(Sharecast News) - Raspberry Pi revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Eben Upton had acquired 21,927 ordinary shares in the London-listed high-performance computing business.

Upton, who co-founded Raspberry Pi, purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 271.44p each, for a total value of £59,518.65.

Following the transaction, Upton holds a beneficial interest in 2.54m Raspberry Pi shares.

As of 1530 GMT, Raspberry Pi shares were up 1.68% at 288.56p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Raspberry Pi Holdings (RPI)

Director name: Upton CBE,Eben

Amount purchased: 21,927 @ 271.44p

Value: £59,518.65

Top Director Sells

Taseko Mines Limited Npv (di) (TKO)

Director name: Thiessen,Ronald W

Amount sold: 25,000 @ $8.14

Value: $120,392.83

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Director name: Kaplan,Robert

Amount sold: 37,500 @ 92.25p

Value: £34,593.75

Taseko Mines Limited Npv (di) (TKO)

Director name: Dhir,Anu

Amount sold: 6,300 @ $7.67

Value: $28,587.23