(Sharecast News) - Virgin Money UK's finance chief, Clifford Abrahams, waded in to pick up some shares in the lender following recent widespread selling in the sector on the back of the conflict in Ukraine.

Top Director Buys

Accrol Group Holdings (ACRL)

Director name: Wright,Dan

Amount purchased: 750,000 @ 19.50p

Value: £146,249.99

Admiral Group (ADM)

Director name: Jones ,Geraint

Amount purchased: 3,894 @ 2,574.00p

Value: £100,231.56

Itv (ITV)

Director name: Bazalgette,Peter

Amount purchased: 110,059 @ 90.40p

Value: £99,491.14

Itv (ITV)

Director name: McCall,Carolyn

Amount purchased: 120,659 @ 82.26p

Value: £99,254.09

Rhi Magnesita N.v. (di) (RHIM)

Director name: Borgas,Stefan

Amount purchased: 3,050 @ 2,697.50p

Value: £82,273.75

Impax Asset Management Group (IPX)

Director name: O'Regan,William Simon

Amount purchased: 6,000 @ 939.00p

Value: £56,340.00

Impax Asset Management Group (IPX)

Director name: O'Brien,Vincent

Amount purchased: 6,000 @ 939.00p

Value: £56,340.00

Impax Asset Management Group (IPX)

Director name: Martinez,Lindsey Brace

Amount purchased: 6,000 @ 929.99p

Value: £55,799.59

Helios Underwriting (HUW)

Director name: Libassi,Tom

Amount purchased: 35,000 @ 158.00p

Value: £55,300.00

Virgin Money Uk (VMUK)

Director name: Abrahams ,Clifford

Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 170.57p

Value: £51,171.93

Impax Asset Management Group (IPX)

Director name: Bridgeland ,Sally

Amount purchased: 6,000 @ 848.00p

Value: £50,880.00

Spire Healthcare Group (SPI)

Director name: Ash,Justin

Amount purchased: 21,006 @ 237.54p

Value: £49,896.90

Itv (ITV)

Director name: Kennedy ,Chris

Amount purchased: 67,387 @ 73.81p

Value: £49,738.34

Accrol Group Holdings (ACRL)

Director name: Wright,Dan

Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 19.85p

Value: £49,625.00

Advanced Oncotherapy (AVO)

Director name: Myers OBE ,Steve

Amount purchased: 115,000 @ 28.00p

Value: £32,200.00

Travis Perkins (TPK)

Director name: Whitbread,Jasmine

Amount purchased: 2,123 @ 1,425.50p

Value: £30,263.37

Unbound Group (UBG)

Director name: Manson,Gavin

Amount purchased: 62,710 @ 47.81p

Value: £29,981.65

Liontrust Asset Management (LIO)

Director name: Barbour ,Alastair

Amount purchased: 2,175 @ 1,319.65p

Value: £28,702.39

Admiral Group (ADM)

Director name: Court ,Annette

Amount purchased: 1,060 @ 2,571.00p

Value: £27,252.60

Spire Healthcare Group (SPI)

Director name: Cheshire,Ian

Amount purchased: 8,846 @ 224.84p

Value: £19,889.52

Aib Group (cdi) (AIBG)

Director name: Hunt,Colin

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 2.06

Value: 18,594.59

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: DeRose,Kathleen

Amount purchased: 220 @ 6,932.00p

Value: £15,250.40

Audioboom Group (BOOM)

Director name: Tobin,Michael

Amount purchased: 835 @ 1,770.00p

Value: £14,779.50

Theworks.co.uk (WRKS)

Director name: Morley,Harry

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 59.00p

Value: £14,750.00

Getbusy (GETB)

Director name: Jakeman,Miles Gareth

Amount purchased: 18,018 @ 56.03p

Value: £10,095.49

Getbusy (GETB)

Director name: Jakeman,Miles Gareth

Amount purchased: 17,094 @ 58.03p

Value: £9,919.65

Unite Group (UTG)

Director name: Lister,Joe

Amount purchased: 1,266 @ 710.80p

Value: £8,998.73

Advanced Oncotherapy (AVO)

Director name: Myers OBE ,Steve

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 26.00p

Value: £6,500.00

Oxford Biodynamics (OBD)

Director name: Burrows,Jon

Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 22.20p

Value: £3,330.00

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (cdi) (GTE)

Director name: Guidry,Gary

Amount purchased: 2,770 @ $1.43

Value: $3,266.35

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (cdi) (GTE)

Director name: Ellson,Ryan

Amount purchased: 1,962 @ $1.43

Value: $2,313.56

Marshalls (MSLH)

Director name: Coffey,Martyn

Amount purchased: 24 @ 625.70p

Value: £150.17

Top Director Sells

Anglo American (AAL)

Director name: Cutifani,Mark

Amount sold: 117,533 @ 3,919.00p

Value: £4,606,118.11

Anglo American (AAL)

Director name: O'Neill ,Tony

Amount sold: 73,559 @ 3,919.00p

Value: £2,882,777.11

Anglo American (AAL)

Director name: Pearce,Stephen

Amount sold: 61,100 @ 3,919.00p

Value: £2,394,508.92

Taylor Wimpey (TW.)

Director name: Redfern,Pete

Amount sold: 114,385 @ 145.51p

Value: £166,441.62

Taylor Wimpey (TW.)

Director name: Carney,Chris

Amount sold: 57,391 @ 145.51p

Value: £83,509.65

Taylor Wimpey (TW.)

Director name: Daly,Jennie

Amount sold: 53,388 @ 145.51p

Value: £77,684.88

Lok'n Store Group (LOK)

Director name: Peal,Charles

Amount sold: 7,000 @ 971.38p

Value: £67,996.60

Lok'n Store Group (LOK)

Director name: Peal,Charles

Amount sold: 1,000 @ 970.00p

Value: £9,700.00