Director dealings: REI insiders invest, Chesnara CFO exercises options

19th May 2026 13:24

(Sharecast News) - Two of the director disclosures made to the London market on Tuesday saw Real Estate Investors chief executive Paul Bassi and finance director Marcus Daly buy shares in the company, while Chesnara finance chief Tom Howard exercised options and sold shares to cover tax obligations.

Real Estate Investors said Bassi bought 595,965 ordinary shares on 14 May at 32.25p each, in a transaction worth about £192,199.

Following the purchase, he held 19.0 million shares, representing 10.87% of the company's issued share capital.

The Midlands-focused real estate investment trust also said finance director Marcus Daly bought 250,000 shares at the same price, for a total consideration of £80,625.

Daly's resulting holding was 4,887,543 shares, or 2.80% of the company.

Separately, Chesnara said group chief financial officer Tom Howard acquired shares through the exercise of options under its Buy-out Award Scheme.

Howard exercised options over 115,098 shares at nil cost following the vesting of conditional awards under the 2024 Buy-out Plan, as adjusted for the company's 2025 rights issue.

Howard then sold 55,544 shares at 319.113p each on the London Stock Exchange to cover tax and social security obligations, in a disposal worth about £177,241.

Following the exercise, Howard held a total interest in 215,793 Chesnara ordinary shares, including any shares held by persons closely associated with him.

At 1310 BST, shares in Real Estate Investors were up 1.92% at 31.8p, while those in Chesnara were ahead 1.1% at 323p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Real Estate Investors (RLE)

Director name: Bassi,Paul

Amount purchased: 595,965 @ 32.25p

Value: £192,198.71

Real Estate Investors (RLE)

Director name: Daly,Marcus

Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 32.25p

Value: £80,625.00

Big Yellow Group (BYG)

Director name: O'Donnell,Michael

Amount purchased: 4,000 @ 827.40p

Value: £33,095.92

Ecora Royalties (ECOR)

Director name: Lafleche,Marc Bishop

Amount purchased: 16,693 @ 149.80p

Value: £25,006.11

Ecora Royalties (ECOR)

Director name: Flynn,Kevin

Amount purchased: 13,550 @ 149.97p

Value: £20,320.93

Ecora Royalties (ECOR)

Director name: Lafleche,Marc Bishop

Amount purchased: 13,359 @ 149.70p

Value: £19,998.42

Ecora Royalties (ECOR)

Director name: Flynn,Kevin

Amount purchased: 13,250 @ 150.00p

Value: £19,875.00

Taylor Wimpey (TW.)

Director name: Daly,Jennie

Amount purchased: 17,875 @ 78.00p

Value: £13,942.45

Taylor Wimpey (TW.)

Director name: Carney,Chris

Amount purchased: 11,904 @ 78.00p

Value: £9,285.08

Ecora Royalties (ECOR)

Director name: Lafleche,Marc Bishop

Amount purchased: 5,560 @ 149.39p

Value: £8,306.08

Ecora Royalties (ECOR)

Director name: Flynn,Kevin

Amount purchased: 5,550 @ 140.20p

Value: £7,781.10

Rit Capital Partners (RCP)

Director name: Coles,Helena

Amount purchased: 330 @ 2,188.00p

Value: £7,220.40

Rit Capital Partners (RCP)

Director name: Coles,Helena

Amount purchased: 322 @ 2,189.00p

Value: £7,048.58

Rit Capital Partners (RCP)

Director name: Coles,Helena

Amount purchased: 292 @ 2,188.00p

Value: £6,388.96

Oberon Aim Vct (OVCT)

Director name: Gamble,Geoffrey Charles

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 20.25p

Value: £5,062.50

Funding Circle Holdings (FCH)

Director name: Jacobs,Lisa

Amount purchased: 1,315 @ 136.90p

Value: £1,800.23

Funding Circle Holdings (FCH)

Director name: Nicol,Tony

Amount purchased: 1,314 @ 136.90p

Value: £1,798.87

Aviva (AV.)

Director name: Lambert,Pippa

Amount purchased: 242 @ 616.00p

Value: £1,490.72

(HWG)

Director name: Patmore,Katerina

Amount purchased: 119 @ 126.00p

Value: £149.94

(HWG)

Director name: Shillaw,Lynda

Amount purchased: 119 @ 126.00p

Value: £149.94

Ocado Group (OCDO)

Director name: Daintith,Stephen

Amount purchased: 81 @ 184.90p

Value: £149.77

Ocado Group (OCDO)

Director name: Steiner,Tim

Amount purchased: 81 @ 184.90p

Value: £149.77

Activeops (AOM)

Director name: Jeffery,Richard John

Amount purchased: 69 @ 152.00p

Value: £104.88

Top Director Sells

Chesnara (CSN)

Director name: Howard,Tom

Amount sold: 55,544 @ 319.11p

Value: £177,248.12

Strix Group (KETL)

Director name: Kirkland,Mark Adrian

Amount sold: 6,315 @ 43.00p

Value: £2,715.45

Truetide (TRUE)

Director name: Brown ,Trevor

Amount sold: 7,500 @ 2.70p

Value: £202.50