Director dealings: Wife of BT director ups stake

11th Dec 2018 13:12

(Sharecast News) - A person closely associated with BT non-executive director Matthew Key purchased 31,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100 constituent on Tuesday.Karen Key purchased the shares at an average price of 252p, for a total value of £78,120.Last week, BT announced it was stripping Huawei equipment from its existing 3G and 4G mobile network, according to reports on Wednesday, with the company saying it was not going to use equipment from the Chinese manufacturer in its next-generation 5G network.The British telecoms operator said Huawei gear was not a part of its fixed-line and fibre networks, according to the Reuters report, with the removal being from the mobile networks it acquired through EE.BT reportedly said the removal would bring the EE network infrastructure in line with policies across the rest of the group.As of 1520 GMT, BT shares had picked up 2.09% to 253.80p.Top Director BuysBt Group (BT.A)Director name: Key,MatthewAmount purchased: 31,000 @ 252.00pValue: £78,120.00Transgloble Energy Corporation Npv (di) (TGL)Director name: MacDougall,George Robert Amount purchased: 20,000 @ $2.67Value: $43,642.93Phoenix Group Holdings (di) (PHNX)Director name: Sorenson,KoryAmount purchased: 2,500 @ 557.00pValue: £13,925.00Phoenix Group Holdings (di) (PHNX)Director name: Sorenson,KoryAmount purchased: 2,500 @ 556.00pValue: £13,900.00Audioboom Group (BOOM)Director name: Maddock,RogerAmount purchased: 500,000 @ 1.75pValue: £8,750.00Mj Gleeson (GLE)Director name: Harrison,JolyonAmount purchased: 29 @ 674.00pValue: £195.46Consort Medical (CSRT)Director name: Glenn,JonathanAmount purchased: 21 @ 725.70pValue: £152.40Gocompare.com Group (GOCO)Director name: Wrighton,NickAmount purchased: 198 @ 75.80pValue: £150.08Consort Medical (CSRT)Director name: Hayes,PaulAmount purchased: 20 @ 725.70pValue: £145.14Top Director Sells