LONDON (ShareCast) - It was revealed that Aberdeen Asset Management's Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Andrew Laing sold 2.6m pounds in shares earlier this week as well as selling 2.7m pounds-worth of new shares awarded in his long-term bonus plan.

Aberdeen shares recently hit heights not seen since 2001.

Down the corporate scale, the largest purchases were made by the CEO and a fellow Executive Director of property specialist Conygar Investment, who spent a combined £0.6m on shares as the company completed a City fundraising.

The fully listed company raised £30m to make further property acquisitions and realise value from existing development projects.

Top Director Buys

Conygar Investment Company (CIC)
Director name: Mr Preston Rabl
Amount purchased: 200,000 @ 154.00p
Value: £308,000

Conygar Investment Company (CIC)
Director name: Mr Robert T E Ware
Amount purchased: 200,000 @ 154.00p
Value: £308,000

RIT Capital Partners (RCP)
Director name: Mr Mike Wilson
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 1,257.15p
Value: £125,715

Greencoat UK Wind (UKW)
Director name: Mr Tim Ingram
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 102.50p
Value: £51,250

Stagecoach Group (SGC)
Director name: Mr Gregor Alexander
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 372.66p
Value: £37,266

Greencoat UK Wind (UKW)
Director name: Mr William Rickett
Amount purchased: 32,500 @ 102.50p
Value: £33,312

Greencoat UK Wind (UKW)
Director name: Mr Dan Badger
Amount purchased: 22,478 @ 102.50p
Value: £23,040

AstraZeneca (AZN)
Director name: Mr Marc Dunoyer
Amount purchased: 500 @ 3,601.00p
Value: £18,005

Alternative Investment Strategies Ltd. Sterling Hedged Red Shs Npv (AIS)
Director name: Mr Richard Hotchkis
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 131.25p
Value: £13,125


Top Director Sells

Aberdeen Asset Management (ADN)
Director name: Mr Andrew Arthur Laing
Amount sold: 604,211 @ 456.90p
Value: £2,760,640

Aberdeen Asset Management (ADN)
Director name: Mr Andrew Arthur Laing
Amount sold: 569,750 @ 455.00p
Value: £2,592,362

Vodafone Group (VOD)
Director name: Mr Stephen Pusey
Amount sold: 794,201 @ 231.64p
Value: £1,839,687

Hiscox Ltd (HSX)
Director name: Mr Bronek E Masojada
Amount sold: 59,862 @ 669.53p
Value: £400,794

CSR (CSR)
Director name: Dr Levy Gerzberg
Amount sold: 28,800 @ 621.58p
Value: £179,015

CSR (CSR)
Director name: Dr Levy Gerzberg
Amount sold: 22,200 @ 625.16p
Value: £138,786

Land Securities Group (LAND)
Director name: Mr Richard Akers
Amount sold: 12,000 @ 932.22p
Value: £111,866

Vodafone Group (VOD)
Director name: Mr Stephen Pusey
Amount sold: 12,957 @ 231.64p
Value: £30,014

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