Director dealings: DSW CEO raises stake

DSW Capital revealed on Wednesday that chief executive James Dow had acquired 148,000 ordinary shares in the London-listed professional services network operator.

Dow, who co-founded Dow Schofield Watts in 2002, purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 53.0p each, for a total value of £78,440.

Following the transaction, Dow's total beneficial interest comprises 3.54m ordinary DSW shares, representing 16.2% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1615 GMT, DSW shares were up 2.02% at 54.58p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Ao World (AO.)
Director name: Hopkinson,Chris
Amount purchased: 305,036 @ 85.00p
Value: �259,280.61

Rolls-royce Holdings (RR.)
Director name: Bradie,Stuart
Amount purchased: 95,437 @ 260.00p
Value: �248,136.19

Dsw Capital (DSW)
Director name: Dow,James A T
Amount purchased: 148,000 @ 53.00p
Value: �78,440.00

Bytes Technology Group (BYIT)
Director name: Smedt,Patrick De
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 549.66p
Value: �54,965.71

Phsc (PHSC)
Director name: Coote,Nicola C
Amount purchased: 200,228 @ 22.00p
Value: �44,050.16

Asa International Group (ASAI)
Director name: Kersten,Karin
Amount purchased: 74,399 @ 46.64p
Value: �34,699.69

Rolls-royce Holdings (RR.)
Director name: Erginbilgic,Tufan
Amount purchased: 12,849 @ 243.20p
Value: �31,248.77

Rolls-royce Holdings (RR.)
Director name: Strank,Angela
Amount purchased: 7,692 @ 260.00p
Value: �19,999.20

Asa International Group (ASAI)
Director name: Kersten,Karin
Amount purchased: 35,601 @ 42.02p
Value: �14,959.54

Rolls-royce Holdings (RR.)
Director name: McCabe,Helen
Amount purchased: 4,968 @ 243.20p
Value: �12,082.18

Ocado Group (OCDO)
Director name: Southern ,Julie
Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 589.05p
Value: �5,890.55

Transense Technologies (TRT)
Director name: Maughan,Ryan
Amount purchased: 5,146 @ 97.00p
Value: �4,991.62

Transense Technologies (TRT)
Director name: Segal,Melvyn
Amount purchased: 4,206 @ 94.80p
Value: �3,987.29

Premier Foods (PFD)
Director name: Elliott,Tim
Amount purchased: 2,561 @ 129.48p
Value: �3,315.88

Transense Technologies (TRT)
Director name: Parker ,Stephen
Amount purchased: 2,097 @ 94.84p
Value: �1,988.79

Helical (HLCL)
Director name: Bonning-Snook,Matthew
Amount purchased: 633 @ 213.00p
Value: �1,348.29

Helical (HLCL)
Director name: Murphy,Tim
Amount purchased: 633 @ 213.00p
Value: �1,348.29

Helical (HLCL)
Director name: Moss,James
Amount purchased: 633 @ 213.00p
Value: �1,348.29

Helical (HLCL)
Director name: Kaye,Gerald A
Amount purchased: 633 @ 213.00p
Value: �1,348.29

Top Director Sells

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 37,329 @ $101.23
Value: $3,116,034.30

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 27,945 @ $101.23
Value: $2,332,705.90

Caledonia Investments (CLDN)
Director name: Cayzer-Colvin,Jamie M B
Amount sold: 12,088 @ 3,582.09p
Value: �433,002.62

Pz Cussons (PZC)
Director name: Myers,Jonathan
Amount sold: 46,862 @ 143.17p
Value: �67,092.89

Phsc (PHSC)
Director name: Coote,Nicola C
Amount sold: 200,228 @ 22.00p
Value: �44,050.16