Director dealings: Barclays chair invests, York Holdings settles LSEG call options

Nigel Higgins, the group chairman of Barclays, was on the buying side of the ledger on Thursday.

Higgins acquired 200,000 shares of Barclays for 138.67p each, on 7 December on the London Stock Exchange.

On the selling side was York Holdings II, an entity closely associated with director Martin Brand, which engaged in a series of transactions involving the London Stock Exchange Group.

The transactions involved the settlement of call options.

In the first announcement, York Holdings settled call options over 32,329 shares for an average price of $101.23 across three transactions, and in the second, it settled 27,945 options over another three transactions at the same price.

The settlements took place outside a trading venue on 6 December.

York Holdings II is indirectly owned by BCP York Holdings, which is connected to Blackstone and Thomson Reuters through their previous ownership of Refinitiv.

Thomson Reuters sold a majority stake in Refinitiv to a consortium led by Blackstone in October 2018, and Blackstone and Thomson Reuters subsequently agreed to sell Refinitiv to LSEG in an all-share transaction in 2019.

The sale was finalised in January 2021, at which point Thomson Reuters held 82.5 million shares in LSEG, subject to a lock-up arrangement.

That arrangement stipulated that the shares remained restricted from sale until 29 January this year, with the option for both Thomson Reuters and Blackstone to sell one-third of their stakes in each of the two years following.

The lock-up agreement is set to conclude entirely on 29 January 2025.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Barclays (BARC)
Director name: Higgins,Nigel
Amount purchased: 200,000 @ 138.67p
Value: £277,340.01

Paragon Banking Group (PAG)
Director name: Terrington,Nigel S
Amount purchased: 39,542 @ 526.17p
Value: £208,058.15

Northern Venture Trust (NVT)
Director name: Mayes,David
Amount purchased: 319,218 @ 62.65p
Value: £199,990.08

Paragon Banking Group (PAG)
Director name: Woodman,Richard
Amount purchased: 25,326 @ 526.17p
Value: £133,257.82

Burberry Group (BRBY)
Director name: Akeroyd,Jonathan
Amount purchased: 6,715 @ 1,489.12p
Value: £99,994.14

Sdi Group (SDI)
Director name: Sharma,Ami
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 907.00p
Value: £90,700.00

Sdi Group (SDI)
Director name: Ford,Kenneth
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 870.00p
Value: £87,000.00

Northern Venture Trust (NVT)
Director name: Hudson,Deborah
Amount purchased: 79,804 @ 62.65p
Value: £49,997.21

Henderson Far East Income Ltd. (HFEL)
Director name: Gould,Ronald
Amount purchased: 15,399 @ 204.55p
Value: £31,498.66

Sdi Group (SDI)
Director name: Brown,Stephen
Amount purchased: 3,250 @ 907.40p
Value: £29,490.50

Sancus Lending Group Limited Npv (LEND)
Director name: Mepham,Rory
Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 5.50p
Value: £27,500.00

Likewise Group (LIKE)
Director name: Brewer,Anthony J
Amount purchased: 96,724 @ 16.25p
Value: £15,717.65

Northern 2 Vct (NTV)
Director name: McAnulty,Cecilia
Amount purchased: 25,085 @ 59.80p
Value: £15,000.83

Artemis Resources Limited Npv (di) (ARV)
Director name: Powe,Vivienne
Amount purchased: 800,000 @ $0.03
Value: $10,585.94

Cirata (CRTA)
Director name: Kelly,Stephen
Amount purchased: 15,980 @ 63.00p
Value: £10,067.40

Northern 3 Vct (NTN)
Director name: Fleetwood,Christopher J
Amount purchased: 10,888 @ 91.84p
Value: £9,999.54

Northern 2 Vct (NTV)
Director name: Ramparia,Ranjan
Amount purchased: 16,638 @ 60.10p
Value: £9,999.44

Dsw Capital (DSW)
Director name: Jones,Jillian Margaret
Amount purchased: 19,000 @ 52.00p
Value: £9,880.00

Northern 3 Vct (NTN)
Director name: Brown,Anna
Amount purchased: 8,711 @ 91.84p
Value: £8,000.18

Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company (FSF)
Director name: Sutton,Christopher David
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 60.20p
Value: £6,020.00

Likewise Group (LIKE)
Director name: Simpson,Andrew
Amount purchased: 33,185 @ 15.95p
Value: £5,293.01

Artemis Resources Limited Npv (di) (ARV)
Director name: Powe,Vivienne
Amount purchased: 200,000 @ $0.03
Value: $2,752.34

Sancus Lending Group Limited Npv (LEND)
Director name: Mepham,Rory
Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 0.54p
Value: £2,700.00

Staffline Group (STAF)
Director name: Spain,Thomas
Amount purchased: 8,657 @ 23.30p
Value: £2,017.08

Wynnstay Properties (WSP)
Director name: Owen,Ross
Amount purchased: 250 @ 710.00p
Value: £1,775.00

British American Tobacco (BATS)
Director name: Marroco,Tadeu
Amount purchased: 7 @ 2,308.96p
Value: £161.63

Avon Protection (AVON)
Director name: Cashin,Rich
Amount purchased: 19 @ 800.00p
Value: £152.00

(ITH)
Director name: Lewis,Iain Clifford Scobbie
Amount purchased: 101 @ 148.66p
Value: £150.15

(ITH)
Director name: Myerson,Gilad
Amount purchased: 101 @ 148.66p
Value: £150.15

(ITH)
Director name: Bruce,Alan Alexander
Amount purchased: 101 @ 148.66p
Value: £150.15

Avon Protection (AVON)
Director name: Sclater,Jos
Amount purchased: 18 @ 800.00p
Value: £144.00

Judges Scientific (JDG)
Director name: Ormsby,Bradley Leonard
Amount purchased: 2 @ 925.24p
Value: £18.50

Judges Scientific (JDG)
Director name: Prestidge,Tim
Amount purchased: 2 @ 925.24p
Value: £18.50

Judges Scientific (JDG)
Director name: Lavelle,Mark
Amount purchased: 1 @ 925.24p
Value: £9.25

Judges Scientific (JDG)
Director name: Cicurel,David
Amount purchased: 1 @ 925.24p
Value: £9.25

Top Director Sells

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 37,329 @ $101.23
Value: $3,116,034.30

Ashtead Technology Holdings (AT.)
Director name: Pirie,Allan
Amount sold: 400,000 @ 596.00p
Value: £2,384,000.02

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 27,945 @ $101.23
Value: $2,332,705.90

Ashtead Technology Holdings (AT.)
Director name: Stewart,Ingrid
Amount sold: 30,000 @ 596.00p
Value: £178,800.00

Picton Property Income Ltd (PCTN)
Director name: Morris ,Michael
Amount sold: 164,453 @ 65.50p
Value: £107,716.71

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 17,161 @ $5.22
Value: $73,868.57

Picton Property Income Ltd (PCTN)
Director name: Dewhirst,Andrew
Amount sold: 105,581 @ 65.50p
Value: £69,155.55

Alphawave Ip Group (AWE)
Director name: Fonseca,Michelle Senecal de
Amount sold: 48,780 @ 117.20p
Value: £57,170.16

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 10,383 @ $5.25
Value: $44,949.91

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 10,177 @ $5.01
Value: $42,002.05

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 9,498 @ $5.15
Value: $40,354.95

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 9,353 @ $5.00
Value: $38,562.71

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 8,492 @ $5.20
Value: $36,413.29

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 5,282 @ $5.19
Value: $22,605.41

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 5,225 @ $5.14
Value: $22,124.50

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 4,692 @ $5.18
Value: $20,041.69

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 4,306 @ $5.21
Value: $18,499.43

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 3,755 @ $5.16
Value: $15,977.41

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 3,483 @ $5.14
Value: $14,776.97

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 3,487 @ $5.07
Value: $14,592.66

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 2,591 @ $5.27
Value: $11,259.64

Rightmove (RMV)
Director name: Dolan,Alison
Amount sold: 2,012 @ 558.96p
Value: £11,246.26

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 2,427 @ $5.11
Value: $10,216.74

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 2,166 @ $5.03
Value: $8,993.00

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 2,000 @ $5.24
Value: $8,641.87

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 2,017 @ $5.13
Value: $8,524.06

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 2,006 @ $5.01
Value: $8,287.34

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 1,987 @ $5.01
Value: $8,217.04

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 1,796 @ $5.09
Value: $7,545.66

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 1,536 @ $5.23
Value: $6,624.29

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 1,333 @ $5.17
Value: $5,682.86

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 1,317 @ $5.05
Value: $5,489.76

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 1,264 @ $5.07
Value: $5,279.26

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 1,166 @ $5.01
Value: $4,812.26

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 1,091 @ $5.11
Value: $4,601.69

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 1,101 @ $5.05
Value: $4,580.31

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 871 @ $5.26
Value: $3,777.90

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 799 @ $5.03
Value: $3,310.77

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 699 @ $5.03
Value: $2,896.41

Staffline Group (STAF)
Director name: Spain,Thomas
Amount sold: 8,657 @ 23.30p
Value: £2,017.08

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 397 @ $5.02
Value: $1,643.39

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 289 @ $5.03
Value: $1,198.71

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 203 @ $5.00
Value: $836.98

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Doerfler ,Doug
Amount sold: 100 @ $5.01
Value: $412.72