Director dealings: The Works chair invests, Staffline director linked to sale

Steve Bellamy, non-executive chair of The Works, increased his stake in the company through the purchase of 225,000 shares across three transactions.

The purchases were made between 28 and 30 January at prices ranging from 21p to 22.25p per share, with a volume-weighted average price of 22.03p.

Following the acquisitions, Bellamy held 625,000 shares, representing a 1% stake in the retailer.

Meanwhile, Staffline Group reported a reduction in the shareholding of Henry Spain Investment Services, an entity associated with its chairman Thomas Spain.

On 30 January, it sold 218,255 shares at 19.5p each as part of a client portfolio transfer.

The transaction lowered its holding to 34,977,776 shares, now representing 24.58% of the company’s issued share capital.

Both transactions were conducted on the London Stock Exchange.

At 1527 GMT, shares in The Works were up 4.14% at 23.43p, while those in Staffline Group were ahead 0.13% at 19.42p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Cavendish Financial (CAV)
Director name: Morse,Julian
Amount purchased: 2,911,972 @ 8.75p
Value: £254,797.55

Cavendish Financial (CAV)
Director name: Gordon,Lisa
Amount purchased: 550,000 @ 8.85p
Value: £48,675.00

Franchise Brands (FRAN)
Director name: Kear,Peter
Amount purchased: 35,000 @ 135.61p
Value: £47,463.08

Franchise Brands (FRAN)
Director name: Hemsley,Stephen
Amount purchased: 35,000 @ 135.61p
Value: £47,463.08

Franchise Brands (FRAN)
Director name: Wray,Nigel
Amount purchased: 35,000 @ 135.61p
Value: £47,463.08

Allianz Technology Trust (ATT)
Director name: Costa ,Lucy
Amount purchased: 7,180 @ 440.89p
Value: £31,655.90

Theworks.co.uk (WRKS)
Director name: Bellamy,Stephen Gerard
Amount purchased: 125,000 @ 22.25p
Value: £27,812.50

Ondine Biomedical Inc. Npv (cdi) (OBI)
Director name: Cross,Carolyn
Amount purchased: 200,775 @ 12.00p
Value: £24,093.00

Vianet Group (VNET)
Director name: Panu,Stella
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 88.00p
Value: £17,600.00

Theworks.co.uk (WRKS)
Director name: Bellamy,Stephen Gerard
Amount purchased: 75,000 @ 22.00p
Value: £16,500.00

Diaceutics (DXRX)
Director name: Paterson,Graham
Amount purchased: 11,643 @ 137.50p
Value: £16,009.13

Edinburgh Inv Trust (EDIN)
Director name: Tagoe-Bannerman,Annabel
Amount purchased: 1,315 @ 760.00p
Value: £9,993.97

Theworks.co.uk (WRKS)
Director name: Bellamy,Stephen Gerard
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 21.00p
Value: £5,250.00

Europa Oil & Gas (holdings) (EOG)
Director name: Holland,Will
Amount purchased: 623,153 @ 0.83p
Value: £5,172.17

Atalaya Mining Copper, S.a. (cdi) (ATYM)
Director name: Gregson ,Neil
Amount purchased: 987 @ 347.50p
Value: £3,429.82

Atalaya Mining Copper, S.a. (cdi) (ATYM)
Director name: Gregson ,Neil
Amount purchased: 726 @ 347.00p
Value: £2,519.22

Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1)
Director name: Imlach,Nathan James McLean
Amount purchased: 300 @ 730.00p
Value: £2,190.00

Atalaya Mining Copper, S.a. (cdi) (ATYM)
Director name: Gregson ,Neil
Amount purchased: 441 @ 348.00p
Value: £1,534.68

Atalaya Mining Copper, S.a. (cdi) (ATYM)
Director name: Gregson ,Neil
Amount purchased: 309 @ 345.50p
Value: £1,067.59

Atalaya Mining Copper, S.a. (cdi) (ATYM)
Director name: Gregson ,Neil
Amount purchased: 284 @ 348.50p
Value: £989.74

Atalaya Mining Copper, S.a. (cdi) (ATYM)
Director name: Gregson ,Neil
Amount purchased: 51 @ 345.00p
Value: £175.95

Top Director Sells

Burford Capital Npv (di) (BUR)
Director name: Bogart,Christopher
Amount sold: 90,000 @ $14.61
Value: $1,084,274.73

Cavendish Financial (CAV)
Director name: Morse,Julian
Amount sold: 2,911,972 @ 8.75p
Value: £254,797.55

Staffline Group (STAF)
Director name: Spain,Thomas
Amount sold: 218,255 @ 19.50p
Value: £42,559.72

Maxcyte (di) (MXCT)
Director name: Johnston ,John
Amount sold: 3,000 @ $4.64
Value: $11,489.65