Director dealings: K3 director linked to purchase, Diurnal exec sells shares into ISA

The AIM-traded firm said Kestrel Partners, on behalf of its discretionary clients, bought 27,129 shares for 150p each, spending a total of £40,693.50.

Its non-executive director Oliver Scott is a partner of, and holds a beneficial interest in Kestrel, and is also a shareholder in one of Kestrel's clients, Kestrel Opportunities, and so has a beneficial interest in Kestrel Opportunities' entire legal holding in the company.

Following the purchase, K3 said Kestrel Opportunities held 8,515,879 of its shares, and other clients of Kestrel in which Scott had no beneficial interest held 2,775,101 shares.

In total, Kestrel indirectly held voting rights over 11,290,980 of K3’s shares, representing 25.24% percent of its issued share capital.

On the selling side of the ledger, specialty pharmaceutical company Diurnal Group disclosed a sale worth over £40k made by its chief scientific officer.

The AIM-traded firm said Richard Ross sold 312,000 shares for 13p each, while his and his wife's individual savings accounts (ISAs) purchased 153,500 and 153,500 shares, respectively, at a price of 13.01p each.

Following the transactions, the total beneficial interest of Richard Ross and his connected parties was 2,257,155 shares, representing 1.33% of Diurnal’s total voting rights as of 9 May.

Top Director Buys

K3 Business Technology Group (KBT)
Director name: Scott,Oliver Rupert Andrew
Amount purchased: 27,129 @ 150.00p
Value: £40,693.50

Diurnal Group (DNL)
Director name: Ross,Richard
Amount purchased: 153,500 @ 13.01p
Value: £19,970.35

Diurnal Group (DNL)
Director name: Ross,Richard
Amount purchased: 153,500 @ 13.01p
Value: £19,970.35

Discoverie Group (DSCV)
Director name: Watson ,Clive
Amount purchased: 2,875 @ 690.00p
Value: £19,837.50

Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trust (HSL)
Director name: Carter,Kevin
Amount purchased: 1,500 @ 868.36p
Value: £13,025.39

Target Healthcare Reit Ltd (THRL)
Director name: Fyfe,Alison
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 109.80p
Value: £10,980.00

Mgc Pharmaceuticals Limited Npv (di) (MXC)
Director name: Zomer,Roby
Amount purchased: 819,672 @ 1.30p
Value: £10,655.74

Parity Group (PTY)
Director name: Johns,Mike
Amount purchased: 139,082 @ 7.19p
Value: £10,000.00

Mondi (MNDI)
Director name: Strank,Angela
Amount purchased: 628 @ 1,579.95p
Value: £9,922.08

Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trust (HSL)
Director name: Freer,Penelope Anne
Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 878.92p
Value: £8,789.20

Reach (RCH)
Director name: Panayi,Barry
Amount purchased: 3,979 @ 124.72p
Value: £4,962.77

Capita (CPI)
Director name: Murphy,Joseph
Amount purchased: 643 @ 26.83p
Value: £172.52

Capita (CPI)
Director name: Lewis,Jonathan (Jon)
Amount purchased: 643 @ 26.83p
Value: £172.52

Capita (CPI)
Director name: Weller,Tim
Amount purchased: 643 @ 26.83p
Value: £172.52

Assura (AGR)
Director name: Cottam,Jayne
Amount purchased: 228 @ 66.16p
Value: £150.84

Assura (AGR)
Director name: Murphy,Jonathan
Amount purchased: 228 @ 66.16p
Value: £150.84

Top Director Sells

Rolls-royce Holdings (RR.)
Director name: East,Warren
Amount sold: 210,515 @ 83.78p
Value: £176,369.47

Diurnal Group (DNL)
Director name: Ross,Richard
Amount sold: 312,000 @ 13.00p
Value: £40,560.00