Director dealings: Primary Health Properties CFO raises stake

Primary Health Properties revealed on Thursday that chief financial officer Richard Howell had acquired 39,455 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed real estate investment trust.

Howell, who was appointed to the board of PHP in March 2017, purchased the shares at an average price of 100.86p each, for a total value of £39,794.31.

As of 1635 BST, Primary Health shares were up 2.98% at 103.70p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount purchased: 8,661 @ 7,916.15p
Value: £685,617.74

Proteome Sciences (PRM)
Director name: Diggle ,Martin
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 400.00p
Value: £400,000.00

Primary Health Properties (PHP)
Director name: Howell,Richard
Amount purchased: 39,455 @ 100.86p
Value: £39,794.31

Essentra (ESNT)
Director name: Clarke,Jack
Amount purchased: 13,500 @ 194.68p
Value: £26,281.80

Essentra (ESNT)
Director name: Lester,Paul J
Amount purchased: 11,200 @ 196.43p
Value: £21,999.94

Rio Tinto (RIO)
Director name: Woods,Ngaire
Amount purchased: 410 @ 5,337.64p
Value: £21,884.32

Smart Metering Systems (SMS)
Director name: Greenwood,Miriam
Amount purchased: 2,728 @ 751.00p
Value: £20,487.28

Migo Opportunities Trust (MIGO)
Director name: Duarte,Lucy Costa
Amount purchased: 6,115 @ 316.40p
Value: £19,347.86

Migo Opportunities Trust (MIGO)
Director name: Henderson,Ian
Amount purchased: 6,115 @ 316.08p
Value: £19,328.29

Essentra (ESNT)
Director name: Wunderlich,Ralf K
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 192.00p
Value: £19,200.00

Essentra (ESNT)
Director name: Durrant,Kath
Amount purchased: 7,500 @ 194.60p
Value: £14,594.85

Shearwater Group (SWG)
Director name: Higgins,Phil
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 54.50p
Value: £13,625.00

Shearwater Group (SWG)
Director name: Higgins,Phil
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 54.50p
Value: £13,625.00

Alpha Real Trust Ltd. (ARTL)
Director name: Rose,Phillip
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 130.00p
Value: £13,000.00

Uil Limited (di) (UTL)
Director name: Bridges,Stuart J
Amount purchased: 9,172 @ 129.50p
Value: £11,877.74

Hilton Food Group (HFG)
Director name: Osborne,Matt
Amount purchased: 1,500 @ 678.52p
Value: £10,177.80

Uil Limited (di) (UTL)
Director name: Hill,Alison
Amount purchased: 7,107 @ 129.50p
Value: £9,203.56

Uil Limited (di) (UTL)
Director name: Shillson,David
Amount purchased: 7,107 @ 129.50p
Value: £9,203.56

Shearwater Group (SWG)
Director name: Higgins,Phil
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 54.50p
Value: £5,450.00

Essentra (ESNT)
Director name: Abiola,Dupsy
Amount purchased: 2,011 @ 198.29p
Value: £3,987.57

Essentra (ESNT)
Director name: Reilly ,Mary
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 193.30p
Value: £3,865.94

Essentra (ESNT)
Director name: Peace,Adrian
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 192.00p
Value: £3,840.00

Proteome Sciences (PRM)
Director name: Diggle ,Martin
Amount purchased: 14,766 @ 4.00p
Value: £590.64

Mj Gleeson (GLE)
Director name: Allanson ,Stefan
Amount purchased: 46 @ 439.00p
Value: £201.94

Supermarket Income Reit (SUPR)
Director name: Vanderspar,Cathryn
Amount purchased: 13,726 @ 0.87p
Value: £119.99

Supermarket Income Reit (SUPR)
Director name: Vanderspar,Cathryn
Amount purchased: 3,431 @ 0.87p
Value: £29.99

Top Director Sells

Ramsdens Holdings (RFX)
Director name: Kenyon,Peter Edward
Amount sold: 16,500 @ 223.88p
Value: £36,939.82

Ramsdens Holdings (RFX)
Director name: Clyburn,Martin Anthony
Amount sold: 8,250 @ 223.88p
Value: £18,469.91

Sabien Technology Group (SNT)
Director name: Sutcliffe,Ed
Amount sold: 149,227 @ 8.50p
Value: £12,684.30