Director dealings: Trainline non-exec linked to £25k buy, LSEG director's firm sells more

Trainline found itself on the list of director buys on Monday, after one of its non-executive directors was linked to a near-£25k transaction.

The transport ticketing agency disclosed Daniel Goss-Custard purchased 8,798 shares on 15 May, in a single transaction on the London Stock Exchange.

Goss-Custard paid 284.14p for each share, valuing the transaction at £24,998.46.

In its regulatory disclosure, Trainline said Daniel Goss-Custard is closely associated with one of its non-executive directors, Rakhi Goss-Custard.

On the selling side of the ledger, London Stock Exchange Group was once again the only FTSE 350 entry as its share buyback continued.

The exchange operator said York Holdings II offloaded 7,216 shares on 12 May as part of the third tranche of its share buyback programme, which it announced on 20 March.

It said the shares were sold for 8,546.06p apiece, valuing the sale at £616,683.69.

LSEG said in its disclosure that York Holdings II counts one of its own directors, Martin Brand, as both a director and a close associate.

At 1534 BST, shares in Trainline were up 4.78% at 280.6p, while those in London Stock Exchange were down 1.29% at 8,444p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

DIRECTOR SELLS

Company: London Stock Exchange Group
Name: York Holdings II
Volume: 7,216
Price: 8,546.06p
Value: £616,683.69

DIRECTOR BUYS

Company: RIT Capital Partners
Name: Jutta af Rosenborg
Volume: 2,300
Price: 1,986p
Value: £45,678.00

Company: Trainline
Name: Daniel Goss-Custard
Volume: 8,798
Price: 284.14p
Value: £24,998.46

Company: Primary Health Properties
Name: Philippa Bateman
Volume: 1,433
Price: 104.6p
Value: £1,498.92

Company: JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust
Name: George Olcott
Volume: 102
Price: 496p
Value: £505.92

Company: Murray International Trust
Name: Claire Binyon
Volume: 95
Price: 266p
Value: £252.70

Company: Aviva
Name: Mark Versey
Volume: 60
Price: 417p
Value: £250.20

Company: Aviva
Name: Adam Winslow
Volume: 60
Price: 417p
Value: £250.20

Company: Aviva
Name: Douglas Brown
Volume: 60
Price: 417p
Value: £250.20

Company: SThree
Name: Andrew Beach
Volume: 37
Price: 403p
Value: £149.11

Company: AJ Bell
Name: Roger Stott
Volume: 46
Price: 320.72p
Value: £147.53

Company: AJ Bell
Name: Bruce Robinson
Volume: 46
Price: 320.72p
Value: £147.53

Company: AJ Bell
Name: Mohamed Tagari
Volume: 46
Price: 320.72p
Value: £147.53

Company: AJ Bell
Name: Elizabeth Carrington
Volume: 46
Price: 320.72p
Value: £147.53

Company: AJ Bell
Name: Kevin Doran
Volume: 46
Price: 320.72p
Value: £147.53

Company: AJ Bell
Name: Billy Mackay
Volume: 46
Price: 320.72p
Value: £147.53

Company: AJ Bell
Name: Karen Goodman
Volume: 46
Price: 310.72p
Value: £147.53

Company: AJ Bell
Name: Nicholas Carrington
Volume: 46
Price: 320.72p
Value: £147.53