(Sharecast News) - Literacy Capital revealed on Monday that chairwoman Dawn Marriott had acquired 49,574 ordinary shares in the London-listed investment firm.

Marriott, who was appointed to the board of Literacy Capital in February, purchased the shares at an average price of 290p each, for a total value of £143,764.60.

As of 1450 GMT, Literacy Capital shares were up 0.67% at 287.92p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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Literacy Capital (BOOK)

Director name: Marriott,Dawn

Amount purchased: 49,574 @ 290.00p

Value: £143,764.60

Ig Group Holdings (IGG)

Director name: Abrahams ,Clifford

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 943.99p

Value: £94,399.10

South32 Limited (di) (S32)

Director name: Pearce,Stephen

Amount purchased: 30,000 @ $4.32

Value: $68,596.84

South32 Limited (di) (S32)

Director name: Pearce,Stephen

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ $4.36

Value: $57,693.33

Primary Health Properties (PHP)

Director name: Howell,Richard

Amount purchased: 54,659 @ 91.01p

Value: £49,745.15

Corero Network Security (CNS)

Director name: Herberger,Carl

Amount purchased: 227,272 @ 15.28p

Value: £34,727.16

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited Npv (AAIF)

Director name: Rowley ,Martin

Amount purchased: 6,950 @ 289.30p

Value: £20,106.35

Restore (RST)

Director name: Staveley,Richard

Amount purchased: 5,812 @ 312.00p

Value: £18,133.44

Restore (RST)

Director name: Staveley,Richard

Amount purchased: 5,343 @ 309.96p

Value: £16,561.16

Restore (RST)

Director name: Staveley,Richard

Amount purchased: 4,835 @ 310.00p

Value: £14,988.50

South32 Limited (di) (S32)

Director name: Pearce,Stephen

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ $4.33

Value: $11,459.27

South32 Limited (di) (S32)

Director name: Pearce,Stephen

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ $4.32

Value: $11,419.57

South32 Limited (di) (S32)

Director name: Pearce,Stephen

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ $4.31

Value: $11,406.34

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited Npv (AAIF)

Director name: McCabe,Nicky

Amount purchased: 3,543 @ 289.00p

Value: £10,239.27

Foxtons Group (FOXT)

Director name: Buckley,Farah

Amount purchased: 26,430 @ 37.36p

Value: £9,873.72

(PWR)

Director name: María García Riera,Jose

Amount purchased: 16,700 @ 55.00p

Value: £9,185.00

(PWR)

Director name: Foo Wing,Ip

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 55.10p

Value: £5,510.00

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