Director dealings: Wife of Shaftesbury CEO makes share purchase

Shaftesbury Capital revealed on Thursday that Jane Hawksworth, the wife of chief executive Ian Hawksworth, had acquired 88,888 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed property investment and development company.

Hawksworth purchased the shares at an average price of 124.00p each, for a total value of £110,221.12.

Following the purchase, Ian Hawksworth and his closely associated persons hold a beneficial interest in 2.24m ordinary Shaftesbury shares, which represents 0.11% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1550 GMT, Shaftesbury shares were up 1.40% at 123.40p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Ninety One (N91)
Director name: Toit,Hendrik du
Amount purchased: 172,957 @ 163.11p
Value: £282,110.17

Ninety One (N91)
Director name: McFarland,Kim Mary
Amount purchased: 153,887 @ 167.47p
Value: £257,714.56

Bae Systems (BA.)
Director name: Kirk,Ewan
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 1,256.00p
Value: £125,600.00

Shaftesbury Capital (SHC)
Director name: Hawksworth,Ian
Amount purchased: 88,888 @ 124.00p
Value: £110,221.12

Ninety One (N91)
Director name: McFarland,Kim Mary
Amount purchased: 51,556 @ 165.00p
Value: £85,067.40

Asos (ASC)
Director name: Barker,William
Amount purchased: 17,500 @ 364.57p
Value: £63,800.10

Ninety One (N91)
Director name: Toit,Hendrik du
Amount purchased: 32,269 @ 167.86p
Value: £54,168.16

Bae Systems (BA.)
Director name: Piasecki,Nicole
Amount purchased: 3,132 @ 1,595.13p
Value: £49,959.32

Abrdn Diversified Income And Growth (ADIG)
Director name: Walter,Davina
Amount purchased: 52,000 @ 77.63p
Value: £40,369.29

Volex (VLX)
Director name: Boaden,Jon
Amount purchased: 13,190 @ 293.00p
Value: £38,646.70

Bhp Group Limited Npv (di) (BHP)
Director name: Hinchliffe ,Michelle
Amount purchased: 1,599 @ $43.77
Value: $37,044.55

Volex (VLX)
Director name: Boaden,Jon
Amount purchased: 9,981 @ 293.00p
Value: £29,244.33

Bt Group (BT.A)
Director name: Key,Matthew
Amount purchased: 28,000 @ 104.00p
Value: £29,120.00

Primary Health Properties (PHP)
Director name: Rawal,Bandhana
Amount purchased: 27,549 @ 90.30p
Value: £24,876.75

Redcentric (RCN)
Director name: Scott,Oliver Rupert Andrew
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 132.20p
Value: £6,610.00

Redcentric (RCN)
Director name: Scott,Oliver Rupert Andrew
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 131.50p
Value: £6,575.00

Redcentric (RCN)
Director name: Scott,Oliver Rupert Andrew
Amount purchased: 4,000 @ 131.25p
Value: £5,250.00

Gooch & Housego (GHH)
Director name: Bullard,Gary
Amount purchased: 377 @ 494.00p
Value: £1,862.38

Gooch & Housego (GHH)
Director name: Bullard,Gary
Amount purchased: 263 @ 494.00p
Value: £1,299.22

Ninety One (N91)
Director name: Toit,Hendrik du
Amount purchased: 118 @ 164.00p
Value: £193.52

Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG)
Director name: Manser,Neil
Amount purchased: 93 @ 162.43p
Value: £151.06

Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG)
Director name: Greenwood,Jon
Amount purchased: 92 @ 162.43p
Value: £149.44

Top Director Sells

Volex (VLX)
Director name: Boaden,Jon
Amount sold: 20,171 @ 293.00p
Value: £59,101.03

Abrdn Diversified Income And Growth (ADIG)
Director name: Walter,Davina
Amount sold: 31,785 @ 77.40p
Value: £24,601.59

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 896 @ $4.59
Value: $3,391.31

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 901 @ $4.51
Value: $3,350.80

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 737 @ $4.63
Value: $2,810.77

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 620 @ $4.61
Value: $2,356.89

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 467 @ $4.59
Value: $1,769.49

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 432 @ $4.57
Value: $1,627.97

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 366 @ $4.62
Value: $1,394.34

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 226 @ $4.61
Value: $860.06

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 180 @ $4.61
Value: $683.52

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 100 @ $4.51
Value: $371.90

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 63 @ $4.59
Value: $238.58

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 12 @ $4.58
Value: $45.32