Director dealings: Venture Life chair invests after well-received update

The company said Paul McGreevy purchased 277,151 shares on the London Stock Exchange.

He paid 35p for each share, spending a total of £81,999.75 in the process.

Following the purchase, Venture Life said McGreevy beneficially held 564,590 of its shares, representing 0.45% of its issued share capital.

The purchase came after Venture Life issued a well-received trading update on Monday morning, pointing to its recent acquisitions as underpinning its first-half performance.

Reporting by Josh White at Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Enquest (ENQ)
Director name: Bseisu,Amjad
Amount purchased: 398,384 @ 25.20p
Value: £100,392.77

Uk Oil & Gas (UKOG)
Director name: Sanderson,Stephen (Steve)
Amount purchased: 942,507 @ 10.61p
Value: £99,999.99

Big Technologies (BIG)
Director name: Morris,Daren John
Amount purchased: 40,000 @ 230.00p
Value: £92,000.00

Venture Life Group (VLG)
Director name: McGreevy,Paul
Amount purchased: 234,285 @ 35.00p
Value: £81,999.75

Fintel (FNTL)
Director name: Stevens,Neil Martin
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 194.96p
Value: £48,740.00

Supreme (SUP)
Director name: McDonald,Paul Andrew
Amount purchased: 27,500 @ 103.00p
Value: £28,325.00

Oxford Instruments (OXIG)
Director name: Barkshire,Ian
Amount purchased: 1,046 @ 2,205.00p
Value: £23,064.30

Sthree (STEM)
Director name: Beach,Andrew
Amount purchased: 5,046 @ 396.29p
Value: £19,996.79

Oxford Instruments (OXIG)
Director name: Hill,Gavin
Amount purchased: 858 @ 2,205.00p
Value: £18,918.90

Venture Life Group (VLG)
Director name: McGreevy,Paul
Amount purchased: 42,866 @ 34.99p
Value: £14,999.67

Supreme (SUP)
Director name: McDonald,Paul Andrew
Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 95.75p
Value: £14,362.50

Supreme (SUP)
Director name: McDonald,Paul Andrew
Amount purchased: 7,500 @ 102.75p
Value: £7,706.25

Pembridge Resources (PERE)
Director name: Al-Jebouri,Gati
Amount purchased: 200,401 @ 3.70p
Value: £7,414.84

Gensource Potash Corporation Npv (di) (GSP)
Director name: Ferguson,Michael John
Amount purchased: 40,000 @ $0.19
Value: $6,267.01

Pembridge Resources (PERE)
Director name: Al-Jebouri,Gati
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 3.60p
Value: £3,600.00

Centrica (CNA)
Director name: Rudd ,Amber
Amount purchased: 2,208 @ 87.02p
Value: £1,921.47

Heavitree Brewery 'a' Shares (HVTA)
Director name: Crocker,Graham J
Amount purchased: 973 @ 185.00p
Value: £1,800.05

Heavitree Brewery 'a' Shares (HVTA)
Director name: Wheatley,Terry
Amount purchased: 973 @ 185.00p
Value: £1,800.05

Heavitree Brewery 'a' Shares (HVTA)
Director name: Crocker,Graham J
Amount purchased: 169 @ 185.00p
Value: £312.65

Centaur Media (CAU)
Director name: Mukerji,Swagatam
Amount purchased: 471 @ 47.80p
Value: £225.14

Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)
Director name: Urban,Phil
Amount purchased: 79 @ 175.20p
Value: £138.41

Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)
Director name: Jones,Timothy (Tim) Charles
Amount purchased: 79 @ 175.20p
Value: £138.41

Top Director Sells

Harbour Energy (HBR)
Director name: Thomas,Blair
Amount sold: 1,594,755 @ 349.10p
Value: £5,567,289.60

Norcros (NXR)
Director name: Kelsall,Nick
Amount sold: 25,222 @ 225.00p
Value: £56,749.50