Director dealings: Mercia Asset Management CFO raises stake

Mercia Asset Management revealed on Thursday that chief financial officer Martin Glanfield had acquired 145,829 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed asset manager.

Glanfield, who took over CFO in October 2014, purchased the shares on Wednesday at an average price of 28.80p each, for a total value of £41,998.75.

Following the transaction, Glanfield holds a beneficial interest in 1.74m ordinary Mercia shares, representing approximately 0.4% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1615 GMT, Mercia shares were down 0.78% at 28.78p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Mercia Asset Management (MERC)
Director name: Glanfield,Martin James
Amount purchased: 145,829 @ 28.80p
Value: �41,998.75

Trident Royalties (TRR)
Director name: Hughes,Richard John
Amount purchased: 115,000 @ 31.88p
Value: �36,662.00

Totally (TLY)
Director name: Stilwell ,Simon
Amount purchased: 550,000 @ 6.10p
Value: �33,550.00

Trident Royalties (TRR)
Director name: Hughes,Richard John
Amount purchased: 59,000 @ 32.80p
Value: �19,352.00

Totally (TLY)
Director name: Stilwell ,Simon
Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 6.17p
Value: �15,425.00

Elementis (ELM)
Director name: Woon,Clement
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 121.00p
Value: �12,100.00

Totally (TLY)
Director name: Stilwell ,Simon
Amount purchased: 200,000 @ 6.00p
Value: �12,000.00

Trident Royalties (TRR)
Director name: Hughes,Richard John
Amount purchased: 26,000 @ 31.70p
Value: �8,242.00

Top Director Sells

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 37,329 @ 10,123.00p
Value: �3,778,814.80

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 27,945 @ 10,123.00p
Value: �2,828,872.44

Altitude Group (ALT)
Director name: Varley,Martin Roy
Amount sold: 578,334 @ 35.51p
Value: �205,354.84

Altitude Group (ALT)
Director name: Varley,Martin Roy
Amount sold: 50,000 @ 40.13p
Value: �20,062.50

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 1,085 @ 461.50p
Value: �5,007.27

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 735 @ 460.50p
Value: �3,384.68

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 597 @ 455.00p
Value: �2,716.35

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 452 @ 462.00p
Value: �2,088.24

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 388 @ 456.00p
Value: �1,769.28

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 372 @ 463.00p
Value: �1,722.36

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 226 @ 462.50p
Value: �1,045.25

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 226 @ 456.50p
Value: �1,031.69

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 200 @ 453.00p
Value: �906.00

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 134 @ 459.00p
Value: �615.06

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 130 @ 454.00p
Value: �590.20

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 127 @ 457.00p
Value: �580.39

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 100 @ 459.50p
Value: �459.50

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 100 @ 457.50p
Value: �457.50

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 74 @ 460.00p
Value: �340.40

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 28 @ 452.00p
Value: �126.56

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 26 @ 455.50p
Value: �118.43