No one knows a company quite as well as its directors, which is why it is worth keeping an eye on director buying and selling.
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We have combed through UK directors' deals and published the purchases and sales that caught our eyes. Our table is compiled using company announcements, and is not exhaustive. The table is ordered by aggregate value.
Hefty deals involving Ashmore (ASHM) founder Mark Coombs and Grafton’s (GFTU) chief executive Gavin Slark caught the eye, while Robin Budenberg upped his stake in Lloyds Banking (LLOY) as he took control of the chair from Lord Blackwell.
| Buys | ||||
| Company | Director/PDMR | Date | Price (p) | Aggregate value (£) |
| ATTRAQT Group | Mark Adams | 28 Apr 2021 | 38 | 99,972 |
| Blackbird | Ian McDonough (ce) | 26 Apr 2021 | 26 | 77,775 |
| Blackbird | Ian McDonough (ce) | 28 Apr 2021 | 49 | 155,755 |
| BP | Tushar Morzaria | 28 Apr 2021 | 300 | 47,040 |
| Impax Environmental Markets | Aine Kelly | 08 Apr 2021 | 462 | 27,669 |
| Lloyds Banking | Robin Budenberg (ch) | 29 Apr 2021 | 45 | 227,138 |
| Property Franchise Group | Phil Crooks | 27 Apr 2021 | 215 | 20,086 |
| Property Franchise Group | Paul Latham | 28 Apr 2021 | 213 | 31,992 |
| Shepherd Neame | R Oldfield | 22 Apr 2021 | 1,040 | 52,000 |
| Sells | ||||
| Company | Director/PDMR | Date | Price (p) | Aggregate value (£) |
| Anpario | Peter Lawrence (ch) | 27 Apr 2021 | 651 | 32,550 |
| Ashmore | Mark Coombs | 29 Apr 2021 | 400 | 20,000,000 |
| Croda International | Maarten Willem Heijbroek (PDMR) | 30 Apr 2021 | 6,772 | 237,032 |
| EKF Diagnostics | Adam Reynolds | 30 Apr 2021 | 73 | 365,250 |
| Grafton | Gavin Slark (ce) | 29 Apr 2021 | 1,198 | 2,156,400 |
| Tremor International | Yaniv Carmi (coo) | 21 Apr 2021 | 720 | 39,290 |
| Tremor International | Yaniv Carmi (coo) | 29 Apr 2021 | 720 | 669,426 |
| Tremor International | Ofer Druker (ce) | 21 Apr 2021 | 720 | 104,710 |
| Tremor International | Ofer Druker (ce) | 29 Apr 2021 | 720 | 1,783,880 |
