(Sharecast News) - M&C Saatchi was on the list of director buys on Monday after its executive chair bought 70,000 shares in two separate transactions.

The firm said Zillah Byng-Thorne purchased 50,000 shares on 14 September for 125p each.

Byng-Thorne then purchased an additional 20,000 shares on 15 September at an average price of 133.88p.

That made for a total spend of £89,279.13 on the 70,000 shares.

M&C Saatchi said that due to the transactions, Byng-Thorne's beneficial interest in the company now amounted to 213,536 shares, representing 0.17% of its issued share capital.

On the selling side of the ledger was recruitment and training provider Staffline, after Henry Spain Investment Services - a 'person closely associated' with non-executive director and interim chairman Thomas Spain, sold 23,672 shares for 28.5p each on 13 September.

It then repurchased 23,672 shares at 28.575p apiece due to adjustments in individual client portfolios.

On 15 September, Henry Spain Investment Services purchased a further 170,000 shares, the company disclosed, at 28.95p per share.

At the close on Monday, shares in M&C Saatchi were down 1.08% at 137p, while those in Staffline Group were up 1.76% at 28.95p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

M&c Saatchi (SAA)

Director name: Byng-Thorne,Zillah

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 125.00p

Value: £62,500.00

Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF)

Director name: Murley,Thomas

Amount purchased: 75,000 @ 80.10p

Value: £60,072.33

Staffline Group (STAF)

Director name: Spain,Thomas

Amount purchased: 170,000 @ 28.95p

Value: £49,215.00

M&c Saatchi (SAA)

Director name: Byng-Thorne,Zillah

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 133.88p

Value: £26,776.00

Lindsell Train Inv Trust (LTI)

Director name: Lindsell,Michael

Amount purchased: 25 @ 89,999.99p

Value: £22,500.00

Aferian (AFRN)

Director name: Royde ,Max

Amount purchased: 125,000 @ 16.70p

Value: £20,875.00

Lindsell Train Inv Trust (LTI)

Director name: Lindsell,Michael

Amount purchased: 15 @ 90,000.00p

Value: £13,500.00

Mattioli Woods (MTW)

Director name: Knapp,Edward

Amount purchased: 2,006 @ 623.00p

Value: £12,497.38

Staffline Group (STAF)

Director name: Spain,Thomas

Amount purchased: 23,672 @ 28.58p

Value: £6,764.27

Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1)

Director name: Thompson,Ben

Amount purchased: 56 @ 527.70p

Value: £295.51

Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1)

Director name: Tilley,Lucy

Amount purchased: 56 @ 512.77p

Value: £287.15

Bae Systems (BA.)

Director name: Greve,Brad

Amount purchased: 15 @ 1,048.66p

Value: £157.30

Anglo American (AAL)

Director name: Pearce,Stephen

Amount purchased: 7 @ 2,163.00p

Value: £151.41

(HWG)

Director name: Shillaw,Lynda

Amount purchased: 137 @ 108.80p

Value: £149.06

(HWG)

Director name: Patmore,Katerina

Amount purchased: 137 @ 108.80p

Value: £149.06

Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)

Director name: Urban,Phil

Amount purchased: 60 @ 231.20p

Value: £138.72

Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)

Director name: Jones,Timothy (Tim) Charles

Amount purchased: 60 @ 231.20p

Value: £138.72

Anglo American (AAL)

Director name: Wanblad ,Duncan

Amount purchased: 6 @ 2,163.00p

Value: £129.78

Top Director Sells

Staffline Group (STAF)

Director name: Spain,Thomas

Amount sold: 23,672 @ 28.50p

Value: £6,746.52