(Sharecast News) - Telecom Plus was at the top of the list of buys on Tuesday, after it disclosed two transactions made by its non-executive director.

The FTSE 250 telecommunications provider said Julian Schild conducted the transactions for "personal planning purposes".

It said he gifted 151,234 shares to one of his adult children, and also sold and immediately repurchased 38,698 shares.

The price per share on the repurchase was 1,467.1p, valuing the transaction at £567,738.34.

Following the transactions, Telecom Plus said Schild retained a beneficial interest in 38,698 of its shares, representing 0.05% of its total voting rights.

On the selling side of the ledger, Liontrust Asset Management reported a transaction worth more than £0.5m, after its chief executive sold a tranche of shares to his wife.

The FTSE 250 company disclosed that John Ions sold 42,426 shares in the company at a price of 1,250p each, valuing the sale at £530,325.

At the same time, it reported that Paige Ions - a 'person closely associated' with CEO John, bought 42,426 shares in the company at 1,250p each.

Top Director Buys

Telecom Plus (TEP)

Director name: Schild,Julian

Amount purchased: 38,698 @ 1,467.10p

Value: £567,738.34

Liontrust Asset Management (LIO)

Director name: Ions,John Stephen

Amount purchased: 42,426 @ 1,250.00p

Value: £530,325.00

Musicmagpie (MMAG)

Director name: Oliver,Steven

Amount purchased: 476,190 @ 52.50p

Value: £249,999.74

Aptitude Software Group (APTD)

Director name: Martin,Ivan

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 304.00p

Value: £152,000.00

Hammerson (HMSO)

Director name: Annous,Habib

Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 30.57p

Value: £76,425.00

Insig Ai (INSG)

Director name: Bernstein,Richard

Amount purchased: 265,000 @ 23.36p

Value: £61,904.00

Musicmagpie (MMAG)

Director name: Storey,Ian

Amount purchased: 95,238 @ 52.50p

Value: £49,999.95

Rotala (ROL)

Director name: Dunn,Robert

Amount purchased: 185,000 @ 26.50p

Value: £49,025.00

Aptitude Software Group (APTD)

Director name: Suddards,Jeremy

Amount purchased: 8,178 @ 304.00p

Value: £24,861.12

Intertek Group (ITRK)

Director name: Martin,Andrew

Amount purchased: 354 @ 5,190.00p

Value: £18,372.60

Smart Metering Systems (SMS)

Director name: Richards,Jamie

Amount purchased: 1,345 @ 743.00p

Value: £9,993.35

Victrex Plc (VCT)

Director name: Connolly,Brendan

Amount purchased: 500 @ 1,919.74p

Value: £9,598.71

Intertek Group (ITRK)

Director name: Rider,Gill

Amount purchased: 114 @ 5,190.00p

Value: £5,916.60

Intertek Group (ITRK)

Director name: Allan,Graham

Amount purchased: 114 @ 5,190.00p

Value: £5,916.60

Intertek Group (ITRK)

Director name: Clarizio,Lynda

Amount purchased: 113 @ 5,217.98p

Value: £5,896.32

Intertek Group (ITRK)

Director name: Valette,Jean-Michel

Amount purchased: 110 @ 5,277.50p

Value: £5,805.25

Intertek Group (ITRK)

Director name: Bains,Gurnek

Amount purchased: 110 @ 5,190.00p

Value: £5,709.00

Intertek Group (ITRK)

Director name: Ingram,Tamara

Amount purchased: 110 @ 5,190.00p

Value: £5,709.00

Centaur Media (CAU)

Director name: Mukerji,Swagatam

Amount purchased: 459 @ 49.00p

Value: £224.91

Top Director Sells

Telecom Plus (TEP)

Director name: Schild,Julian

Amount sold: 38,698 @ 1,467.00p

Value: £567,699.66

Liontrust Asset Management (LIO)

Director name: Ions,John Stephen

Amount sold: 42,426 @ 1,250.00p

Value: £530,325.00

Intertek Group (ITRK)

Director name: Lacroix,Andre

Amount sold: 7,526 @ 5,152.51p

Value: £387,777.91

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.npv (cdi) (WPM)

Director name: Brough,John A.

Amount sold: 2,250 @ $61.35

Value: $81,668.14

Brooks Macdonald Group (BRK)

Director name: Thorpe,Ben

Amount sold: 1,188 @ 2,210.00p

Value: £26,254.80