Director dealings: Several BHP insiders sell shares

Several of BHP's top executives reinvested the proceeds from the vesting of their share awards, buying more of the miner's stock.

But not all did so.

Among those who did, were Mike Henry, Geraldine Slattery and John Udd, the group's chief executive officer and the presidents of BHP's Petroleum and Minerals Americas divisions, respectively.

Those who did not fully reinvest included Edgar Basto-Baez, the President of Minerals Australia, Gary Goldberg, a non-executive director, and Christine O'Reilly, another non-exec.

Basto-Baez sold 32,502 shares, including 27,651, which had vested, at AUD44.63 each, for a total transaction amount of approximately AUD 1.45m.

The sales were made on 18-19 August, partly outside of a trading venue.

Some of the funds obtained were used to meet the expected tax obligations from the vesting of awards and the remainder for the purchase of a home.

Goldberg meanwhile sold 1,000 American Depositary Shares, representing 2,000 ordinary shares of BHP, between 18-19 August, at roughly $64.2 apiece.

He was followed the next day by O'Reilly, who sold 2,000 shares for AUD44.39.

Top Director Buys

Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX)
Director name: Lyons,Nicholas
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 637.60p
Value: £127,520.00

Rws Holdings (RWS)
Director name: Mokadem,Ian El
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 616.80p
Value: £61,680.00

Bhp Group (BHP)
Director name: O'Reilly,Christine
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ $44.39
Value: $46,990.97

Bhp Group (BHP)
Director name: Goldberg,Gary
Amount purchased: 1,000 @ $32.75
Value: $27,005.85

Cohort (CHRT)
Director name: Thomis,Andrew Stephen
Amount purchased: 3,823 @ 522.80p
Value: £19,986.64

Bhp Group (BHP)
Director name: Goldberg,Gary
Amount purchased: 600 @ $31.44
Value: $15,554.14

Uls Technology (ULS)
Director name: Scott,Oliver Rupert Andrew
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 75.03p
Value: £15,006.00

Bhp Group (BHP)
Director name: Goldberg,Gary
Amount purchased: 400 @ $31.43
Value: $10,368.60

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (cdi) (GTE)
Director name: Guidry,Gary
Amount purchased: 8,065 @ $0.48
Value: $3,192.22

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (cdi) (GTE)
Director name: Ellson,Ryan
Amount purchased: 5,712 @ $0.48
Value: $2,260.87

Uls Technology (ULS)
Director name: Scott,Oliver Rupert Andrew
Amount purchased: 3,004 @ 74.20p
Value: £2,228.98

Top Director Sells

Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX)
Director name: Lyons,Nicholas
Amount sold: 20,000 @ 637.40p
Value: £127,480.00

Bhp Group (BHP)
Director name: Henry,Mike
Amount sold: 119,072 @ $0.45
Value: $28,064.78

Cohort (CHRT)
Director name: Thomis,Andrew Stephen
Amount sold: 3,832 @ 522.00p
Value: £20,003.04