(Sharecast News) - Lloyds Banking Group revealed on Monday that chairman Robin Budenberg had acquired 1.0m ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed financial services giant.

Budenberg, who took over as chairman in January 2021, purchased the shares on Friday at an average price of 45.49p each, for a total value of 454,925.

As of 1630 GMT, Lloyds shares were up 1.09% at 45.99p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY)

Director name: Budenberg,Robin

Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 45.49p

Value: £454,925.00

Oryx International Growth Fund Ltd. (OIG)

Director name: Mills,Christopher

Amount purchased: 12,500 @ 1,140.73p

Value: £142,591.25

Mj Gleeson (GLE)

Director name: Prothero,Graham

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 520.00p

Value: £52,000.00

Dialight (DIA)

Director name: Johnson,Neil A

Amount purchased: 33,500 @ 149.00p

Value: £49,915.00

Ecora Resources (ECOR)

Director name: Lafleche,Marc Bishop

Amount purchased: 65,005 @ 76.70p

Value: £49,858.84

Trident Royalties (TRR)

Director name: Hughes,Richard John

Amount purchased: 73,040 @ 35.30p

Value: £25,783.12

Ecora Resources (ECOR)

Director name: Lafleche,Marc Bishop

Amount purchased: 32,665 @ 76.50p

Value: £24,988.72

Mercantile Investment Trust (the) (MRC)

Director name: Beagles,Rachel

Amount purchased: 11,400 @ 218.25p

Value: £24,880.99

Ecora Resources (ECOR)

Director name: Lafleche,Marc Bishop

Amount purchased: 31,430 @ 76.40p

Value: £24,012.52

Staffline Group (STAF)

Director name: Spain,Thomas

Amount purchased: 33,191 @ 29.83p

Value: £9,900.88

Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings (OCTP)

Director name: Coke,Clarissa Ann Sowemimo-

Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 0.45p

Value: £4,500.00

Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings (OCTP)

Director name: Pomeroy,Julie Patricia

Amount purchased: 450,000 @ 0.46p

Value: £2,058.75

Trident Royalties (TRR)

Director name: Stephenson,Leslie

Amount purchased: 4,000 @ $0.47

Value: $1,537.07

Marshalls (MSLH)

Director name: Coffey,Martyn

Amount purchased: 466 @ 297.95p

Value: £1,388.45

Top Director Sells

Coca-cola Hbc Ag (cdi) (CCH)

Director name: Bogdanovic,Zoran

Amount sold: 39,335 @ 2,500.06p

Value: £983,397.58

Accesso Technology Group (ACSO)

Director name: Brown,Steve

Amount sold: 150,000 @ 535.00p

Value: £802,499.99

Accesso Technology Group (ACSO)

Director name: Brown,Steve

Amount sold: 6,000 @ 535.00p

Value: £32,100.00

Frasers Group (FRAS)

Director name: Brayshaw,David

Amount sold: 1,394 @ 833.00p

Value: £11,612.02