Senior Plc revealed on Thursday that chairman Ian King had acquired 75,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed manufacturing and engineering firm.
King, who joined the board of Senior in 2017, purchased the shares on Wednesday at an average price of 173.87p, for a total value of £130,402.50.
As of 1535 GMT, Senior shares were up 2.83% at 181.80p.
Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com
Top Director Buys
Senior (SNR)
Director name: King,Ian
Amount purchased: 75,000 @ 173.87p
Value: �130,402.50
Supermarket Income Reit (SUPR)
Director name: Hewson,Andrew Nicholas
Amount purchased: 70,000 @ 78.00p
Value: �54,600.00
Supermarket Income Reit (SUPR)
Director name: Blundell,Roger
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 78.00p
Value: �39,000.00
Supermarket Income Reit (SUPR)
Director name: Perkins,Mike
Amount purchased: 15,089 @ 79.15p
Value: �11,942.79
Top Director Sells
Tate & Lyle (TATE)
Director name: Lestapis,Cláudia Vaz de
Amount sold: 20,000 @ $4.95
Value: $81,636.02
Velocity Composites (VEL)
Director name: Bridges,Jonathan Karl
Amount sold: 333,333 @ 15.00p
Value: �49,999.95