Director dealings: DS Smith finance director lowers stake

DS Smith finance director Adrian Marsh disposed of 175,373 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed firm on Friday.

Marsh, who was appointed to the board as an executive director and as group finance director in September 2013, sold the shares at an average price of 491.60p each, for a total value of £862,133.65.

DS Smith updated the market on its trading for the period from 1 May on Tuesday, saying it continued to be "excited" by its prospects.

The FTSE 100 company said its focus on sustainable packaging in "resilient and growing" sectors, including fast-moving consumer goods and e-commerce, was consistently driving market share gains.

It had also seen "good" like-for-like volume growth in the year-to-date, with progress in all geographic regions.

As of 1600 BST, DS Smith shares had slipped 1.08% to 484.90p.

Top Director Buys

Vodafone Group (VOD)
Director name: Valle,Margherita D.
Amount purchased: 180,182 @ 165.34p
Value: £297,912.91

Vodafone Group (VOD)
Director name: Read,Nick
Amount purchased: 150,151 @ 165.34p
Value: £248,259.66

Vodafone Group (VOD)
Director name: Kleisterlee,Gerard
Amount purchased: 112,922 @ 164.33p
Value: £185,564.73

Vodafone Group (VOD)
Director name: Badrinath,Vivek
Amount purchased: 99,100 @ 165.34p
Value: £163,851.93

Dalata Hotel Group (DAL)
Director name: McCann,Pat
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 6.74
Value: 155,471.63

Wpp (WPP)
Director name: Read,Mark
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 1,145.00p
Value: £114,500.00

Jadestone Energy Inc Npv (di) (JSE)
Director name: Neuhauser,David Loren
Amount purchased: 172,000 @ $0.61
Value: $63,645.30

Smith (ds) (SMDS)
Director name: Marsh ,Adrian
Amount purchased: 7,978 @ 502.71p
Value: £40,106.20

Premier Asset Management Group (PAM)
Director name: Smith,William Longden
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 252.00p
Value: £25,200.00

1spatial (SPA)
Director name: Milverton,Claire
Amount purchased: 43,476 @ 46.00p
Value: £19,998.96

Sthree (STHR)
Director name: Elden,Gary
Amount purchased: 4,973 @ 328.93p
Value: £16,357.69

1spatial (SPA)
Director name: Payne,Nicole
Amount purchased: 32,609 @ 46.00p
Value: £15,000.14

Dalata Hotel Group (DAL)
Director name: Crowley,Dermot
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 6.59
Value: 12,170.15

Standard Life Uk Smaller Companies Trust (SLS)
Director name: Scholefield,Tim
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 518.94p
Value: £10,378.80

Jadestone Energy Inc Npv (di) (JSE)
Director name: Neuhauser,David Loren
Amount purchased: 11,900 @ $0.63
Value: $4,585.32

Mj Gleeson (GLE)
Director name: Harrison,Jolyon
Amount purchased: 28 @ 715.00p
Value: £200.20

Mj Gleeson (GLE)
Director name: Allanson ,Stefan
Amount purchased: 28 @ 715.00p
Value: £200.20

Brewin Dolphin Holdings (BRW)
Director name: Nicol ,David Richardson
Amount purchased: 48 @ 352.00p
Value: £168.96

Wetherspoon (j.d.) (JDW)
Director name: Cacioppo,Su
Amount purchased: 13 @ 1,238.09p
Value: £160.95

Wetherspoon (j.d.) (JDW)
Director name: Geoghegan,Martin
Amount purchased: 13 @ 1,238.09p
Value: £160.95

Sse (SSE)
Director name: Alexander,Gregor
Amount purchased: 12 @ 1,284.34p
Value: £154.12

Wetherspoon (j.d.) (JDW)
Director name: Hutson,John
Amount purchased: 12 @ 1,238.09p
Value: £148.57

Wetherspoon (j.d.) (JDW)
Director name: Whitley ,Ben
Amount purchased: 12 @ 1,238.09p
Value: £148.57

British American Tobacco (BATS)
Director name: Sethi,Naresh
Amount purchased: 4 @ 3,711.00p
Value: £148.44

British American Tobacco (BATS)
Director name: Stevens,Ben
Amount purchased: 4 @ 3,711.00p
Value: £148.44

British American Tobacco (BATS)
Director name: Marroco,Tadeu
Amount purchased: 4 @ 3,711.00p
Value: £148.44

British American Tobacco (BATS)
Director name: Giordano,Giovanni
Amount purchased: 4 @ 3,711.00p
Value: £148.44

British American Tobacco (BATS)
Director name: Durante,Nicandro
Amount purchased: 4 @ 3,711.00p
Value: £148.44

British American Tobacco (BATS)
Director name: Vandermeulen,Johan
Amount purchased: 4 @ 3,711.00p
Value: £148.44

British American Tobacco (BATS)
Director name: Abelman,Jerome
Amount purchased: 4 @ 3,711.00p
Value: £148.44

Sse (SSE)
Director name: Phillips-Davies,Alistair
Amount purchased: 10 @ 1,284.34p
Value: £128.43

Wetherspoon (j.d.) (JDW)
Director name: Slade,Miles
Amount purchased: 10 @ 1,238.09p
Value: £123.81

Sainsbury (j) (SBRY)
Director name: Rogers,John
Amount purchased: 35 @ 321.94p
Value: £112.68

Sse (SSE)
Director name: Pibworth ,Martin
Amount purchased: 3 @ 1,284.34p
Value: £38.53

Top Director Sells

Smith (ds) (SMDS)
Director name: Marsh ,Adrian
Amount sold: 175,373 @ 491.60p
Value: £862,133.65

Cranswick (CWK)
Director name: Bottomley,Mark
Amount sold: 18,200 @ 3,235.00p
Value: £588,769.97

Cranswick (CWK)
Director name: Couch,Adam
Amount sold: 8,559 @ 3,235.00p
Value: £276,883.64

Cranswick (CWK)
Director name: Bottomley,Mark
Amount sold: 800 @ 3,235.00p
Value: £25,880.00