Director dealings: James Cropper chairman ups stake

James Cropper said on Monday that chairman Mark Cropper had acquired 14,015 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed materials and paper products group.

Cropper, who purchased the shares from three members of his family and two members of the Willink family, made the transaction on Friday at an average price of 1,100.0p each, for a total value of £154,165.

Following the transaction, Cropper will have a beneficial shareholding in 1.85m ordinary shares, representing 19.4% of the company's total issued share capital.

Earlier in March, Cropper said that the first half of its trading year had been "particularly challenging" due to the significant impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

As of 1645 GMT, Cropper shares were down 0.91% at 1,090.0p.

Top Director Buys

Cropper (james) (CRPR)
Director name: Cropper,Mark A J
Amount purchased: 14,015 @ 1,100.00p
Value: £154,165.00

Accesso Technology Group (ACSO)
Director name: Malpass,Andy
Amount purchased: 18,000 @ 575.00p
Value: £103,500.00

Funding Circle Holdings (FCH)
Director name: Desai,Samir
Amount purchased: 45,200 @ 183.00p
Value: £82,716.00

Advanced Medical Solutions Group (AMS)
Director name: Meredith,A Christopher (Chris)
Amount purchased: 33,390 @ 236.53p
Value: £78,977.37

Accesso Technology Group (ACSO)
Director name: Russell,Bill
Amount purchased: 13,000 @ 580.00p
Value: £75,400.00

Vpc Specialty Lending Investments (VSL)
Director name: Proudfoot,Graeme
Amount purchased: 80,000 @ 83.67p
Value: £66,936.00

Fidelity Japan Trust (FJV)
Director name: Robins,David A
Amount purchased: 19,000 @ 227.00p
Value: £43,130.00

Halfords Group (HFD)
Director name: Singer,Tom
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 372.00p
Value: £37,200.00

Powerhouse Energy Group (PHE)
Director name: Berry,Mark
Amount purchased: 356,071 @ 8.42p
Value: £29,981.18

Cropper (james) (CRPR)
Director name: Cropper,Mark A J
Amount purchased: 2,330 @ 1,150.00p
Value: £26,795.00

Property Franchise Group (TPFG)
Director name: Latham,Paul
Amount purchased: 8,990 @ 230.00p
Value: £20,677.00

Advanced Medical Solutions Group (AMS)
Director name: Meredith,A Christopher (Chris)
Amount purchased: 7,900 @ 236.53p
Value: £18,685.87

Funding Circle Holdings (FCH)
Director name: Desai,Samir
Amount purchased: 9,000 @ 179.51p
Value: £16,156.20

Dillistone Group (DSG)
Director name: Mather,Paul
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 20.50p
Value: £10,250.00

I-nexus Global (INX)
Director name: Firth,David
Amount purchased: 180,000 @ 5.50p
Value: £9,900.00

Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1)
Director name: Ker,Katherine Innes
Amount purchased: 750 @ 1,100.00p
Value: £8,250.00

Dillistone Group (DSG)
Director name: Fearnley ,Giles Robin
Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 20.50p
Value: £6,150.00

Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust (SMT)
Director name: Subacchi ,Paola
Amount purchased: 450 @ 1,117.68p
Value: £5,029.54

Conduity Capital (CCAP)
Director name: Collier,Gregory
Amount purchased: 555,555 @ 0.90p
Value: £4,999.99

Ecsc Group (ECSC)
Director name: Charles Mann,Ian
Amount purchased: 6,644 @ 75.25p
Value: £4,999.61

Conduity Capital (CCAP)
Director name: Collier,Gregory
Amount purchased: 444,444 @ 0.90p
Value: £4,000.00

Dillistone Group (DSG)
Director name: Pomeroy,Julie Patricia
Amount purchased: 14,683 @ 20.50p
Value: £3,010.01

Conduity Capital (CCAP)
Director name: Collier,Gregory
Amount purchased: 337,078 @ 0.89p
Value: £2,999.99

Conduity Capital (CCAP)
Director name: Collier,Gregory
Amount purchased: 319,148 @ 0.94p
Value: £2,999.99

Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust (SMT)
Director name: Subacchi ,Paola
Amount purchased: 221 @ 1,117.62p
Value: £2,469.93

Property Franchise Group (TPFG)
Director name: Latham,Paul
Amount purchased: 1,010 @ 229.60p
Value: £2,318.96

Funding Circle Holdings (FCH)
Director name: Desai,Samir
Amount purchased: 1,100 @ 181.54p
Value: £1,996.94

Accesso Technology Group (ACSO)
Director name: Malpass,Andy
Amount purchased: 10 @ 290.00p
Value: £29.00

Top Director Sells

Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1)
Director name: Brodnicki,Peter
Amount sold: 3,075,000 @ 1,100.00p
Value: £33,825,000.00

Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1)
Director name: Preece ,David
Amount sold: 600,000 @ 1,100.00p
Value: £6,600,000.00

Johnson Service Group (JSG)
Director name: Monaghan,Yvonne
Amount sold: 70,000 @ 154.18p
Value: £107,926.00

Advanced Medical Solutions Group (AMS)
Director name: Meredith,A Christopher (Chris)
Amount sold: 33,390 @ 236.50p
Value: £78,967.35

Johnson Service Group (JSG)
Director name: Egan,Peter
Amount sold: 44,900 @ 154.18p
Value: £69,226.82

Advanced Medical Solutions Group (AMS)
Director name: Meredith,A Christopher (Chris)
Amount sold: 7,900 @ 236.50p
Value: £18,683.50

Johnson Service Group (JSG)
Director name: Monaghan,Yvonne
Amount sold: 7,157 @ 155.40p
Value: £11,121.98