Director dealings: Moneysupermarket chair invests, Grainger CEO sells awards to cover tax bill

The FTSE 250 company said Robin Freestone had bought 51,188 of its shares on the London Stock Exchange.

Freestone paid 194.37p for each share, splashing a total of £99,492.58 on the investment, reported one day after a disappointing set of numbers were released by the firm.

On the selling side of the ledger, residential landlord Grainger said its chief executive officer had sold more than £0.7m worth recently-vested incentive shares, to cover her tax liabilities.

The FTSE 250 firm said Helen Gordon had sold 247,503 shares at a price of 290.1p each, after vesting more than 500,000 shares from its 2017 and 2018 long-term incentive and deferred bonus share plans.

That sale netted Gordon £718,006.21 to remit to Her Majesty’s Revenue.

Top Director Buys

Moneysupermarket.com Group (MONY)
Director name: Freestone,Robin
Amount purchased: 51,188 @ 194.37p
Value: £99,492.58

Land Securities Group (LAND)
Director name: Tamhane,Manjiry
Amount purchased: 4,473 @ 793.29p
Value: £35,483.77

Wood Group (john) (WG.)
Director name: Watson,Robin
Amount purchased: 2,745 @ 239.00p
Value: £6,560.55

East Imperial (EISB)
Director name: Abimbola,Olufunke
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 9.45p
Value: £4,725.00

Wood Group (john) (WG.)
Director name: Kemp,David
Amount purchased: 1,715 @ 239.00p
Value: £4,098.85

Coca-cola Hbc Ag (cdi) (CCH)
Director name: Bogdanovic,Zoran
Amount purchased: 158 @ 2,460.57p
Value: £3,880.61

Wood Group (john) (WG.)
Director name: Kemp,David
Amount purchased: 61 @ 244.70p
Value: £149.27

Wood Group (john) (WG.)
Director name: Watson,Robin
Amount purchased: 61 @ 244.70p
Value: £149.27

Top Director Sells

Grainger (GRI)
Director name: Gordon,Helen
Amount sold: 247,503 @ 290.10p
Value: £718,006.21

Industrials Reit Limited (MLI)
Director name: Beaumont ,James
Amount sold: 40,304 @ 196.00p
Value: £78,995.84

Lok'n Store Group (LOK)
Director name: Newman ,Neil
Amount sold: 1,400 @ 1,002.00p
Value: £14,028.00