Director dealings: Bytes Technology CEO makes share purchase

Bytes Technology revealed on Tuesday that chief executive Neil Murphy had acquired 54,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed computer software firm.

Murphy, who joined Bytes back in 1997, purchased the shares on Monday at an average price of 554.90p each, for a total value of £299,648.15.

Following the transition, Murphy holds an interest in 2.89m ordinary Bytes shares, representing approximately 1.21% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1615 GMT, Bytes shares were down 0.82% at 547.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Bytes Technology Group (BYIT)
Director name: Murphy,Neil
Amount purchased: 54,000 @ 554.90p
Value: �299,648.15

Team17 Group (TM17)
Director name: Judd,Penelope Ruth
Amount purchased: 53,475 @ 187.00p
Value: �99,998.25

Just Group (JUST)
Director name: Brown ,Jim
Amount purchased: 118,000 @ 82.98p
Value: �97,920.56

Headlam Group (HEAD)
Director name: Payne,Chris
Amount purchased: 25,919 @ 185.00p
Value: �47,950.15

Steppe Cement Ltd (STCM)
Director name: del Ser Perez,Javier
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 23.50p
Value: �23,500.00

Pharos Energy (PHAR)
Director name: Brown,Jann M
Amount purchased: 30,172 @ 21.70p
Value: �6,547.32

Pharos Energy (PHAR)
Director name: Rivett,Sue
Amount purchased: 4,494 @ 21.70p
Value: �975.20

Marks & Spencer Group (MKS)
Director name: Bickerstaffe,Katie
Amount purchased: 60 @ 247.60p
Value: �148.56

Top Director Sells

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 12,443 @ $101.24
Value: $1,038,780.65

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 12,443 @ $101.23
Value: $1,038,678.10

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 12,443 @ $101.23
Value: $1,038,678.10

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 9,315 @ $101.23
Value: $777,568.63

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 9,315 @ $100.24
Value: $769,964.20

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 9,315 @ $100.24
Value: $769,964.20

B&m European Value Retail S.a. (di) (BME)
Director name: Schmidt,Mike
Amount sold: 17,055 @ 547.20p
Value: �93,324.96