Babcock non-exec picks up some shares

This brings his total holding to 4,268 shares.

On Tuesday, Babcock said its joint venture with Lockheed Martin, Ascent Flight Training, had been awarded a £1.1bn contract from the Ministry of Defence.

The contract is to deliver the fixed wing element of the UK Military Flying Training System through to 2033, in partnership with the MoD.

Elsewhere, ReNeuron’s non-executive chairman John Berriman picked up 318,476 shares in the cell therapy company at 3.14p each.

The purchase brings his total holding to just over 1m shares or a 0.033% stake.

Top Director Buys

Banco Santander S.A. (BNC)

Director name: Mr Jose Antonio Alvarez

Amount purchased: 84,609 @ 280.91p

Value: £237,675

Banco Santander S.A. (BNC)

Director name: Mr Jose Antonio Alvarez

Amount purchased: 50,343 @ 280.83p

Value: £141,378

Duke Royalty Limited (DUKE)

Director name: Mr Charles Cannon-Brookes

Amount purchased: 35,000 @ 46.13p

Value: £16,146

Colefax Group (CFX)

Director name: Mr Robert Barker

Amount purchased: 3,040 @ 457.50p

Value: £13,908

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT 1 (HHV)

Director name: Mr David Brock

Amount purchased: 13,822 @ 73.79p

Value: £10,199

ReNeuron Group (RENE)

Director name: Mr John Edward Berriman

Amount purchased: 318,476 @ 3.14p

Value: £10,000

Top Director Sells

Colefax Group (CFX)

Director name: Miss Key Hall

Amount sold: 21,765 @ 457.50p

Value: £99,575

Colefax Group (CFX)

Director name: Mr Robert Barker

Amount sold: 3,045 @ 457.50p

Value: £13,931

Colefax Group (CFX)

Director name: Mr Robert Barker

Amount sold: 3,040 @ 457.50p

Value: £13,908

Colefax Group (CFX)

Director name: Miss Wendy Nicholls

Amount sold: 2,650 @ 457.50p

Value: £12,124