(Sharecast News) - Time Finance was among those on the list of director buys on Tuesday, after it disclosed a purchase made by a non-executive director.

The AIM-traded specialist finance provider said Ron Russell bought 100,000 of its shares on 10 July, in a single transaction on the London Stock Exchange.

Russell paid 26p for each share, valuing the investment at £26,000.

"As a result of this purchase of ordinary shares, Ron Russell is now interested in an aggregate of 11,422,788 ordinary shares, representing 12.3% of the company's issued ordinary share capital," the board said in its disclosure.

Elsewhere, Liontrust Asset Management reported that two of its executives had exercised options over shares, and subsequently sold a number of them to cover the arising tax bills.

The company said chief executive John Ions acquired 23,027 shares at nil cost as part of the exercise, and sold 10,861 for 649p each.

Chief financial and operating officer Vinay Abrol, meanwhile, added 15,174 shares to their holding at nil cost as part of the exercise, and sold 7,157 of them for 649p apiece as well.

At the close on Tuesday, shares in Liontrust Asset Management were up 1.3% at 663p, while those in Time Finance were 2.67% weaker at 25.5p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

(LBE)

Director name: Hammer,Helge

Amount purchased: 240,000 @ 26.70p

Value: �64,080.00

Time Finance (TIME)

Director name: Russell,Ronald

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 26.00p

Value: �26,000.00

Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1)

Director name: Thompson,Ben

Amount purchased: 4,777 @ 522.00p

Value: �24,935.94

Emmerson Npv (EML)

Director name: Clarke,Graham

Amount purchased: 600,024 @ 2.50p

Value: �14,994.60

(LBE)

Director name: Ingrassia,Nick

Amount purchased: 39,343 @ 26.20p

Value: �10,307.87

Trident Royalties (TRR)

Director name: Davidson,Adam

Amount purchased: 17,000 @ 44.80p

Value: �7,616.00

Trident Royalties (TRR)

Director name: Davidson,Adam

Amount purchased: 13,000 @ 46.00p

Value: �5,980.00

River And Mercantile Uk Micro Cap Investment Company Limited (RMMC)

Director name: Blowers,John

Amount purchased: 3,881 @ 144.28p

Value: �5,599.51

Odyssean Investment Trust (OIT)

Director name: Cecil ,Arabella

Amount purchased: 3,236 @ 156.78p

Value: �5,073.40

Spiritus Mundi (SPMU)

Director name: Peh,Zaccheus

Amount purchased: 110,000 @ 2.20p

Value: �2,420.00

(LBE)

Director name: Cooper,Jonathan

Amount purchased: 8,084 @ 24.70p

Value: �1,996.75

Southern Energy Corp. Npv (di) (SOUC)

Director name: Atkinson,Ian Kenneth

Amount purchased: 5,157 @ $0.40

Value: $1,220.38

F&c Investment Trust (FCIT)

Director name: Hollond,Beatrice

Amount purchased: 117 @ 848.06p

Value: �992.23

Spiritus Mundi (SPMU)

Director name: Peh,Zaccheus

Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 2.32p

Value: �696.90

Allianz Technology Trust (ATT)

Director name: Patel,Neeta

Amount purchased: 197 @ 251.75p

Value: �495.95

Bp (BP.)

Director name: Auchincloss,Murray

Amount purchased: 83 @ 453.55p

Value: �376.45

Bp (BP.)

Director name: Looney,Bernard

Amount purchased: 70 @ 453.55p

Value: �317.49

Travis Perkins (TPK)

Director name: Roberts,Nick

Amount purchased: 19 @ 794.35p

Value: �150.93

F&c Investment Trust (FCIT)

Director name: Knapp,Edward

Amount purchased: 11 @ 848.06p

Value: �93.29

Top Director Sells

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 20,089 @ 8,098.71p

Value: �1,626,949.83

Liontrust Asset Management (LIO)

Director name: Ions,John Stephen

Amount sold: 10,861 @ 649.00p

Value: �70,487.89

Liontrust Asset Management (LIO)

Director name: Abrol,Vinay Kumar

Amount sold: 7,157 @ 649.00p

Value: �46,448.93

De La Rue (DLAR)

Director name: Vacher,Clive

Amount sold: 61,796 @ 49.15p

Value: �30,372.73

Chesnara (CSN)

Director name: Murray,Steve

Amount sold: 10,091 @ 270.98p

Value: �27,344.34

De La Rue (DLAR)

Director name: Euling,Ruth

Amount sold: 27,129 @ 49.15p

Value: �13,333.90

De La Rue (DLAR)

Director name: Harding,Rob

Amount sold: 24,651 @ 49.15p

Value: �12,115.97