Director dealings: Eco Animal Health CFO invests, Ilika finance chief completes share sales

Eco Animal Health was at the top of the list of buys on Monday afternoon, after it disclosed a £70k purchase made by its chief financial officer.

The AIM-traded firm said Christopher Wilks bought 50,000 shares on Friday, at a price of 140p each, giving the transaction a total value of £70,000.

Following the purchase, Eco Animal Health said Wilks’ total interest in the company was 74,095 shares, representing 0.11% of its issued share capital.

On the selling side of things, Ilika made the only disclosure of note, confirming that its chief financial officer had sold more than 370,000 shares in two transactions.

The AIM-traded solid-state battery technology company said Steve Boydell sold 371,222 shares between 18 March and 21 March, at an average price of 109p each.

In the first transaction, he sold 259,204 shares for 109.74p apiece, netting him £284,450.46, and in the second he sold 112,018 shares at 107p each, totalling £119,859.27.

Ilika said the transactions completed the planned share sale resulting from the option exercise it announced on 8 March.

Following the sales, it said Boydell had an interest in 113,948 of its shares, representing 0.07% of its current issued share capital.

Top Director Buys

Eco Animal Health Group (EAH)
Director name: Wilks,Christopher
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 140.00p
Value: £70,000.00

Fdm Group (holdings) (FDM)
Director name: Flavell,Roderick (Rod)
Amount purchased: 4,555 @ 973.00p
Value: £44,320.15

Fdm Group (holdings) (FDM)
Director name: Brown ,Andrew (Andy)
Amount purchased: 3,294 @ 973.00p
Value: £32,050.62

Fdm Group (holdings) (FDM)
Director name: Flavell,Sheila
Amount purchased: 3,294 @ 973.00p
Value: £32,050.62

Fdm Group (holdings) (FDM)
Director name: McLaren ,Michael (Mike)
Amount purchased: 3,226 @ 973.00p
Value: £31,388.98

Jpmorgan Mid Cap Inv Trust (JMF)
Director name: Evans,John
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 1,079.95p
Value: £21,599.00

Fevertree Drinks (FEVR)
Director name: Lorenzo,Domenico De
Amount purchased: 1,050 @ 1,847.18p
Value: £19,395.39

Fevertree Drinks (FEVR)
Director name: Lorenzo,Domenico De
Amount purchased: 1,050 @ 1,847.18p
Value: £19,395.39

Audioboom Group (BOOM)
Director name: Tobin,Michael
Amount purchased: 533 @ 1,870.00p
Value: £9,967.10

Purplebricks Group (PURP)
Director name: Pindar,Paul
Amount purchased: 53,780 @ 18.50p
Value: £9,949.30

Purplebricks Group (PURP)
Director name: Zhika,Elona Mortimer
Amount purchased: 20,690 @ 18.50p
Value: £3,827.65

Pz Cussons (PZC)
Director name: Myers,Jonathan
Amount purchased: 79 @ 189.13p
Value: £149.41

Howden Joinery Group (HWDN)
Director name: Hayes,Paul
Amount purchased: 18 @ 816.20p
Value: £146.92

Homeserve (HSV)
Director name: Harpin,Richard
Amount purchased: 22 @ 665.10p
Value: £146.32

Tesco (TSCO)
Director name: Murphy,Ken
Amount purchased: 50 @ 276.50p
Value: £138.25

Pz Cussons (PZC)
Director name: Pollard,Sarah
Amount purchased: 53 @ 189.13p
Value: £100.24

Top Director Sells

Ilika (IKA)
Director name: Boydell,Stephen John
Amount sold: 259,204 @ 109.74p
Value: £284,450.46

Ilika (IKA)
Director name: Boydell,Stephen John
Amount sold: 112,018 @ 107.00p
Value: £119,859.27