Director dealings: RS Group, Abrdn directors make purchases

21st Aug 2023 14:23

(Sharecast News) - RS Group was at the top of the list of director buys on Monday, after its chief executive officer picked up more than 14,000 shares.

The company said in a disclosure that Simon Pryce purchased 14,500 shares on 18 August, in a single transaction on the London Stock Exchange.

Pryce paid 688p for each share, valuing the transaction at £88,760.00.

Elsewhere, Abrdn was not far below RS Group on the director purchase list, after it disclosed an investment made by a non-executive director.

The firm said Jonathan Paul Asquith bought 52,150 shares in a single transaction, also on 18 August in London.

Asquith paid 162.33p for each share, giving the transaction a gross value of £84,655.10.

At the close on Monday, shares in RS Group were up 0.78% at 702p, while those in Abrdn were down 0.71% at 160.75p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Rs Group (RS1)

Director name: Pryce,Simon

Amount purchased: 14,500 @ 688.00p

Value: �99,760.00

Abrdn (ABDN)

Director name: Asquith,Jonathan

Amount purchased: 52,150 @ 162.33p

Value: �84,655.09

Fidelity European Trust (FEV)

Director name: Park,Milyae

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 341.25p

Value: �34,125.00

Lindsell Train Inv Trust (LTI)

Director name: Lindsell,Michael

Amount purchased: 25 @ 91,500.00p

Value: �22,875.00

Lindsell Train Inv Trust (LTI)

Director name: Lindsell,Michael

Amount purchased: 25 @ 91,000.00p

Value: �22,750.00

Insig Ai (INSG)

Director name: Bernstein,Richard

Amount purchased: 116,944 @ 18.32p

Value: �21,424.14

Power Metal Resources (POW)

Director name: Wade,Sean

Amount purchased: 3,000,000 @ 0.70p

Value: �21,000.00

Porvair (PRV)

Director name: Mills,James

Amount purchased: 3,303 @ 602.00p

Value: �19,884.06

Wh Smith (SMWH)

Director name: Sears,Marion

Amount purchased: 1,100 @ 1,374.75p

Value: �15,122.25

Helios Underwriting (HUW)

Director name: Libassi,Tom

Amount purchased: 6,500 @ 115.00p

Value: �7,475.00

Power Metal Resources (POW)

Director name: Good ,Bill Brodie

Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 0.70p

Value: �7,000.00

Power Metal Resources (POW)

Director name: Shaw,Edmund (Ed) Charles Frederick

Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 0.70p

Value: �7,000.00

Pz Cussons (PZC)

Director name: Pollard,Sarah

Amount purchased: 95 @ 159.60p

Value: �151.62

Wincanton (WIN)

Director name: Wroath,James

Amount purchased: 65 @ 231.00p

Value: �150.15

Wincanton (WIN)

Director name: Hinton,Tom

Amount purchased: 65 @ 231.00p

Value: �150.15

Pz Cussons (PZC)

Director name: Myers,Jonathan

Amount purchased: 94 @ 159.60p

Value: �150.02

Centaur Media (CAU)

Director name: Mukerji,Swagatam

Amount purchased: 375 @ 40.00p

Value: �150.00

Howden Joinery Group (HWDN)

Director name: Livingston,Andrew

Amount purchased: 20 @ 731.00p

Value: �146.20

Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)

Director name: Urban,Phil

Amount purchased: 62 @ 223.20p

Value: �138.38

Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)

Director name: Jones,Timothy (Tim) Charles

Amount purchased: 62 @ 223.20p

Value: �138.38