Director dealings: DS Smith finance director invests, Mattioli Woods COO sells stake

Key personnel from DS Smith and Mattioli Woods were on the list of director dealings on Friday after both companies made regulatory announcements.

Richard Pike, the group finance director of packaging company DS Smith, invested in the firm by purchasing 88,715 of its shares.

According to the disclosure, Pike bought the shares on 12 October at a price of 283.5p, totalling an investment of £251,507.03.

The transaction took place on the London Stock Exchange.

On a parallel note, Iain McKenzie, chief operating officer of wealth and asset manager Mattioli Woods, sold shares following an exercise of options announced on 4 October.

The transaction, executed on 12 October, saw McKenzie sell 6,068 shares at a unit price of 523p, accumulating to £31,735.64.

After the transaction, McKenzie retained an interest of 12,089 shares, equivalent to a 0.02% stake in the company's issued share capital.

At 1625 BST, shares in DS Smith were down 0.74% at 280.7p, while those in Mattioli Woods were flat at 520p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Smith (ds) (SMDS)
Director name: Pike,Richard
Amount purchased: 88,715 @ 283.50p
Value: £251,507.03

Integrated Diagnostics Holdings (IDHC)
Director name: El Sherbini,Hend
Amount purchased: 55,213 @ $0.46
Value: $25,386.94

Integrated Diagnostics Holdings (IDHC)
Director name: El Sherbini,Hend
Amount purchased: 55,213 @ $0.46
Value: $25,386.94

Jpmorgan American Inv Trust (JAM)
Director name: Yuen,Pui Kei
Amount purchased: 2,500 @ 809.52p
Value: £20,238.00

Spirent Communications (SPT)
Director name: Buggie,Maggie
Amount purchased: 20,229 @ 97.76p
Value: £19,775.81

Spirent Communications (SPT)
Director name: Buggie,Maggie
Amount purchased: 10,229 @ 97.76p
Value: £9,999.87

Dowlais Group (DWL)
Director name: Harrison,Philip
Amount purchased: 9,830 @ 101.18p
Value: £9,945.99

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID)
Director name: Liu ,Isabel
Amount purchased: 9,002 @ 88.87p
Value: £8,000.08

Aj Bell (AJB)
Director name: Stott,Roger
Amount purchased: 55 @ 274.53p
Value: £150.99

Firstgroup (FGP)
Director name: Mangold,Ryan
Amount purchased: 102 @ 146.14p
Value: £149.06

Top Director Sells

Utilico Emerging Markets Ltd (di) (UEM)
Director name: Rennocks,John
Amount sold: 24,281 @ 214.42p
Value: £52,064.53

Motorpoint Group (MOTR)
Director name: Carpenter,Mark
Amount sold: 50,000 @ 85.00p
Value: £42,500.00

Motorpoint Group (MOTR)
Director name: Carpenter,Mark
Amount sold: 40,000 @ 85.00p
Value: £34,000.00

Mattioli Woods (MTW)
Director name: McKenzie,Iain
Amount sold: 6,068 @ 523.00p
Value: £31,735.64

Motorpoint Group (MOTR)
Director name: Carpenter,Mark
Amount sold: 10,000 @ 83.00p
Value: £8,300.00