Director dealings: Aviva non-exec invests, Britvic director covers share award costs

On 24 June, Morrison acquired 100,000 ordinary shares at a price of 484p each on the London Stock Exchange.

In a separate announcement, Britvic disclosed that executive director Rebecca Napier had vested a number of awards under the company’s restricted share plan (RSP).

On 23 June, 24,841 shares vested to Napier as part of her compensation agreement.

To meet her tax and national insurance obligations, Napier sold 11,717 of the shares the following day at a price of 1,176.2p apiece.

Post-transaction, Napier retained 13,124 shares in Britvic.

At 1537 BST, shares in Aviva were down 0.87% at 480.1p, while those in Britvic were off 1.11% at 1,159p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Aviva (AV.)
Director name: Neil ,Thomas
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 484.00p
Value: £484,000.02

Pacific Horizon Inv Trust (PHI)
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Top Director Sells

Britvic (BVIC)
Director name: Napier,Rebecca
Amount sold: 11,717 @ 1,176.20p
Value: £137,815.35

Workspace Group (WKP)
Director name: Clemett,Graham
Amount sold: 27,798 @ 5.85p
Value: £1,627.36

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Director name: Benson,David
Amount sold: 19,129 @ 5.85p
Value: £1,119.85