(Sharecast News) - Premier Inn owner Whitbread was among those disclosing director buys on Tuesday, after an independent non-executive director made a purchase.

The FTSE 100 company said Karen Jones picked up 900 shares on 15 August, in a single transaction on the London Stock Exchange.

Jones paid 3,471p for each share, valuing the transaction at a total of £31,239.00.

Elsewhere, Ibstock reported a large sale of shares by its chief financial officer, after he exercised a number of vested awards.

The brick specialist said Chris McLeish received 101,416 shares at nil cost on the exercise of vested awards under its long-term incentive plan.

McLeish then sold 90,364 shares to cover the income tax and National Insurance due on the award of the shares.

The CFO received 154.2p for each share, valuing the sale at £139,341.29.

At the close on Tuesday, shares in Whitbread were down 0.68% at 3,498p, while those in Ibstock were 0.52% weaker at 153.4p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)

Director name: Whelan,Elaine

Amount purchased: 20,829 @ 477.69p

Value: �99,497.01

Hargreaves Services (HSP)

Director name: Anderson,David

Amount purchased: 15,325 @ 466.20p

Value: �71,445.15

Whitbread (WTB)

Director name: Jones,Dame Karen

Amount purchased: 900 @ 3,471.00p

Value: �31,239.00

Insig Ai (INSG)

Director name: Bernstein,Richard

Amount purchased: 150,000 @ 15.71p

Value: �23,565.00

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)

Director name: Carvey,Trevor

Amount purchased: 2,500 @ 476.00p

Value: �11,900.00

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)

Director name: Carvey,Trevor

Amount purchased: 2,500 @ 476.00p

Value: �11,900.00

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)

Director name: Carvey,Trevor

Amount purchased: 2,500 @ 474.50p

Value: �11,862.50

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)

Director name: Carvey,Trevor

Amount purchased: 2,346 @ 475.60p

Value: �11,157.58

Omega Diagnostics Group (ODX)

Director name: Grewal,Jag

Amount purchased: 296,009 @ 2.70p

Value: �7,992.24

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)

Director name: Carvey,Trevor

Amount purchased: 1,375 @ 476.00p

Value: �6,545.00

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)

Director name: Carvey,Trevor

Amount purchased: 1,281 @ 476.00p

Value: �6,097.56

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)

Director name: Carvey,Trevor

Amount purchased: 1,219 @ 474.50p

Value: �5,784.15

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)

Director name: Carvey,Trevor

Amount purchased: 1,125 @ 476.50p

Value: �5,360.62

Marks Electrical Group (MRK)

Director name: Egan,Joshua E T A

Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 100.30p

Value: �1,003.00

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)

Director name: Carvey,Trevor

Amount purchased: 154 @ 476.00p

Value: �733.04

Treatt (TET)

Director name: Reeve,Daemmon

Amount purchased: 72 @ 634.25p

Value: �456.66

Itm Power (ITM)

Director name: Allen,Andy

Amount purchased: 308 @ 97.22p

Value: �299.43

Itm Power (ITM)

Director name: Bourne,Simon

Amount purchased: 308 @ 97.22p

Value: �299.43

Treatt (TET)

Director name: Reeve,Daemmon

Amount purchased: 33 @ 635.00p

Value: �209.55

Treatt (TET)

Director name: Reeve,Daemmon

Amount purchased: 30 @ 628.00p

Value: �188.40

Bae Systems (BA.)

Director name: Woodburn,Charles

Amount purchased: 15 @ 1,019.17p

Value: �152.88

Firstgroup (FGP)

Director name: Mangold,Ryan

Amount purchased: 97 @ 155.03p

Value: �150.38

Aj Bell (AJB)

Director name: Stott,Roger

Amount purchased: 50 @ 298.20p

Value: �149.10

British Land Company (BLND)

Director name: Carter,Simon

Amount purchased: 47 @ 317.03p

Value: �149.00

British Land Company (BLND)

Director name: Mistry,Bhavesh

Amount purchased: 47 @ 317.03p

Value: �149.00

Bae Systems (BA.)

Director name: Greve,Brad

Amount purchased: 14 @ 1,019.17p

Value: �142.68

Treatt (TET)

Director name: Govender ,Ryan

Amount purchased: 3 @ 628.00p

Value: �18.84

British Land Company (BLND)

Director name: Carter,Simon

Amount purchased: 94 @ n/a

Value: n/a

British Land Company (BLND)

Director name: Mistry,Bhavesh

Amount purchased: 94 @ n/a

Value: n/a

Top Director Sells

Ondo Insurtech (ONDO)

Director name: Morrison,Andrew John Gowdy

Amount sold: 600,000 @ 30.00p

Value: �180,000.01

Ibstock (IBST)

Director name: McLeish,Chris

Amount sold: 90,364 @ 154.20p

Value: �139,341.29

Hargreaves Services (HSP)

Director name: Anderson,David

Amount sold: 15,325 @ 466.00p

Value: �71,414.50