(Sharecast News) - The chairman of Supermarket Income REIT picked up some shares in the grocery property-focused real estate investment trust following a sharp decline in the share price on 28 June.

Nick Hewson purchased the 425,000 shares in the REIT at 117.47p apiece on 5 June, for a total transaction amount of £499,427.50.

Hewson bought his shares alongside a smaller purchase by one of the non-executive directors of the company, while a further two non-executive directors had bought some shares the day before.

The decline in the REIT's price a week before followed notification that Waverton Investment Management Limited had reduced its stake

Shares of Supermarket Income REIT finished the Wednesday session 2.95% higher at 122.0p.

Top Director Buys

Supermarket Income Reit (SUPR)

Director name: Hewson,Andrew Nicholas

Amount purchased: 425,000 @ 117.47p

Value: £499,247.51

Temple Bar Inv Trust (TMPL)

Director name: Cade,Charles

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 210.00p

Value: £105,000.00

Alphawave Ip Group (AWE)

Director name: Sutardja,Sehat

Amount purchased: 32,304 @ 128.98p

Value: £41,665.70

Supermarket Income Reit (SUPR)

Director name: Austen,Jon

Amount purchased: 25,560 @ 117.79p

Value: £30,107.12

Henderson Far East Income Ltd. (HFEL)

Director name: George,Nicholas

Amount purchased: 9,000 @ 279.65p

Value: £25,168.50

Supermarket Income Reit (SUPR)

Director name: Prior,Vincent

Amount purchased: 17,037 @ 117.39p

Value: £19,999.73

Supermarket Income Reit (SUPR)

Director name: Vanderspar,Cathryn

Amount purchased: 16,907 @ 118.29p

Value: £19,999.29

Insig Ai (INSG)

Director name: Bernstein,Richard

Amount purchased: 45,000 @ 28.25p

Value: £12,712.50

Touchstone Exploration Inc Npv (di) (TXP)

Director name: Wright,John D.

Amount purchased: 17,544 @ $1.14

Value: $11,832.32

Touchstone Exploration Inc Npv (di) (TXP)

Director name: Smith,Stanley

Amount purchased: 17,544 @ $1.14

Value: $11,832.32

Touchstone Exploration Inc Npv (di) (TXP)

Director name: McKinnon,Kenneth R.

Amount purchased: 17,544 @ $1.14

Value: $11,832.32

Touchstone Exploration Inc Npv (di) (TXP)

Director name: Vredenburg,Harrie

Amount purchased: 17,544 @ $1.14

Value: $11,832.32

Touchstone Exploration Inc Npv (di) (TXP)

Director name: Smith,Beverley

Amount purchased: 17,544 @ $1.14

Value: $11,832.32

Touchstone Exploration Inc Npv (di) (TXP)

Director name: Valentine,Thomas

Amount purchased: 17,544 @ $1.14

Value: $11,832.32

Touchstone Exploration Inc Npv (di) (TXP)

Director name: Nicol,Peter William

Amount purchased: 17,544 @ $1.14

Value: $11,832.32

Odyssean Investment Trust (OIT)

Director name: Tufnell ,Jane

Amount purchased: 3,225 @ 158.50p

Value: £5,111.63

Touchstone Exploration Inc Npv (di) (TXP)

Director name: Baay,Paul R.

Amount purchased: 4,331 @ $1.14

Value: $2,920.99

Capita (CPI)

Director name: Weller,Tim

Amount purchased: 690 @ 25.01p

Value: £172.57

Capita (CPI)

Director name: Lewis,Jonathan (Jon)

Amount purchased: 689 @ 25.01p

Value: £172.32

Gsk (GSK)

Director name: Walmsley,Emma

Amount purchased: 7 @ 1,798.94p

Value: £125.93