(Sharecast News) - Trifast revealed on Wednesday that non-executive director Nicholas Mills had acquired 297,112 ordinary shares in the London-listed industrial fasteners manufacturer.

Mills, who snapped up the shares via his interest in Rockwood Strategic, purchased the shares last Thursday at an average price of 81.0p each, for a total value of £240,660.72.

Following the transaction, Mills holds a beneficial interest in 20.68m ordinary Trifast shares, representing approximately 15.196% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1625 GMT, Trifast shares were up 3.17% at 84.60p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Dsw Capital (DSW)

Director name: Dow,James A T

Amount purchased: 508,700 @ 66.50p

Value: £338,285.51

Trifast (TRI)

Director name: Mills,Nicholas

Amount purchased: 297,112 @ 81.00p

Value: £240,660.72

Card Factory (CARD)

Director name: Rymer ,Darcy Willson

Amount purchased: 49,529 @ 100.40p

Value: £49,727.11

Tr Property Inv Trust (TRY)

Director name: Vaughan,Andrew

Amount purchased: 12,675 @ 315.56p

Value: £39,997.23

Solid State (SOLI)

Director name: Smith,Sam

Amount purchased: 7,700 @ 130.00p

Value: £10,010.00

Solid State (SOLI)

Director name: Richards,Matthew Thomas

Amount purchased: 8,547 @ 117.00p

Value: £9,999.99

Solid State (SOLI)

Director name: Macmichael,John

Amount purchased: 7,547 @ 132.50p

Value: £9,999.78

Seneca Growth Capital Vct (HYG)

Director name: Manley,Richard

Amount purchased: 18,761 @ 53.30p

Value: £9,999.61

Solid State (SOLI)

Director name: Marsh,Gary

Amount purchased: 7,476 @ 133.75p

Value: £9,999.15

Solid State (SOLI)

Director name: James,Peter Owen

Amount purchased: 7,595 @ 131.50p

Value: £9,987.43

Cqs Natural Resources Growth And Income (CYN)

Director name: Paterson ,Seema

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 199.00p

Value: £9,950.00

Worldwide Healthcare Trust (WWH)

Director name: Hansen ,Sian

Amount purchased: 3,017 @ 329.62p

Value: £9,944.60

Sancus Lending Group Limited Npv (LEND)

Director name: Whittle,John

Amount purchased: 2,000,000 @ 0.39p

Value: £7,800.00

Solid State (SOLI)

Director name: Rogers,Nigel

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 133.00p

Value: £6,650.00

Sancus Lending Group Limited Npv (LEND)

Director name: Mepham,Rory

Amount purchased: 1,750,000 @ 0.35p

Value: £6,125.00

Solid State (SOLI)

Director name: Magowan,Peter

Amount purchased: 3,790 @ 131.90p

Value: £4,999.01

Solid State (SOLI)

Director name: Magowan,Peter

Amount purchased: 3,787 @ 132.00p

Value: £4,998.84

Sancus Lending Group Limited Npv (LEND)

Director name: Mepham,Rory

Amount purchased: 1,250,000 @ 0.38p

Value: £4,687.50

Solid State (SOLI)

Director name: Rogers,Nigel

Amount purchased: 2,900 @ 137.00p

Value: £3,973.00

Sancus Lending Group Limited Npv (LEND)

Director name: Mepham,Rory

Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 0.39p

Value: £3,900.00

Epe Special Opportunities Limited (di) (ESO)

Director name: Gray ,Michael

Amount purchased: 2,378 @ 150.85p

Value: £3,587.21

Renalytix (reg S) (RENX)

Director name: Mills,Christopher H B

Amount purchased: 48,601 @ 7.00p

Value: £3,402.07

Renalytix (reg S) (RENX)

Director name: McCullough,James Renwick

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 8.50p

Value: £2,125.00

Rolls-royce Holdings (RR.)

Director name: Mars,Wendy

Amount purchased: 313 @ 581.60p

Value: £1,820.41

Rolls-royce Holdings (RR.)

Director name: Behrendt,Birgit

Amount purchased: 189 @ 581.60p

Value: £1,099.22

Top Director Sells

Melrose Industries (MRO)

Director name: Lis,David

Amount sold: 20,000 @ 565.46p

Value: £113,092.00

Melrose Industries (MRO)

Director name: Lis,David

Amount sold: 20,000 @ 565.24p

Value: £113,048.00

Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT)

Director name: Eisenhardt,Shannon

Amount sold: 1,368 @ 4,723.00p

Value: £64,610.64

Melrose Industries (MRO)

Director name: Lis,David

Amount sold: 7,950 @ 566.49p

Value: £45,035.56