Director dealings: Brickability CEO raises stake

Brickability Group revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Alan Simpson had acquired 553,642 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed construction materials distributor.

Simpson, who took over as CEO in 2016, purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 67.75p each, for a total value of £375,092.46.

Following the transaction, Simpson holds a beneficial interest in 35.0m ordinary Brickability shares, representing roughly 11.0% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1650 GMT, Brickability shares were down 1.49% at 66.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount purchased: 34,971 @ $109.17
Value: $3,148,168.55

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount purchased: 34,971 @ $108.18
Value: $3,119,619.68

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount purchased: 34,971 @ $107.19
Value: $3,091,070.81

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount purchased: 34,971 @ $106.20
Value: $3,062,521.72

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount purchased: 34,971 @ $105.20
Value: $3,033,684.42

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount purchased: 34,971 @ $104.21
Value: $3,005,135.55

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount purchased: 34,971 @ $103.22
Value: $2,976,586.68

Brickability Group (BRCK)
Director name: Simpson,Alan
Amount purchased: 553,642 @ 67.75p
Value: £375,092.46

Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited (BSIF)
Director name: Waldron,Christopher
Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 104.00p
Value: £15,599.85

Biotech Growth Trust (the) (BIOG)
Director name: Shepherd,Nicola
Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 1,001.00p
Value: £10,010.00

Pharos Energy (PHAR)
Director name: Brown,Jann M
Amount purchased: 33,305 @ 19.66p
Value: £6,547.20

Fidelity Special Values (FSV)
Director name: Dhillon,Ominder
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 275.09p
Value: £5,501.80

Fidelity Special Values (FSV)
Director name: Dhillon,Ominder
Amount purchased: 1,150 @ 275.10p
Value: £3,163.59

Fidelity Special Values (FSV)
Director name: Dhillon,Ominder
Amount purchased: 600 @ 275.10p
Value: £1,650.60

Marks & Spencer Group (MKS)
Director name: Bickerstaffe,Katie
Amount purchased: 62 @ 241.61p
Value: £149.80

Spirent Communications (SPT)
Director name: Bell,Paula
Amount purchased: 112 @ 111.70p
Value: £125.10

Top Director Sells

Hsbc Holdings (HSBA)
Director name: Quinn,Noel
Amount sold: 89,546 @ 596.10p
Value: £533,783.70

Hsbc Holdings (HSBA)
Director name: Elhedery,Georges
Amount sold: 50,644 @ 596.10p
Value: £301,888.88

Experian (EXPN)
Director name: Howell,Jonathan
Amount sold: 2,318 @ 3,419.60p
Value: £79,266.33