Director dealings: SSP directors make purchases, Knights Group CFO covers tax bill
Travel caterer SSP Group found itself on the list of director buys several times on Wednesday, with the wife of its chairman and two non-executive directors making purchases.
The railway station and airport pastie baker and burger flipper said Susan Clasper, wife of its chair Mike, bought 75,000 shares on the London Stock Exchange.
Clasper paid 269.07p for each share, valuing the transaction at £201,802.50.
At the same time, SSP non-executive director Kelly Kuhn spent £53,494.15 on 19,500 shares at a price of 274.33p, and fellow non-exec Apurvi Sheth paid £53,150.60 for 19,000 shares at 279.74p each.
On the selling side of things, legal and professional services firm Knights Group said its chief financial officer had sold stock to cover her tax bill, after vesting a number of award shares.
The company said Kate Lewis vested 243,516 shares, and sold 180,000 of them to fund the tax and national insurance liability arising from the exercise.
She sold the shares for 375p each, netting her a total of £675,000 to remit to HMRC, and after the vesting and sale, she held 63,516 of its shares, or 0.07% of its issued capital.
Top Director Buys
Ssp Group (SSPG)
Director name: Clasper,Mike
Amount purchased: 75,000 @ 269.07p
Value: £201,802.50
Van Elle Holdings (VANL)
Director name: Cutler,Mark
Amount purchased: 150,000 @ 42.00p
Value: £63,000.00
Ssp Group (SSPG)
Director name: Kuhn,Kelly
Amount purchased: 19,500 @ 274.33p
Value: £53,494.15
Ssp Group (SSPG)
Director name: Sheth,Apurvi
Amount purchased: 19,000 @ 279.74p
Value: £53,150.60
Severn Trent (SVT)
Director name: Beeston,Kevin S
Amount purchased: 1,781 @ 2,802.65p
Value: £49,915.20
Glaxosmithkline (GSK)
Director name: Barron ,Hal
Amount purchased: 2,083 @ $22.50
Value: $38,638.65
Alumasc Group (ALU)
Director name: Thakrar,Vijay
Amount purchased: 13,504 @ 215.00p
Value: £29,033.60
Glaxosmithkline (GSK)
Director name: Barron ,Hal
Amount purchased: 374 @ $22.50
Value: $6,937.52
Alumasc Group (ALU)
Director name: Leaf,Michael
Amount purchased: 2,360 @ 211.00p
Value: £4,979.60
Alumasc Group (ALU)
Director name: Leaf,Michael
Amount purchased: 694 @ 213.00p
Value: £1,478.22
Alumasc Group (ALU)
Director name: Leaf,Michael
Amount purchased: 630 @ 219.00p
Value: £1,379.70
F&c Investment Trust (FCIT)
Director name: Hollond,Beatrice
Amount purchased: 113 @ 875.77p
Value: £989.62
F&c Investment Trust (FCIT)
Director name: Hewitt,Jeffrey
Amount purchased: 56 @ 875.77p
Value: £490.43
Cmc Markets (CMCX)
Director name: Marshall,Euan
Amount purchased: 134 @ 225.00p
Value: £301.50
Mondi (MNDI)
Director name: King,Andrew
Amount purchased: 16 @ 1,860.36p
Value: £297.66
Mondi (MNDI)
Director name: Powell,Mike
Amount purchased: 16 @ 1,860.36p
Value: £297.66
Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX)
Director name: Briggs,Andrew
Amount purchased: 23 @ 663.75p
Value: £152.66
Barr (a.g.) (BAG)
Director name: Lorimer,Stuart
Amount purchased: 29 @ 520.50p
Value: £150.94
Barr (a.g.) (BAG)
Director name: White,Roger Alexander
Amount purchased: 29 @ 520.50p
Value: £150.94
Barr (a.g.) (BAG)
Director name: Kemp,Jonathan David
Amount purchased: 29 @ 520.50p
Value: £150.94
Cls Holdings (CLI)
Director name: Widlund,Fredrik
Amount purchased: 71 @ 211.50p
Value: £150.17
Taylor Wimpey (TW.)
Director name: Carney,Chris
Amount purchased: 100 @ 150.10p
Value: £150.10
Taylor Wimpey (TW.)
Director name: Redfern,Pete
Amount purchased: 100 @ 150.10p
Value: £150.10
Taylor Wimpey (TW.)
Director name: Daly,Jennie
Amount purchased: 100 @ 150.10p
Value: £150.10
Assura (AGR)
Director name: Cottam,Jayne
Amount purchased: 237 @ 63.17p
Value: £149.71
Assura (AGR)
Director name: Murphy,Jonathan
Amount purchased: 237 @ 63.17p
Value: £149.71
Cls Holdings (CLI)
Director name: Kirkman ,Andrew
Amount purchased: 70 @ 211.50p
Value: £148.05
Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX)
Director name: Thakrar,Rakesh
Amount purchased: 22 @ 663.75p
Value: £146.02
Softcat (SCT)
Director name: Charlton,Graham
Amount purchased: 9 @ 1,600.00p
Value: £144.00
Softcat (SCT)
Director name: Watt,Graeme
Amount purchased: 9 @ 1,600.00p
Value: £144.00
Unilever (ULVR)
Director name: Pitkethly,Graeme
Amount purchased: 3 @ 3,863.95p
Value: £115.92
Primary Health Properties (PHP)
Director name: Hyman,Harry Abraham
Amount purchased: 69 @ 140.40p
Value: £96.88
Primary Health Properties (PHP)
Director name: Hyman,Harry Abraham
Amount purchased: 69 @ 140.40p
Value: £96.88
F&c Investment Trust (FCIT)
Director name: Ecsery,Francesca
Amount purchased: 11 @ 875.77p
Value: £96.33
Top Director Sells
Knights Group Holdings (KGH)
Director name: Lewis,Kate Louise
Amount sold: 180,000 @ 375.00p
Value: £675,000.00