(Sharecast News) - Optibiotix Health revealed on Thursday that finance director David Blain had acquired 84,053 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed life sciences business.

Blain, who was appointed to the board of Optiobiotix in January, purchased the shares on Wednesday at an average price of 1,175p, for a total value of £987,622.75.

As of 1520 BST, Optibiotix shares were down 6.52% at 10.75p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Optibiotix Health (OPTI)

Director name: Blain,David

Amount purchased: 84,053 @ 1,175.00p

Value: £987,622.75

Xps Pensions Group (XPS)

Director name: Sutherland,Martin

Amount purchased: 11,658 @ 335.40p

Value: £39,100.93

Xaar (XAR)

Director name: Stocks,Ben

Amount purchased: 16,114 @ 128.50p

Value: £20,706.49

Active Energy Group (AEG)

Director name: Voce,James

Amount purchased: 11,928,988 @ 0.10p

Value: £12,370.36

Xaar (XAR)

Director name: Sutton ,Jacqueline

Amount purchased: 4,107 @ 120.83p

Value: £4,962.28

Invesco Bond Income Plus Limited Npv (BIPS)

Director name: Johnson,Christine

Amount purchased: 2,547 @ 176.00p

Value: £4,482.72

Active Energy Group (AEG)

Director name: Elliott ,Paul

Amount purchased: 3,456,521 @ 0.12p

Value: £3,975.00

Aurrigo International (AURR)

Director name: Grubb ,Ian Michael

Amount purchased: 4,632 @ 43.18p

Value: £2,000.10

Top Director Sells

Taseko Mines Limited Npv (di) (TKO)

Director name: Dickinson,Robert

Amount sold: 200,000 @ $5.49

Value: $649,588.80

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (cdi) (GTE)

Director name: Smith,David P

Amount sold: 7,750 @ $4.58

Value: $29,269.40

Invesco Bond Income Plus Limited Npv (BIPS)

Director name: Johnson,Christine

Amount sold: 2,539 @ 176.00p

Value: £4,468.64