Director dealings: Capricorn CEO nets £1m from tender offer, Brand Architekts chair invests

The AIM-traded firm said Roger McDowell bought 300,000 of its shares on Wednesday, at a price of 77.75p each, valuing the purchase at £233,249.99.

Following the transaction, Brand Architekts said McDowell's beneficial interest in the company totalled 1,249,105 of its shares, representing 7.25% of its issued share capital.

Capricorn Energy was at the top of a short list of sells, meanwhile, reporting a transaction worth more than £1m made by its chief executive officer.

The FTSE 250 firm said Simon Thomson had sold 451,560 shares under its tender offer, for 223p each.

That valued the sale at £1,006,978.81, with the company disclosing that after the transaction, Thomson had an interest in 698,759 of its shares, or 0.215% of its issued capital.

He also had 1,136,751 vested but unexercised awards, and 2,488.956 unvested awards still subject to performance conditions.

Top Director Buys

River And Mercantile Group (RIV)
Director name: Duncan,Alex Hoctor
Amount purchased: 188,679 @ 265.00p
Value: £499,999.37

Taseko Mines Limited Npv (di) (TKO)
Director name: Dickinson,Robert
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ $2.93
Value: $241,609.64

(ART)
Director name: Hunter,Mark Roderick
Amount purchased: 330,000 @ 72.58p
Value: £239,513.99

Brand Architekts Group (BAR)
Director name: McDowell,Roger
Amount purchased: 300,000 @ 77.75p
Value: £233,249.99

Brand Architekts Group (BAR)
Director name: McDowell,Roger
Amount purchased: 300,000 @ 77.75p
Value: £233,249.99

Sourcebio International (SBI)
Director name: LeCoque,Jay
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 129.50p
Value: £129,500.00

Redrow (RDW)
Director name: Akers,Richard
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Diaceutics (DXRX)
Director name: Roberts,Nick
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Value: £39,766.68

Horizonte Minerals (HZM)
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Spectris (SXS)
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Edinburgh Worldwide Inv Trust (EWI)
Director name: Simpson-Dent,Jonathan
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Value: £21,610.00

Diaceutics (DXRX)
Director name: Hindson,Richard Charles
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 101.00p
Value: £20,200.00

Liontrust Asset Management (LIO)
Director name: Shelley,Rebecca Ann
Amount purchased: 1,544 @ 1,294.71p
Value: £19,990.32

Redrow (RDW)
Director name: Richmond,Barbara
Amount purchased: 3,750 @ 531.50p
Value: £19,931.25

Mercantile Investment Trust (the) (MRC)
Director name: Tigue,Jeremy
Amount purchased: 9,158 @ 217.16p
Value: £19,887.51

Mears Group (MER)
Director name: Smith,Andrew C M
Amount purchased: 9,900 @ 200.78p
Value: £19,877.22

Redrow (RDW)
Director name: Tant,Oliver
Amount purchased: 3,803 @ 521.00p
Value: £19,813.63

Mears Group (MER)
Director name: Smith,Andrew C M
Amount purchased: 9,767 @ 199.78p
Value: £19,512.51

Diaceutics (DXRX)
Director name: Davis,Deborah
Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 101.00p
Value: £15,150.00

Hiscox Limited (di) (HSX)
Director name: Keogh,Colin D
Amount purchased: 1,459 @ 982.00p
Value: £14,327.38

Baillie Gifford Uk Growth Trust (BGUK)
Director name: Pitt,Cathy
Amount purchased: 5,362 @ 185.42p
Value: £9,942.43

Velocity Composites (VEL)
Director name: Beaden,Andrew
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 17.25p
Value: £8,625.00

Diaceutics (DXRX)
Director name: Davis,Deborah
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 102.00p
Value: £5,100.00

Oxford Biodynamics (OBD)
Director name: Wakefield,Matthew
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 18.90p
Value: £4,725.00

Oxford Biodynamics (OBD)
Director name: Wakefield,Matthew
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 16.40p
Value: £4,100.00

Ninety One (N91)
Director name: McFarland,Kim Mary
Amount purchased: 698 @ 257.80p
Value: £1,799.44

Velocity Composites (VEL)
Director name: Beaden,Andrew
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 17.33p
Value: £1,733.00

Mears Group (MER)
Director name: Smith,Andrew C M
Amount purchased: 500 @ 200.00p
Value: £1,000.00

I(x) Net Zero Npv (IX.)
Director name: Oyer,Steven Michael
Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 74.00p
Value: £740.00

Grainger (GRI)
Director name: Gordon,Helen
Amount purchased: 98 @ 303.00p
Value: £296.94

Close Brothers Group (CBG)
Director name: Sainsbury,Adrian
Amount purchased: 13 @ 1,223.25p
Value: £159.02

Howden Joinery Group (HWDN)
Director name: Hayes,Paul
Amount purchased: 20 @ 756.40p
Value: £151.28

Avon Protection (AVON)
Director name: Ingrey-Counter,Miles
Amount purchased: 11 @ 1,330.00p
Value: £146.30

Rathbone Group (RAT)
Director name: Mathias,Jennifer
Amount purchased: 7 @ 2,045.00p
Value: £143.15

Rathbone Group (RAT)
Director name: Stockton,Paul
Amount purchased: 7 @ 2,045.00p
Value: £143.15

British American Tobacco (BATS)
Director name: Marroco,Tadeu
Amount purchased: 4 @ 3,264.15p
Value: £130.57

Top Director Sells

Capricorn Energy (CNE)
Director name: Thomson,Simon
Amount sold: 451,560 @ 223.00p
Value: £1,006,978.81

Redrow (RDW)
Director name: Richmond,Barbara
Amount sold: 3,750 @ 531.70p
Value: £19,938.75