(Sharecast News) - Staffline revealed on Wednesday that a PCA of interim chairman Thomas Spain had acquired 2.0m ordinary shares in the AIM-listed recruitment group.

Henry Spain Investment Services purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 23.60p each, for a total value of £472,000.

Following the transaction, Henry Spain Investment Services has a resulting notifiable interest in 33.54m ordinary Staffline shares.

As of 1610 GMT, Staffline shares were down 1.33% at 23.24p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Staffline Group (STAF)

Director name: Spain,Thomas

Amount purchased: 2,000,000 @ 23.60p

Value: �472,000.00

Everyman Media Group (EMAN)

Director name: Rosehill,Michael

Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 56.00p

Value: �280,000.00

Everyman Media Group (EMAN)

Director name: Rosehill,Michael

Amount purchased: 300,000 @ 57.00p

Value: �171,000.00

Intercede Group (IGP)

Director name: Hoggarth,Royston

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 69.70p

Value: �69,700.00

Judges Scientific (JDG)

Director name: Elman,Ralph

Amount purchased: 23 @ 8,400.00p

Value: �1,932.00

Imc Exploration Group (cdi) (IMC)

Director name: OÂ'Brien,Eamon

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 1.20p

Value: �1,200.00

Wetherspoon (j.d.) (JDW)

Director name: Whittingham,Debbie

Amount purchased: 21 @ 712.70p

Value: �149.67

Wetherspoon (j.d.) (JDW)

Director name: Connor ,Nigel

Amount purchased: 21 @ 712.70p

Value: �149.67

Wetherspoon (j.d.) (JDW)

Director name: Whitley ,Ben

Amount purchased: 21 @ 712.70p

Value: �149.67

Wetherspoon (j.d.) (JDW)

Director name: Hutson,John

Amount purchased: 21 @ 712.70p

Value: �149.67

Paypoint (PAY)

Director name: Wiles ,Nick

Amount purchased: 23 @ 535.24p

Value: �123.11

Paypoint (PAY)

Director name: Harding,Rob

Amount purchased: 23 @ 535.24p

Value: �123.11

Top Director Sells

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 37,329 @ $101.23

Value: $3,116,034.30

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 27,945 @ $101.23

Value: $2,332,705.90