LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Ocado Group was at the top of a long list of director buys on Tuesday afternoon, after its non-executive chair spent more than £0.1m on shares.
The FTSE 100 online grocer and warehousing technology developer said Rick Haythornthwaite bought 12,600 shares on the London Stock Exchange on Monday.

Haythornthwaite paid 794.01p per share, valuing the transaction at a total of £100,045.69.

On the selling side of things, household brand owner UP Global Sourcing disclosed two transactions made by its chief executive officer and its finance director.

The London-listed firm, which owns brands including Beldray and Salter, said CEO Simon Showman sold 46,500 shares from his personal holding on Monday for 130p each, for a total value of £60,450.00.

At the same time, each of his three children's individual savings accounts (ISAs) bought 15,000 shares for 130p apiece.

Finance director Graham Screawn, meanwhile, sold 61,072 shares from his personal holding on Monday, also for a price of 130p each, valuing the transaction at £79,393.60.

His own ISA, as well as the ISAs of his wife and two children, concurrently bought 15,268 shares each, also at a price of 130p.

Top Director Buys

Ocado Group (OCDO)
Director name: Haythornthwaite,Richard N (Rick)
Amount purchased: 12,600 @ 794.01p
Value: £100,045.69

General Electric Co (cdi) (GEC)
Director name: Reynolds,Paula Rosput
Amount purchased: 1,200 @ $77.65
Value: $93,180.00

Up Global Sourcing Holdings (UPGS)
Director name: Screawn,Graham
Amount purchased: 61,072 @ 130.00p
Value: £79,393.60

Up Global Sourcing Holdings (UPGS)
Director name: Showman,Simon
Amount purchased: 46,500 @ 130.00p
Value: £60,450.00

Lancashire Holdings Limited (LRE)
Director name: Kershaw,Natalie
Amount purchased: 12,644 @ 395.34p
Value: £49,986.79

Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (di) (OCI)
Director name: Porter,Stewart
Amount purchased: 11,577 @ 429.50p
Value: £49,723.22

Ig Group Holdings (IGG)
Director name: Felix,June
Amount purchased: 4,100 @ 726.49p
Value: £29,786.09

Mid Wynd International Inv Trust (MWY)
Director name: Bartlett,Diana Dyer
Amount purchased: 2,716 @ 732.99p
Value: £19,908.06

Victoria (VCP)
Director name: Hamers,Philippe
Amount purchased: 3,010 @ 568.00p
Value: £17,096.80

Softcat (SCT)
Director name: Weedall,Lynne
Amount purchased: 1,300 @ 1,267.00p
Value: £16,471.00

Smiths News (SNWS)
Director name: Blackwood,David
Amount purchased: 44,510 @ 33.70p
Value: £14,999.87

Victoria (VCP)
Director name: Hamers,Philippe
Amount purchased: 1,549 @ 572.00p
Value: £8,860.28

Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY)
Director name: Mehta,Harmeen
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 42.57p
Value: £8,513.58

Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trust (HSL)
Director name: Warren,Michael
Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 836.67p
Value: £8,366.70

Diageo (DGE)
Director name: Ferrán,Javier
Amount purchased: 221 @ 3,741.00p
Value: £8,267.61

Victoria (VCP)
Director name: Hamers,Philippe
Amount purchased: 1,415 @ 574.00p
Value: £8,122.10

Victoria (VCP)
Director name: Hamers,Philippe
Amount purchased: 1,208 @ 557.00p
Value: £6,728.56

Victoria (VCP)
Director name: Hamers,Philippe
Amount purchased: 1,082 @ 596.00p
Value: £6,448.72

Artemis Resources Limited Npv (di) (ARV)
Director name: Clayton,Alastair
Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 2.30p
Value: £5,750.00

Victoria (VCP)
Director name: Hamers,Philippe
Amount purchased: 729 @ 586.00p
Value: £4,271.94

Victoria (VCP)
Director name: Hamers,Philippe
Amount purchased: 724 @ 590.00p
Value: £4,271.60

Capricorn Energy (CNE)
Director name: Thomson,Simon
Amount purchased: 867 @ 207.60p
Value: £1,799.89

Capricorn Energy (CNE)
Director name: Smith ,James
Amount purchased: 867 @ 206.70p
Value: £1,792.09

F&c Investment Trust (FCIT)
Director name: Hollond,Beatrice
Amount purchased: 121 @ 817.55p
Value: £989.24

Judges Scientific (JDG)
Director name: Ormsby,Bradley Leonard
Amount purchased: 6 @ 6,870.00p
Value: £412.20

Cmc Markets (CMCX)
Director name: Fineberg,David
Amount purchased: 106 @ 281.00p
Value: £297.86

Cmc Markets (CMCX)
Director name: Marshall,Euan
Amount purchased: 106 @ 281.00p
Value: £297.86

Judges Scientific (JDG)
Director name: Cicurel,David
Amount purchased: 4 @ 6,870.00p
Value: £274.80

Judges Scientific (JDG)
Director name: Lavelle,Mark
Amount purchased: 4 @ 6,870.00p
Value: £274.80

Mj Gleeson (GLE)
Director name: Johnson,Leanne
Amount purchased: 34 @ 593.00p
Value: £201.62

Mj Gleeson (GLE)
Director name: Thomson,James
Amount purchased: 34 @ 593.00p
Value: £201.62

Mj Gleeson (GLE)
Director name: Allanson ,Stefan
Amount purchased: 33 @ 593.00p
Value: £195.69

National Grid (NG.)
Director name: Agg,Andrew
Amount purchased: 13 @ 1,193.36p
Value: £155.14

Taylor Wimpey (TW.)
Director name: Carney,Chris
Amount purchased: 122 @ 123.45p
Value: £150.61

Qinetiq Group (QQ.)
Director name: Wadey ,Steve
Amount purchased: 41 @ 365.85p
Value: £150.00

Taylor Wimpey (TW.)
Director name: Daly,Jennie
Amount purchased: 121 @ 123.45p
Value: £149.37

Sse (SSE)
Director name: Alexander,Gregor
Amount purchased: 8 @ 1,847.02p
Value: £147.76

Spectris (SXS)
Director name: Heath ,Andrew
Amount purchased: 5 @ 2,948.67p
Value: £147.43

Spectris (SXS)
Director name: Harding ,Derek
Amount purchased: 5 @ 2,948.67p
Value: £147.43

National Grid (NG.)
Director name: Pettigrew,John
Amount purchased: 12 @ 1,193.36p
Value: £143.20

Mondi (MNDI)
Director name: Powell,Mike
Amount purchased: 9 @ 1,586.30p
Value: £142.77

Mondi (MNDI)
Director name: King,Andrew
Amount purchased: 9 @ 1,586.30p
Value: £142.77

Sse (SSE)
Director name: Phillips-Davies,Alistair
Amount purchased: 7 @ 1,847.02p
Value: £129.29

Barclays (BARC)
Director name: Cross,Anna
Amount purchased: 66 @ 149.70p
Value: £98.80

F&c Investment Trust (FCIT)
Director name: Knapp,Edward
Amount purchased: 12 @ 817.55p
Value: £98.11

Sse (SSE)
Director name: Pibworth ,Martin
Amount purchased: 2 @ 1,847.02p
Value: £36.94



Top Director Sells

Sampo Oyj (0HAG)
Director name: Wahlroos,Björn
Amount sold: 200,000 @ 45.28
Value: 9,056,220.25

Sampo Oyj (0HAG)
Director name: Wahlroos,Björn
Amount sold: 50,000 @ 43.90
Value: 2,194,969.94

Marshalls (MSLH)
Director name: Coffey,Martyn
Amount sold: 48,902 @ 593.00p
Value: £289,988.85

Up Global Sourcing Holdings (UPGS)
Director name: Screawn,Graham
Amount sold: 61,072 @ 130.00p
Value: £79,393.60

Up Global Sourcing Holdings (UPGS)
Director name: Showman,Simon
Amount sold: 46,500 @ 130.00p
Value: £60,450.00

Marshalls (MSLH)
Director name: Bourne,Simon
Amount sold: 9,420 @ 593.00p
Value: £55,860.60

Reporting by Josh White at Sharecast.com.

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