Director dealings: Science Group executive chairman raises stake

Ratcliffe, who took over as executive chairman in April 2010, purchased the shares on Friday at an average price of 458.0p each, for a total value of £45,800.

Following the transaction, Ratcliff holds a beneficial interest in 9.46m ordinary Science Group shares, representing approximately 21.04% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1620 GMT, Science Group shares were up 1.10% at 460.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Bhp Group Limited Npv (di) (BHP)
Director name: CBE,Ross McEwan
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ $42.65
Value: $225,744.99

Afc Energy (AFC)
Director name: Bullard,Gary
Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 9.35p
Value: £46,750.00

Science Group (SAG)
Director name: Ratcliffe,Martyn Roy
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 458.00p
Value: £45,800.00

Volta Finance Limited (VTA)
Director name: Kershaw,Dagmar Kent
Amount purchased: 1,047 @ 5.50
Value: 5,758.50

Volta Finance Limited (VTA)
Director name: Peacegood,Joanne
Amount purchased: 890 @ 550.00p
Value: £5,433.45

Cqs Natural Resources Growth And Income (CYN)
Director name: Hall ,Louise
Amount purchased: 2,500 @ 196.42p
Value: £4,910.44

Volta Finance Limited (VTA)
Director name: Page,Stephen Le
Amount purchased: 733 @ 5.50
Value: 4,031.50

Volta Finance Limited (VTA)
Director name: Ogoundele,Yedau
Amount purchased: 733 @ 5.50
Value: 4,031.50

Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1)
Director name: Imlach,Nathan James McLean
Amount purchased: 268 @ 793.00p
Value: £2,125.24

Top Director Sells

Bhp Group Limited Npv (di) (BHP)
Director name: Henry,Mike
Amount sold: 62,373 @ $42.83
Value: $1,413,981.74

Grafton Group Ut (cdi) (GFTU)
Director name: Arnold,David
Amount sold: 30,000 @ 1,017.63p
Value: £305,290.20

Grafton Group Ut (cdi) (GFTU)
Director name: Arnold,David
Amount sold: 10,003 @ 1,016.00p
Value: £101,630.48

Oryx International Growth Fund Ltd. (OIG)
Director name: Mills,Christopher
Amount sold: 5,000 @ 1,250.00p
Value: £62,500.00