Director dealings: H&T chairman invests, LSE Group buyback continues

On the buying side of the ledger on Tuesday was pawnbroking chain H&T Group, whose chairman picked up 15,000 shares.

The company said Simon Walker bought the shares in a single transaction on the London Stock Exchange on 12 June.

Walker paid 444.35p for each share, valuing the transaction at a total of £66.652.50.

Following the transaction, H&T Group said Walker’s beneficial holding in the company totalled 15,000 shares, representing 0.03% of its total issued share capital.

Over on the list of director sells was London Stock Exchange Group, as its share buyback programme rolled on.

The firm said York Holdings II offloaded another 8,200 shares on 12 June, at a price of 8,702.86p apiece.

In its disclosure, LSE Group said York Holdings II is a “person closely associated” with Martin Brand, who is a director of both that entity and of London Stock Exchange.

At 1450 BST, shares in London Stock Exchange Group were up 0.9% at 8,756p, while those in H&T Group were ahead 0.57% at 442.5p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

H&t Group (HAT)
Director name: Walker,Simon
Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 444.35p
Value: �66,652.50

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)
Director name: Carvey,Trevor
Amount purchased: 4,000 @ 475.50p
Value: �19,020.00

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (BGS)
Director name: Rotheroe,Abigail
Amount purchased: 10,189 @ 146.36p
Value: �14,912.72

Brown (n.) Group (BWNG)
Director name: Appleton,Dominic
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 23.98p
Value: �11,988.65

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)
Director name: Carvey,Trevor
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 476.46p
Value: �9,529.20

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)
Director name: Carvey,Trevor
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 476.00p
Value: �9,520.00

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)
Director name: Carvey,Trevor
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 474.50p
Value: �9,490.00

Sancus Lending Group Limited Npv (LEND)
Director name: Mepham,Rory
Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 0.51p
Value: �5,100.00

Oxford Instruments (OXIG)
Director name: Hill,Gavin
Amount purchased: 6 @ 2,720.09p
Value: �163.21

Oxford Instruments (OXIG)
Director name: Barkshire,Ian
Amount purchased: 6 @ 2,720.09p
Value: �163.21

Sabre Insurance Group (SBRE)
Director name: Carter,Geoffrey Richard
Amount purchased: 106 @ 141.69p
Value: �150.19

Tesco (TSCO)
Director name: Murphy,Ken
Amount purchased: 52 @ 261.80p
Value: �136.14

Top Director Sells

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 8,200 @ 8,702.86p
Value: �713,634.54

Kosmos Energy (di) (KOS)
Director name: Goodwin,Deanna L
Amount sold: 112,000 @ $6.69
Value: $617,860.98

Kosmos Energy (di) (KOS)
Director name: Franklin,Roy
Amount sold: 8,000 @ $6.80
Value: $44,858.58