(Sharecast News) - Managed IT service provider Redcentric disclosed a director buy worth almost £50k on Thursday, after its chairman bought a tranche of its shares.

The AIM-traded firm said non-executive chair Nick Bate purchased 40,000 shares in the company on Tuesday for 123.75p each, spending a total of £49,500.

Following the transaction it said Bate's total interest in the company was 40,000 shares, representing 0.026% of its total voting rights.

The purchase was made on the same day Redcentric announced the conditional acquisition of the business and assets of three Sungard data centres, as well as colocation and network services from the in-administration Sungard UK, for a maximum initial consideration of £22m.

Elsewhere, Bodycote reported a purchase worth just under £20k made by a person connected to one of its non-executive directors.

The FTSE 250 company said Nicola Boyd bought 3,000 shares on Wednesday for 654p apiece, valuing the transaction at £19,620.

It said Boyd is associated with one of its non-executive board members, Kevin Boyd, with the transaction taking place on the London Stock Exchange.

Reporting by Josh White at Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Symphony International Holdings Ltd. (SIHL)

Director name: Thadani,Anil

Amount purchased: 144,594 @ $0.52

Value: $75,188.88

Redcentric (RCN)

Director name: Bate,Nick

Amount purchased: 40,000 @ 123.75p

Value: £49,500.00

Bodycote (BOY)

Director name: Boyd,Kevin

Amount purchased: 3,000 @ 654.00p

Value: £19,620.00

Symphony International Holdings Ltd. (SIHL)

Director name: Thadani,Anil

Amount purchased: 26,108 @ $0.50

Value: $13,030.50

Okyo Pharma Limited Npv (OKYO)

Director name: Simon ,Willy Jules

Amount purchased: 68,310 @ 2.84p

Value: £1,940.00

Okyo Pharma Limited Npv (OKYO)

Director name: Simon ,Willy Jules

Amount purchased: 71,851 @ 2.68p

Value: £1,925.61

Rolls-royce Holdings (RR.)

Director name: Mars,Wendy

Amount purchased: 1,978 @ 92.04p

Value: £1,820.55

Okyo Pharma Limited Npv (OKYO)

Director name: Simon ,Willy Jules

Amount purchased: 55,991 @ 2.68p

Value: £1,500.00

Okyo Pharma Limited Npv (OKYO)

Director name: Simon ,Willy Jules

Amount purchased: 54,744 @ 2.74p

Value: £1,499.99

Okyo Pharma Limited Npv (OKYO)

Director name: Simon ,Willy Jules

Amount purchased: 54,744 @ 2.74p

Value: £1,499.99

Okyo Pharma Limited Npv (OKYO)

Director name: Simon ,Willy Jules

Amount purchased: 55,555 @ 2.70p

Value: £1,499.99

Rolls-royce Holdings (RR.)

Director name: Yang,Lee Hsien

Amount purchased: 1,065 @ 92.04p

Value: £980.23

Judges Scientific (JDG)

Director name: Lavelle,Mark

Amount purchased: 4 @ 8,325.00p

Value: £333.00

Judges Scientific (JDG)

Director name: Cicurel,David

Amount purchased: 4 @ 8,325.00p

Value: £333.00

Judges Scientific (JDG)

Director name: Ormsby,Bradley Leonard

Amount purchased: 2 @ 8,325.00p

Value: £166.50

Rathbone Group (RAT)

Director name: Stockton,Paul

Amount purchased: 8 @ 2,060.00p

Value: £164.80

National Grid (NG.)

Director name: Pettigrew,John

Amount purchased: 14 @ 1,117.00p

Value: £156.38

Cls Holdings (CLI)

Director name: Widlund,Fredrik

Amount purchased: 67 @ 224.50p

Value: £150.41

Cls Holdings (CLI)

Director name: Kirkman ,Andrew

Amount purchased: 66 @ 224.50p

Value: £148.17

National Grid (NG.)

Director name: Agg,Andrew

Amount purchased: 13 @ 1,117.00p

Value: £145.21

Rathbone Group (RAT)

Director name: Mathias,Jennifer

Amount purchased: 7 @ 2,060.00p

Value: £144.20

Top Director Sells

Investec (INVP)

Director name: Samujh,Nishlan

Amount sold: 25,000 @ R93.00

Value: R103,739.54

Investec (INVP)

Director name: Whelan,Ciaran

Amount sold: 20,137 @ 477.00p

Value: £96,053.49

Investec (INVP)

Director name: Samujh,Nishlan

Amount sold: 19,091 @ R93.00

Value: R79,219.66

Investec (INVP)

Director name: Koseff,Stephen

Amount sold: 15,403 @ 477.00p

Value: £73,472.31

Investec (INVP)

Director name: Whelan,Ciaran

Amount sold: 3,900 @ 477.00p

Value: £18,603.00