(Sharecast News) - Tate & Lyle revealed on Wednesday that chairman David Hearn had acquired 8,200 ordinary shares in the London-listed food and beverage group.

Hearn, who took over as chairman in 2024, purchased the shares on Monday at an average price of 537.63p each, for a total value of £44,085.29.

Following the transaction, Hearn and his PCAs hold a total of 27,261 ordinary Tate & Lyle shares.

As of 1620 GMT, Tate & Lyle shares were down 0.095% at 526.50p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Inchcape (INCH)

Director name: Buhlmann,Jerry

Amount purchased: 35,970 @ 694.50p

Value: £249,811.66

Inchcape (INCH)

Director name: Lewis,Adrian

Amount purchased: 11,632 @ 741.00p

Value: £86,193.12

Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trust (AGVI)

Director name: Tufnell,Jane

Amount purchased: 110,000 @ 75.00p

Value: £82,500.00

Inchcape (INCH)

Director name: Tait,Duncan

Amount purchased: 6,948 @ 715.88p

Value: £49,739.61

Tate & Lyle (TATE)

Director name: Hearn,David

Amount purchased: 8,200 @ 537.63p

Value: £44,085.29

Inchcape (INCH)

Director name: Rowley ,Stuart

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ $8.64

Value: $35,610.62

Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS)

Director name: Gangotra,Kelly

Amount purchased: 932 @ 3,185.09p

Value: £29,685.04

Murray Income Trust (MUT)

Director name: Page,Andrew

Amount purchased: 2,500 @ 853.00p

Value: £21,324.90

Inchcape (INCH)

Director name: Lewis,Adrian

Amount purchased: 2,804 @ 712.75p

Value: £19,985.51

Eden Research (EDEN)

Director name: Broek,Lykele van der

Amount purchased: 480,000 @ 3.30p

Value: £15,840.00

Nexus Infrastructure (NEXS)

Director name: Hillman,Dawn

Amount purchased: 8,601 @ 173.50p

Value: £14,922.74

Mj Gleeson (GLE)

Director name: Bruce,Nicola

Amount purchased: 2,096 @ 474.41p

Value: £9,943.60

European Metals Holding Limited (di) (EMH)

Director name: Bloomfield,Lincoln Palmer

Amount purchased: 119,630 @ $0.13

Value: $8,357.57

Eden Research (EDEN)

Director name: McAllan,Derek

Amount purchased: 241,588 @ 3.10p

Value: £7,489.23

Touchstone Exploration Inc Npv (di) (TXP)

Director name: Baay,Paul R.

Amount purchased: 15,357 @ $0.41

Value: $3,725.00

Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1)

Director name: Imlach,Nathan James McLean

Amount purchased: 292 @ 744.96p

Value: £2,175.28

Cc Japan Income & Growth Trust (CCJI)

Director name: Aitken,June

Amount purchased: 878 @ 186.37p

Value: £1,636.37

Top Director Sells

Chemring Group (CHG)

Director name: Ellard,Sarah

Amount sold: 27,445 @ 415.29p

Value: £113,976.20

Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trust (AGVI)

Director name: Tufnell,Jane

Amount sold: 100,000 @ 74.97p

Value: £74,970.00

Velocity Composites (VEL)

Director name: Rothwell,Annette

Amount sold: 73,285 @ 27.02p

Value: £19,801.61