(Sharecast News) - SSP revealed on Friday that chief financial officer Geert Verellen had acquired 41,006 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed food service company.

Verellen, who took over as CFO this year, purchased the shares on Thursday at an average price of 180.80p each, for a total value of £74,138.85.

As of 1535 GMT, SSP shares were down 0.49% at 181p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Metlen Energy & Metals (MTLN)

Director name: Mytilineos,Evangelos

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 41.32

Value: 413,208.01

Ssp Group (SSPG)

Director name: Verellen ,Geert

Amount purchased: 41,006 @ 180.80p

Value: £74,138.85

Built Cybernetics (BUC)

Director name: Clark,Nicholas Â'NickÂ'

Amount purchased: 1,700,000 @ 2.00p

Value: £34,000.00

Phoenix Copper Limited (PXC)

Director name: Evans,Catherine

Amount purchased: 1,420,719 @ 1.85p

Value: £26,283.30

Tristel (TSTL)

Director name: Jenkins,Tom

Amount purchased: 5,400 @ 368.00p

Value: £19,872.00

Phoenix Copper Limited (PXC)

Director name: Edwards-Jones,Marcus

Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 1.85p

Value: £18,500.00

Built Cybernetics (BUC)

Director name: Clark,Nicholas Â'NickÂ'

Amount purchased: 900,000 @ 2.00p

Value: £18,000.00

The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.v. (di) (MICC)

Director name: Kulve,Peter ter

Amount purchased: 111,000 @ 13.47p

Value: £14,948.15

Phoenix Copper Limited (PXC)

Director name: McDermott,Ryan

Amount purchased: 550,000 @ 1.83p

Value: £10,065.00

Phoenix Copper Limited (PXC)

Director name: Wilkins,Richard

Amount purchased: 550,000 @ 1.83p

Value: £10,065.00

Diales Group (DIAL)

Director name: Dumeresque,Jane

Amount purchased: 47,600 @ 21.00p

Value: £9,996.00

Diales Group (DIAL)

Director name: Stagg,Nicholas

Amount purchased: 47,600 @ 21.00p

Value: £9,996.00

Pearson (PSON)

Director name: Hoffman,Arden

Amount purchased: 875 @ $13.63

Value: $9,834.46

Dotdigital Group (DOTD)

Director name: Conoley,John

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 64.09p

Value: £6,408.98

Built Cybernetics (BUC)

Director name: Clark,Nicholas Â'NickÂ'

Amount purchased: 260,000 @ 2.01p

Value: £5,215.60

The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.v. (di) (MICC)

Director name: Boxmeer,Jean-François Van

Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 12.76p

Value: £1,913.93

Top Director Sells

Built Cybernetics (BUC)

Director name: Clark,Nicholas Â'NickÂ'

Amount sold: 1,700,000 @ 2.00p

Value: £34,000.00

Built Cybernetics (BUC)

Director name: Clark,Nicholas Â'NickÂ'

Amount sold: 900,000 @ 2.00p

Value: £18,000.00

Built Cybernetics (BUC)

Director name: Clark,Nicholas Â'NickÂ'

Amount sold: 260,000 @ 1.99p

Value: £5,181.80