Director dealings: Flutter directors invest, St. James's Place MD sells

The FTSE 100 gambling giant said chair Gary McGann had bought 2,200 shares on the Dublin market for €108.50 each, valuing the transaction at €215,045.05 (£178,120).

At the same time, it said Angela Higginson - officially a person associated with its non-executive director Andrew Higginson - bought 3,343 shares in London at £87.65 apiece.

That made Higginson’s purchase worth a total of £263,976.54.

On the selling side of the ledger, St. James’s Place disclosed a sale worth almost £0.4m made by its outgoing managing director.

The FTSE 100 company said Ian Gascoigne had sold 29,722 shares for 1,280.06p each, netting him a total of £0.38m.

That sale was made on the back of his taking on 63,063 shares at nil cost, as part of its 2014 performance share plan.

Earlier in the year, St. James’s Place announced Gascoigne’s resignation, due to take effect from 31 March.

Top Director Buys

Flutter Entertainment (cdi) (FLTR)
Director name: Higginson,Andrew
Amount purchased: 3,343 @ 87.65
Value: 263,976.54

Flutter Entertainment (cdi) (FLTR)
Director name: McGann,Gary
Amount purchased: 2,200 @ 108.50
Value: 215,045.05

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust (FGT)
Director name: Hayes ,Simon
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 759.01p
Value: £151,802.40

Spectris (SXS)
Director name: Heath ,Andrew
Amount purchased: 5,840 @ 2,549.00p
Value: £148,861.60

Spectris (SXS)
Director name: Harding ,Derek
Amount purchased: 4,000 @ 2,545.46p
Value: £101,818.24

Mitie Group (MTO)
Director name: Bentley,Phillip
Amount purchased: 210,748 @ 47.41p
Value: £99,916.70

Glanbia (cdi) (GLB)
Director name: Talbot,Siobhan
Amount purchased: 8,000 @ 10.77
Value: 86,120.00

Proton Motor Power Systems (PPS)
Director name: Gierse,Helmut
Amount purchased: 402,802 @ 14.50p
Value: £58,406.29

Ig Group Holdings (IGG)
Director name: Rozes,Charlie
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 725.00p
Value: £36,250.00

Hunting (HTG)
Director name: Ferguson,Bruce
Amount purchased: 14,784 @ 219.50p
Value: £32,450.88

Man Group (EMG)
Director name: Wade ,Anne
Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 183.40p
Value: £27,510.00

Melrose Industries (MRO)
Director name: Lawrence,Heather
Amount purchased: 22,500 @ 116.30p
Value: £26,167.50

Proton Motor Power Systems (PPS)
Director name: Bossi ,Antonio
Amount purchased: 172,414 @ 14.50p
Value: £25,000.03

Treatt (TET)
Director name: Jones ,Tim
Amount purchased: 2,230 @ 890.53p
Value: £19,858.82

Uls Technology (ULS)
Director name: Scott,Oliver Rupert Andrew
Amount purchased: 18,000 @ 73.71p
Value: £13,267.80

Oncimmune Holdings (ONC)
Director name: Hill,Adam
Amount purchased: 7,533 @ 132.75p
Value: £9,999.96

Mcbride (MCB)
Director name: Strickland,Mark
Amount purchased: 23,717 @ 41.91p
Value: £9,939.79

Treatt (TET)
Director name: Jones ,Tim
Amount purchased: 1,116 @ 890.53p
Value: £9,938.31

Treatt (TET)
Director name: Reeve,Daemmon
Amount purchased: 1,163 @ 854.36p
Value: £9,936.21

Driver Group (DRV)
Director name: Collini,Peter
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 39.50p
Value: £9,875.00

Driver Group (DRV)
Director name: Wheeler,Mark
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 39.50p
Value: £9,875.00

Uls Technology (ULS)
Director name: Scott,Oliver Rupert Andrew
Amount purchased: 8,000 @ 74.67p
Value: £5,973.60

Castings (CGS)
Director name: Vicary,Adam
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 297.00p
Value: £5,940.00

Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited (SEQI)
Director name: Platts,Sandra
Amount purchased: 418 @ 102.88p
Value: £430.04

Grainger (GRI)
Director name: Gordon,Helen
Amount purchased: 106 @ 281.20p
Value: £298.07

Travis Perkins (TPK)
Director name: Roberts,Nick
Amount purchased: 11 @ 1,349.20p
Value: £148.41

Top Director Sells

St James's Place (STJ)
Director name: Gascoigne,Ian
Amount sold: 29,722 @ 1,280.06p
Value: £380,458.78

Schroders (SDR)
Director name: Harrison ,Peter
Amount sold: 4,606 @ 2,894.50p
Value: £133,320.67

Whitbread (WTB)
Director name: Cadbury ,Nicholas
Amount sold: 2,924 @ 2,575.00p
Value: £75,293.00