name: Gibson,J M Barry

Amount purchased: 9,000 @ 809.24p

Value: �72,831.60

Halfords Group (HFD)

Director name: Williams,Keith

Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 186.00p

Value: �55,800.00

Scancell Holdings (SCLP)

Director name: Cosséry,Jean-Michel

Amount purchased: 454,545 @ 11.00p

Value: �49,999.95

Big Technologies (BIG)

Director name: Morris,Daren John

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 190.00p

Value: �38,000.00

Scancell Holdings (SCLP)

Director name: Durrant,Lindy

Amount purchased: 272,727 @ 11.00p

Value: �29,999.97

Alpha Real Trust Ltd. (ARTL)

Director name: Rose,Phillip

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 119.00p

Value: �29,750.00

Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company (FSF)

Director name: Davidson,Richard

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 59.23p

Value: �29,615.00

Bbgi Global Infrastructure S.a. Npv (di) (BBGI)

Director name: Ball,Duncan

Amount purchased: 22,000 @ 130.76p

Value: �28,766.38

Totally (TLY)

Director name: Stilwell ,Simon

Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 5.13p

Value: �25,625.00

Seneca Growth Capital Vct (HYG)

Director name: Manley,Richard

Amount purchased: 33,602 @ 74.40p

Value: �24,999.89

Predator Oil & Gas Holdings Npv (PRD)

Director name: Kindinger,Carl

Amount purchased: 210,526 @ 9.50p

Value: �19,999.97

Neometals Ltd Npv (di) (NMT)

Director name: Purdie,Jennifer (Jenny)

Amount purchased: 40,875 @ $0.19

Value: $4,218.83

Neometals Ltd Npv (di) (NMT)

Director name: Purdie,Jennifer (Jenny)

Amount purchased: 40,875 @ $0.19

Value: $4,218.83

Southern Energy Corp. Npv (di) (SOUC)

Director name: Atkinson,Ian Kenneth

Amount purchased: 14,006 @ $0.24

Value: $1,988.67

Assura (AGR)

Director name: Cottam,Jayne

Amount purchased: 728 @ 44.65p

Value: �325.05

Assura (AGR)

Director name: Murphy,Jonathan

Amount purchased: 728 @ 44.65p

Value: �325.05

Cmc Markets (CMCX)

Director name: Soleiman,Albert

Amount purchased: 332 @ 90.80p

Value: �301.46

Cmc Markets (CMCX)

Director name: Fineberg,David

Amount purchased: 330 @ 90.80p

Value: �299.64

Grainger (GRI)

Director name: Gordon,Helen

Amount purchased: 114 @ 262.00p

Value: �298.68

Grainger (GRI)

Director name: Hudson ,Robert

Amount purchased: 114 @ 262.00p

Value: �298.68

Capita (CPI)

Director name: Weller,Tim

Amount purchased: 838 @ 20.64p

Value: �172.98

Capita (CPI)

Director name: Lewis,Jonathan (Jon)

Amount purchased: 835 @ 20.64p

Value: �172.36

Top Director Sells

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 37,329 @ 10,123.00p

Value: �3,778,814.80

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 27,945 @ 10,123.00p

Value: �2,828,872.44

Dunelm Group (DNLM)

Director name: Wilkinson,Nick

Amount sold: 41,710 @ 1,049.00p

Value: �437,537.89

Rio Tinto (RIO)

Director name: Stausholm,Jakob

Amount sold: 3,868 @ 5,556.58p

Value: �214,928.38

Tremor International Ltd (di) (TRMR)

Director name: Druker,Ofer

Amount sold: 84,830 @ 186.29p

Value: �158,029.81

Rio Tinto (RIO)

Director name: Cunningham,Peter

Amount sold: 796 @ 5,556.58p

Value: �44,230.35

Tremor International Ltd (di) (TRMR)

Director name: Druker,Ofer

Amount sold: 15,004 @ 180.71p

Value: �27,113.73

Tremor International Ltd (di) (TRMR)

Director name: Druker,Ofer

Amount sold: 7,642 @ 179.01p

Value: �13,679.94

Tremor International Ltd (di) (TRMR)

Director name: Druker,Ofer

Amount sold: 6,350 @ 183.14p

Value: �11,629.39

Tremor International Ltd (di) (TRMR)

Director name: Druker,Ofer

Amount sold: 5,950 @ 182.46p

Value: �10,856.37

Tremor International Ltd (di) (TRMR)

Director name: Druker,Ofer

Amount sold: 5,740 @ 182.80p

Value: �10,492.72

Neometals Ltd Npv (di) (NMT)

Director name: Purdie,Jennifer (Jenny)

Amount sold: 40,875 @ $0.19

Value: $4,218.83

Neometals Ltd Npv (di) (NMT)

Director name: Purdie,Jennifer (Jenny)

Amount sold: 40,875 @ $0.19

Value: $4,218.83