(Sharecast News) - Next revealed on Wednesday that merchandise and operations director Richard Papp had disposed of 5,300 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed clothing retailer.

Papp, who joined Next in 1991, sold the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 6,505.99p each, for a total value of £344,817.46.

As of 1610 BST, Next shares were down 2.20% at 6,320.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount purchased: 11,918 @ 7,816.83p

Value: £931,609.76

Helios Underwriting (HUW)

Director name: Cunningham,Harold Michael Clunie

Amount purchased: 59,000 @ 162.50p

Value: £95,875.00

Helios Underwriting (HUW)

Director name: Cunningham,Harold Michael Clunie

Amount purchased: 59,000 @ 162.50p

Value: £95,875.00

Hilton Food Group (HFG)

Director name: Dimond,Patricia

Amount purchased: 7,575 @ 659.88p

Value: £49,986.22

Gresham Technologies (GHT)

Director name: Manocha,Ian

Amount purchased: 25,588 @ 159.00p

Value: £40,684.92

Solid State (SOLI)

Director name: James,Peter Owen

Amount purchased: 3,123 @ 1,110.00p

Value: £34,665.30

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust (FGT)

Director name: Hayes ,Simon

Amount purchased: 3,537 @ 891.49p

Value: £31,531.83

Maven Income & Growth 4 Vct (MAV4)

Director name: Nixon,Bill

Amount purchased: 43,043 @ 69.70p

Value: £30,000.97

Seeing Machines Ltd. Npv (di) (SEE)

Director name: Brown,Michael

Amount purchased: 450,000 @ 5.61p

Value: £25,245.00

Gresham Technologies (GHT)

Director name: Mullan,Tom

Amount purchased: 15,431 @ 159.00p

Value: £24,535.29

Petrofac Ltd. (PFC)

Director name: Medori,Rene

Amount purchased: 26,354 @ 75.89p

Value: £19,999.26

Seeing Machines Ltd. Npv (di) (SEE)

Director name: Brown,Michael

Amount purchased: 350,000 @ 5.63p

Value: £19,705.00

Alpha Real Trust Ltd. (ARTL)

Director name: Rose,Phillip

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 130.00p

Value: £13,000.00

Solid State (SOLI)

Director name: Richards,Matthew Thomas

Amount purchased: 960 @ 1,125.00p

Value: £10,800.00

Venture Life Group (VLG)

Director name: Adams,Mark

Amount purchased: 23,397 @ 42.74p

Value: £9,999.88

Venture Life Group (VLG)

Director name: Adams,Mark

Amount purchased: 23,412 @ 42.71p

Value: £9,999.27

Tissue Regenix Group (TRX)

Director name: Lee ,Daniel

Amount purchased: 928,570 @ 0.57p

Value: £5,246.42

Tissue Regenix Group (TRX)

Director name: Cocke,David

Amount purchased: 928,570 @ 0.57p

Value: £5,246.42

Venture Life Group (VLG)

Director name: Adams,Mark

Amount purchased: 11,695 @ 42.75p

Value: £4,999.61

Petrofac Ltd. (PFC)

Director name: Carlo,Francesca Di

Amount purchased: 6,588 @ 75.89p

Value: £4,999.44

Petrofac Ltd. (PFC)

Director name: Asfari,Ayman

Amount purchased: 6,588 @ 75.89p

Value: £4,999.44

Petrofac Ltd. (PFC)

Director name: Davies ,David

Amount purchased: 6,588 @ 75.89p

Value: £4,999.44

Petrofac Ltd. (PFC)

Director name: Akbar,Sara

Amount purchased: 6,588 @ 75.89p

Value: £4,999.44

Petrofac Ltd. (PFC)

Director name: Bichsel,Matthias

Amount purchased: 6,588 @ 75.89p

Value: £4,999.44

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (cdi) (GTE)

Director name: Guidry,Gary

Amount purchased: 4,133 @ 90.00p

Value: £3,719.70

Touchstone Exploration Inc Npv (di) (TXP)

Director name: Baay,Paul R.

Amount purchased: 5,613 @ $1.11

Value: $3,685.99

Tissue Regenix Group (TRX)

Director name: Cocke,David

Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 0.57p

Value: £2,850.00

Tissue Regenix Group (TRX)

Director name: Lee ,Daniel

Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 0.57p

Value: £2,850.00

Maven Income & Growth Vct (MIG1)

Director name: Harrington,Andrew

Amount purchased: 1,372 @ 43.75p

Value: £600.25

Capita (CPI)

Director name: Weller,Tim

Amount purchased: 467 @ 37.14p

Value: £173.44

Capita (CPI)

Director name: Lewis,Jonathan (Jon)

Amount purchased: 464 @ 37.14p

Value: £172.33

Howden Joinery Group (HWDN)

Director name: Livingston,Andrew

Amount purchased: 22 @ 684.60p

Value: £150.61

Top Director Sells

Hiscox Limited (di) (HSX)

Director name: Cooper,Paul

Amount sold: 41,317 @ 1,090.00p

Value: £450,355.28

Next (NXT)

Director name: Papp,Richard

Amount sold: 5,300 @ 6,505.99p

Value: £344,817.46

Balfour Beatty (BBY)

Director name: Quinn,Leo

Amount sold: 74,401 @ 373.00p

Value: £277,515.73

Helios Underwriting (HUW)

Director name: Cunningham,Harold Michael Clunie

Amount sold: 118,000 @ 162.50p

Value: £191,750.00

Currys (CURY)

Director name: Baldock,Alex

Amount sold: 185,731 @ 58.67p

Value: £108,971.35

Big Technologies (BIG)

Director name: Lewinton,Charles James John

Amount sold: 25,000 @ 264.00p

Value: £66,000.00

Next (NXT)

Director name: Papp,Richard

Amount sold: 800 @ 6,505.99p

Value: £52,047.92

Solid State (SOLI)

Director name: James,Peter Owen

Amount sold: 3,125 @ 1,122.50p

Value: £35,078.13

Big Technologies (BIG)

Director name: Lewinton,Charles James John

Amount sold: 10,000 @ 255.00p

Value: £25,500.00

Big Technologies (BIG)

Director name: Lewinton,Charles James John

Amount sold: 5,000 @ 257.00p

Value: £12,850.00

Solid State (SOLI)

Director name: Richards,Matthew Thomas

Amount sold: 960 @ 1,122.00p

Value: £10,771.20