Director dealings: Aston Martin board members linked to four big buys

Aston Martin Lagonda was in the green on Friday afternoon, after two of its board members were involved in large share purchases.

The luxury carmaker said the British Virgin Islands-domiciled Yew Tree Overseas bought 287,500 shares on Tuesday for 138.4469p each, valuing the purchase at £398,034.84.

On Wednesday, Yew Tree Overseas picked up another 11,985 shares at a price of 141.1197p apiece, making that transaction worth £16,917.13.

Aston Martin said Yew Tree Overseas is an ‘associated person’ of its executive chairman Lawrence Stroll under the regulations.

At the same time, the firm said the Swiss-incorporated Saint James Invest bought 95,000 shares on Tuesday for 138.4469p each, for a total of £131,524.56.

Following that on Wednesday, St James Invest added 3,960 shares to its holding at a price of 141.1497p, for a transaction value of £5,590.01.

According to Aston Martin, Saint James Invest is regulatorily associated with non-executive director Michael de Picciotto.

At 1524 GMT, shares in Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings were up 4.23% at 156.35p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (AML)
Director name: Picciotto,Michael de
Amount purchased: 95,000 @ 138.45p
Value: £131,524.56

Elixirr International (ELIX)
Director name: Retter,Simon
Amount purchased: 12,621 @ 515.00p
Value: £64,998.15

Chesnara (CSN)
Director name: Murray,Steve
Amount purchased: 18,587 @ 266.00p
Value: £49,441.42

Staffline Group (STAF)
Director name: Spain,Thomas
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 39.49p
Value: £39,490.00

Baker Steel Resources Trust Ltd. (BSRT)
Director name: Martyn Falla,John
Amount purchased: 60,000 @ 48.00p
Value: £28,800.00

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (AML)
Director name: Stroll,Lawrence
Amount purchased: 11,985 @ 141.15p
Value: £16,916.79

Westminster Group (WSG)
Director name: Binns,Graham John
Amount purchased: 434,782 @ 2.30p
Value: £9,999.99

Westminster Group (WSG)
Director name: Hughes ,Mark
Amount purchased: 382,500 @ 2.24p
Value: £8,568.00

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (AML)
Director name: Picciotto,Michael de
Amount purchased: 3,960 @ 141.15p
Value: £5,589.53

Bp (BP.)
Director name: Auchincloss,Murray
Amount purchased: 78 @ 482.10p
Value: £376.04

Bp (BP.)
Director name: Looney,Bernard
Amount purchased: 65 @ 482.10p
Value: £313.37

Croda International (CRDA)
Director name: Maiden,Jez K
Amount purchased: 3 @ 6,640.00p
Value: £199.20

Easyjet (EZJ)
Director name: Jarvis,Kenton
Amount purchased: 40 @ 381.00p
Value: £152.40

Centrica (CNA)
Director name: OÂ’Shea,Chris
Amount purchased: 177 @ 84.76p
Value: £150.03

Sabre Insurance Group (SBRE)
Director name: Carter,Geoffrey Richard
Amount purchased: 172 @ 87.20p
Value: £149.98

Centrica (CNA)
Director name: Ringrose ,Kate
Amount purchased: 176 @ 84.76p
Value: £149.18

Rotork (ROR)
Director name: Davis,Jonathan
Amount purchased: 53 @ 278.60p
Value: £147.66

Croda International (CRDA)
Director name: Foots,Steve
Amount purchased: 2 @ 6,640.00p
Value: £132.80

Croda International (CRDA)
Director name: Brophy ,Tom
Amount purchased: 2 @ 6,640.00p
Value: £132.80

Centrica (CNA)
Director name: Ringrose ,Kate
Amount purchased: 22 @ 77.05p
Value: £16.95

Top Director Sells

Coca-cola Hbc Ag (cdi) (CCH)
Director name: Bogdanovic,Zoran
Amount sold: 29,734 @ 2,003.00p
Value: £595,572.04

Frontier Ip Group (FIPP)
Director name: Richmond ,Andrew
Amount sold: 50,000 @ 68.50p
Value: £34,250.00

Frontier Ip Group (FIPP)
Director name: Richmond ,Andrew
Amount sold: 45,000 @ 68.50p
Value: £30,825.00

Frontier Ip Group (FIPP)
Director name: Richmond ,Andrew
Amount sold: 30,000 @ 71.25p
Value: £21,375.00

Frontier Ip Group (FIPP)
Director name: Richmond ,Andrew
Amount sold: 25,000 @ 68.20p
Value: £17,050.00