Director dealings: BAT non-exec invests, LondonMetric directors cover tax bills

Cigarette giant British American Tobacco was on the list of buys on Tuesday, after a non-executive director spent more than £40k on shares.

The company said Veronique Laury purchased 1,650 shares on 19 June, in a single transaction on the London Stock Exchange.

Laury paid 2,593.5p for each share, valuing the transaction at a total of £42,792.75.

On the selling side of the ledger was LondonMetric Property, which disclosed the vesting of 2020 long-term incentive plan shares and the subsequent sale of them for five different directors.

The firm said Andrew Jones vested 499,295 shares and sold 235,375 to cover tax liabilities, while Martin McGann vested 258,741 and offloaded 121,975.

Both Valentine Beresford and Mark Stirling vested 267,406 and sold 126,059 shares each, while Andrew Smith vested 142,919 shares and sold 67,375 to cover his tax bill.

LondonMetric said the shares were disposed of on 19 June, at an average price of 175.15p each.

At 1521 BST, shares in British American Tobacco were up 0.06% at 2,572p, while those on LondonMetric Property were off 0.56% at 173.32p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount purchased: 14,103 @ 8,686.11p
Value: �1,225,002.08

British American Tobacco (BATS)
Director name: Laury,Veronique
Amount purchased: 1,650 @ 2,593.50p
Value: �42,792.75

Windar Photonics (WPHO)
Director name: Hodges,Paul
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 30.00p
Value: �30,000.00

The Mission Group (TMG)
Director name: Lund ,Mark
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 50.00p
Value: �25,000.00

Taseko Mines Limited Npv (di) (TKO)
Director name: Hallbauer,Russell
Amount purchased: 65,000 @ $0.35
Value: $19,027.79

Aura Energy Limited Npv (di) (AURA)
Director name: Mitchell,Phil
Amount purchased: 162,162 @ $0.19
Value: $15,878.89

Aura Energy Limited Npv (di) (AURA)
Director name: Woodall ,David
Amount purchased: 162,162 @ $0.19
Value: $15,878.89

Aura Energy Limited Npv (di) (AURA)
Director name: Dixon,Bryan
Amount purchased: 108,108 @ $0.19
Value: $10,585.93

Cadogan Energy Solutions (CAD)
Director name: Khallouf,Fady
Amount purchased: 450,000 @ 1.60p
Value: �7,200.00

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (cdi) (GTE)
Director name: Guidry,Gary
Amount purchased: 694 @ $5.44
Value: $3,113.19

Britvic (BVIC)
Director name: Litherland,Simon
Amount purchased: 17 @ 885.88p
Value: �150.60

Howden Joinery Group (HWDN)
Director name: Livingston,Andrew
Amount purchased: 22 @ 678.00p
Value: �149.16

Pennon Group (PNN)
Director name: Boote,Paul
Amount purchased: 19 @ 770.26p
Value: �146.35

Top Director Sells

Londonmetric Property (LMP)
Director name: Jones,Andrew
Amount sold: 235,375 @ 175.15p
Value: �412,259.31

Londonmetric Property (LMP)
Director name: McGann,Martin
Amount sold: 121,975 @ 175.15p
Value: �213,639.21

Workspace Group (WKP)
Director name: Clemett,Graham
Amount sold: 33,165 @ 498.10p
Value: �165,194.86

Frenkel Topping Group (FEN)
Director name: Fraser,Richard
Amount sold: 185,000 @ 70.50p
Value: �130,425.00

Workspace Group (WKP)
Director name: Benson,David
Amount sold: 22,821 @ 498.10p
Value: �113,671.40

United Utilities Group (UU.)
Director name: Beardmore,Louise
Amount sold: 4,053 @ 1,035.56p
Value: �41,971.25

United Utilities Group (UU.)
Director name: Aspin,Phil
Amount sold: 2,174 @ 1,035.56p
Value: �22,513.08

Touchstone Exploration Inc Npv (di) (TXP)
Director name: Vredenburg,Harrie
Amount sold: 2,600 @ $1.01
Value: $1,553.57