Director dealings: Senior chairman ups stake

Senior revealed on Wednesday that chairman Ian King had acquired 207,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed aerospace and defence firm.

King, who joined Senior's board in November 2017, purchased the shares on Tuesday, at an average price of 48.27p each, for a total value of £99,918.90.

Following the purchase, King holds 414,297 ordinary shares in the group.

Back in July, Senior reported a "robust" cash performance in the half-year ended 30 June, although it did warn that its revenue would be almost a third lower than the prior year.

As of 1620 BST, Senior shares were up 14.93% at 57.35p.

Top Director Buys

Senior (SNR)
Director name: King,Ian
Amount purchased: 207,000 @ 48.27p
Value: £99,918.90

Barclays (BARC)
Director name: Gilvary,Brian
Amount purchased: 97,309 @ 102.26p
Value: £99,508.19

Mereo Biopharma Group (MPH)
Director name: Scots-Knight,Denise
Amount purchased: 52,815 @ $0.57
Value: $24,824.40

Senior (SNR)
Director name: Squires,David
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 49.19p
Value: £24,595.00

Crest Nicholson Holdings (CRST)
Director name: Nicholson,Tom
Amount purchased: 11,000 @ 186.06p
Value: £20,466.38

Games Workshop Group (GAW)
Director name: Brewis,John Richard Alistair
Amount purchased: 214 @ 9,270.00p
Value: £19,837.80

Vertu Motors (VTU)
Director name: Anderson,Karen
Amount purchased: 8,035 @ 22.40p
Value: £1,799.84

Vertu Motors (VTU)
Director name: Harrison,Ian
Amount purchased: 8,035 @ 22.40p
Value: £1,799.84

Vertu Motors (VTU)
Director name: Crane,David
Amount purchased: 8,035 @ 22.40p
Value: £1,799.84

Vertu Motors (VTU)
Director name: Taylor,Chris
Amount purchased: 8,035 @ 22.40p
Value: £1,799.84

Vertu Motors (VTU)
Director name: Forrester,Robert
Amount purchased: 8,035 @ 22.40p
Value: £1,799.84

Grainger (GRI)
Director name: Simms,Vanessa
Amount purchased: 104 @ 289.00p
Value: £300.56

Grainger (GRI)
Director name: Gordon,Helen
Amount purchased: 104 @ 289.00p
Value: £300.56

Top Director Sells

Kainos Group (KNOS)
Director name: Gannon,Paul
Amount sold: 270,000 @ 1,094.00p
Value: £2,953,799.89

Kainos Group (KNOS)
Director name: Gannon,Paul
Amount sold: 130,000 @ 1,107.00p
Value: £1,439,099.96

Bae Systems (BA.)
Director name: Woodburn,Charles
Amount sold: 23,310 @ 487.51p
Value: £113,638.58

Nwf Group (NWF)
Director name: Andrew,Rob
Amount sold: 10,000 @ 209.10p
Value: £20,910.00