Director dealings: Synthomer CEO ups stake

Synthomer said on Wednesday that chief executive Callum MacLean had acquired 31,979 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed chemicals group.

MacLean, who will leave the company at the beginning of 2022, deferred part of his 2020 annual cash bonus into shares to make the transaction, with each share being added to his portfolio at an average price of 463.0p each, for a total value of £148,062.77.

Earlier in March, Synthomer reported a 12.8% rise in its underlying group revenue at constant currency to £1.64bn in its preliminary results as its volumes rose 11.8% to 1,638.2 kilotonne equivalents.

Synthomer added that group underlying EBITDA was 47.1% firmer at constant exchange rates, at £259.4m.

As of 1645 BST, Synthomer shares were down 0.51% at 465.60p.

Top Director Buys

Synthomer (SYNT)
Director name: MacLean,Calum
Amount purchased: 31,979 @ 463.00p
Value: £148,062.77

The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG)
Director name: Mason,Shelagh
Amount purchased: 89,865 @ 123.00p
Value: £110,533.95

Synthomer (SYNT)
Director name: Bennett,Steve
Amount purchased: 20,327 @ 463.00p
Value: £94,114.01

Benchmark Holdings (BMK)
Director name: Myhre,Yngve
Amount purchased: 150,000 @ 59.00p
Value: £88,500.00

Genus (GNS)
Director name: Ferguson,Iain
Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 4,777.31p
Value: £47,773.10

Omega Diagnostics Group (ODX)
Director name: Rhodes ,Bill
Amount purchased: 300,000 @ 15.25p
Value: £45,750.00

Imi (IMI)
Director name: Puri,Ajai
Amount purchased: 3,000 @ 1,318.78p
Value: £39,563.46

Motorpoint Group (MOTR)
Director name: Cooper,Adele
Amount purchased: 13,327 @ 260.00p
Value: £34,650.20

Emmerson (EML)
Director name: Kelly,James
Amount purchased: 600,000 @ 5.65p
Value: £33,900.00

Benchmark Holdings (BMK)
Director name: Myhre,Yngve
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 58.00p
Value: £29,000.00

Genus (GNS)
Director name: Ferguson,Iain
Amount purchased: 500 @ 4,799.72p
Value: £23,998.60

The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG)
Director name: Feld,Tove
Amount purchased: 18,285 @ 123.00p
Value: £22,490.55

Sylvania Platinum Ltd (di) (SLP)
Director name: Carr,Eileen
Amount purchased: 17,500 @ 115.50p
Value: £20,212.50

The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG)
Director name: Mahy,Helen M
Amount purchased: 16,260 @ 123.00p
Value: £19,999.80

Burford Capital Npv (di) (BUR)
Director name: Bogart,Christopher
Amount purchased: 2,566 @ $8.30
Value: $17,562.30

Sig (SHI)
Director name: Dasani,Shatish D.
Amount purchased: 37,500 @ 38.95p
Value: £14,605.50

Sig (SHI)
Director name: Dasani,Shatish D.
Amount purchased: 35,869 @ 38.81p
Value: £13,919.32

Burford Capital Npv (di) (BUR)
Director name: Bogart,Christopher
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ $8.23
Value: $13,577.80

Arena Events Group (ARE)
Director name: Lawless,Gregory Malcolm
Amount purchased: 78,817 @ 14.00p
Value: £11,034.38

Sig (SHI)
Director name: Dasani,Shatish D.
Amount purchased: 26,631 @ 38.59p
Value: £10,277.44

Arena Events Group (ARE)
Director name: Hanna,Kenneth George
Amount purchased: 56,298 @ 14.00p
Value: £7,881.72

Aviva (AV.)
Director name: Garcia,Belen Romana
Amount purchased: 1,651 @ 409.60p
Value: £6,762.50

Burford Capital Npv (di) (BUR)
Director name: Bogart,Christopher
Amount purchased: 901 @ $8.49
Value: $6,311.09

Utilico Emerging Markets Ltd (di) (UEM)
Director name: Rennocks,John
Amount purchased: 3,189 @ 196.98p
Value: £6,281.69

Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd (RECI)
Director name: McHugh,Colleen
Amount purchased: 4,000 @ 137.00p
Value: £5,480.00

Odyssean Investment Trust (OIT)
Director name: King,Richard
Amount purchased: 2,575 @ 130.19p
Value: £3,352.39

Arena Events Group (ARE)
Director name: Trowbridge,Steve
Amount purchased: 22,519 @ 14.00p
Value: £3,152.66

Wood Group (john) (WG.)
Director name: Ferguson,Jacqui
Amount purchased: 1,028 @ 284.00p
Value: £2,919.52

Wood Group (john) (WG.)
Director name: Ferguson,Jacqui
Amount purchased: 1,028 @ 284.00p
Value: £2,919.52

Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1)
Director name: Imlach,Nathan James McLean
Amount purchased: 139 @ 1,150.00p
Value: £1,598.50

Arrow Global Group (ARW)
Director name: Hotson,Matt
Amount purchased: 53 @ 285.00p
Value: £151.05

Arrow Global Group (ARW)
Director name: Rochford,Lee
Amount purchased: 53 @ 285.00p
Value: £151.05

Top Director Sells

Omega Diagnostics Group (ODX)
Director name: Rhodes ,Bill
Amount sold: 300,000 @ 79.31p
Value: £237,925.80

Iwg (IWG)
Director name: Pauly,Francois
Amount sold: 50,000 @ 340.20p
Value: £170,100.50

Rentokil Initial (RTO)
Director name: Tombs,Stuart Ingall-
Amount sold: 18,919 @ 485.03p
Value: £91,762.41

Ten Entertainment Group (TEG)
Director name: Blackwell,Graham
Amount sold: 10,000 @ 218.00p
Value: £21,800.00

Sylvania Platinum Ltd (di) (SLP)
Director name: Carr,Eileen
Amount sold: 17,500 @ 115.50p
Value: £20,212.50

Ten Entertainment Group (TEG)
Director name: Blackwell,Graham
Amount sold: 1,360 @ 225.00p
Value: £3,060.00