Director dealings: Breedon CEO raises stake

Breedon Group revealed on Thursday that chief executive Rob Wood had acquired 10,909 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed construction materials company.

Wood, who took over as CEO in April 2021, purchased the shares on Wednesday at an average price of 275.0p each, for a total value of £29,999.75.

Following the transaction, Wood will have a total interest in 404,979 ordinary shares, equating to 0.118% of Breedon's issued share capital.

As of 1655 BST, Breedon shares were up 1.10% at 367.50p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Breedon Group (BREE)
Director name: Wood,Rob
Amount purchased: 10,909 @ 275.00p
Value: £29,999.75

Howden Joinery Group (HWDN)
Director name: Murray,Vanda
Amount purchased: 3,000 @ 874.50p
Value: £26,235.00

Itv (ITV)
Director name: Cooke,Graham
Amount purchased: 16,996 @ 70.22p
Value: £11,935.08

Top Director Sells

Ashtead Technology Holdings (AT.)
Director name: Pirie,Allan
Amount sold: 270,926 @ 791.00p
Value: £2,143,024.62

Accesso Technology Group (ACSO)
Director name: MacDonald,Fern
Amount sold: 8,520 @ 662.00p
Value: £56,402.40