Director dealings: ABF non-executive director snaps up shares

Associated British Foods revealed on Thursday that non-executive director Loraine Woodhouse had acquired 41,720 ordinary shares in the London-listed food processing and retail company.

Woodhouse, who joined the board of Primark's parent company in September, purchased the shares on Wednesday at an average price of 2,389.0p each, for a total value of £99,477.84.

As of 1515 GMT, ABF shares were down 0.39% at 2,310.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Hsbc Holdings (HSBA)
Director name: Elhedery,Georges
Amount purchased: 41,720 @ 718.00p
Value: £299,549.59

Associated British Foods (ABF)
Director name: Woodhouse,Loraine
Amount purchased: 4,164 @ 2,389.00p
Value: £99,477.84

Braveheart Investment Group (BRH)
Director name: Brown ,Trevor
Amount purchased: 2,595,701 @ 3.50p
Value: £90,849.54

Supermarket Income Reit (SUPR)
Director name: Hewson,Andrew Nicholas
Amount purchased: 75,000 @ 68.80p
Value: £51,600.00

Mears Group (MER)
Director name: Smith,Andrew C M
Amount purchased: 12,982 @ 363.00p
Value: £47,124.66

Mears Group (MER)
Director name: Smith,Andrew C M
Amount purchased: 12,018 @ 364.40p
Value: £43,793.59

Tlou Energy Limited (di) (TLOU)
Director name: Swire ,Hugh
Amount purchased: 3,050,000 @ 0.68p
Value: £20,587.50

Jpmorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust (JMG)
Director name: Jefferis ,Alison
Amount purchased: 18,000 @ 108.06p
Value: £19,450.80

Neometals Ltd Npv (di) (NMT)
Director name: Purdie,Jennifer (Jenny)
Amount purchased: 121,567 @ $0.10
Value: $6,241.46

Eneraqua Technologies (ETP)
Director name: Tame,William (Bill)
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 44.50p
Value: £4,450.00

Top Director Sells

M. P. Evans Group (MPE)
Director name: Sekaran,K Chandra
Amount sold: 3,980 @ 940.00p
Value: £37,412.00

M. P. Evans Group (MPE)
Director name: Sekaran,K Chandra
Amount sold: 820 @ 940.00p
Value: £7,708.00

Neometals Ltd Npv (di) (NMT)
Director name: Purdie,Jennifer (Jenny)
Amount sold: 121,567 @ $0.10
Value: $6,241.46