Director dealings: Balfour Beatty CEO invests, DS Smith finance chief covers tax bill

Leo Quinn, group chief executive of Balfour Beatty, made a notable purchase of shares in the company.

On 21 June, Quinn acquired 37,148 ordinary shares at a price of 349.1342p each.

In a separate disclosure, DS Smith announced that its group finance director, Richard Pike, completed a series of transactions related to a conditional share award.

Pike vested a total of 91,218 shares, initially granted on 27 April 2023, along with associated dividend equivalent shares, at no cost.

To cover tax obligations, statutory deductions, and dealing costs, Pike sold 42,959 shares at 357.6p apiece.

After those transactions, Pike's aggregate holding increased by 48,259 shares.

At 1441 BST, shares in Balfour Beatty were up 1.94% at 367p, while those in DS Smith were down 0.39% at 360p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Balfour Beatty (BBY)
Director name: Quinn,Leo
Amount purchased: 37,148 @ 349.13p
Value: £129,696.38

Taseko Mines Limited Npv (di) (TKO)
Director name: Dhir,Anu
Amount purchased: 29,000 @ $3.46
Value: $59,362.28

Ondo Insurtech (ONDO)
Director name: Wood,Gregory (“Mark”) Mark
Amount purchased: 330,000 @ 14.80p
Value: £48,840.00

Anglo American (AAL)
Director name: Chambers,Stuart J
Amount purchased: 694 @ 2,464.00p
Value: £17,100.16

Ecora Resources (ECOR)
Director name: Dacomb,Graeme
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 75.00p
Value: £15,000.00

Audioboom Group (BOOM)
Director name: Tobin,Michael
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 239.00p
Value: £11,950.00

(BIRD)
Director name: White,Stephen
Amount purchased: 300,000 @ 3.77p
Value: £11,304.00

International Public Partnerships Ltd. (INPP)
Director name: Lenfestey,Meriel
Amount purchased: 8,000 @ 126.06p
Value: £10,085.03

Anglo American (AAL)
Director name: Nyembezi,Nonkululeko
Amount purchased: 283 @ 2,464.00p
Value: £6,973.12

Anglo American (AAL)
Director name: Anderson ,Magali
Amount purchased: 280 @ 2,464.00p
Value: £6,899.20

Ondo Insurtech (ONDO)
Director name: Foster,Craig
Amount purchased: 42,872 @ 14.00p
Value: £6,002.08

(BIRD)
Director name: McDonough,Ian
Amount purchased: 157,893 @ 3.80p
Value: £5,999.93

(KEN)
Director name: Bird,Colin
Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 0.83p
Value: £4,150.00

(BIRD)
Director name: McDonough,Ian
Amount purchased: 100,628 @ 3.98p
Value: £4,004.99

(KEN)
Director name: Bird,Colin
Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 0.79p
Value: £3,945.00

Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)
Director name: Urban,Phil
Amount purchased: 47 @ 295.00p
Value: £138.65

Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)
Director name: Jones,Timothy (Tim) Charles
Amount purchased: 46 @ 295.00p
Value: £135.70

Top Director Sells

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 9,600 @ $120.97
Value: $957,625.14

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 9,600 @ $119.78
Value: $948,204.82

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 2,400 @ $120.97
Value: $239,406.29

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Brand,Martin
Amount sold: 2,400 @ $119.78
Value: $237,051.21

Smith (ds) (SMDS)
Director name: Pike,Richard
Amount sold: 42,959 @ 357.60p
Value: £153,621.38

Springfield Properties (SPR)
Director name: Adam ,Sandy
Amount sold: 125,000 @ 94.00p
Value: £117,500.00

Springfield Properties (SPR)
Director name: Adam ,Sandy
Amount sold: 100,000 @ 93.00p
Value: £93,000.00

Staffline Group (STAF)
Director name: Spain,Thomas
Amount sold: 4,759 @ 37.70p
Value: £1,794.14