Director dealings: Applied Nutrition chairman snaps up shares

Applied Nutrition revealed on Tuesday that chairman Andrew Bell had acquired 922,484 ordinary shares in the London-listed nutrition supplements business.

Source: Sharecast

Bell, who was named as chairman in February 2024, purchased the shares on Monday at an average price of 107.86p each, for a total value of £995,018.89.

As of 1620 BST, Applied Nutrition shares were up 0.36% at 112.40p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Applied Nutrition (APN)
Director name: James Bell,Andrew
Amount purchased: 922,484 @ 107.86p
Value: £995,018.89

River Global B (RVRB)
Director name: Mills,Christopher
Amount purchased: 550,000 @ 32.30p
Value: £177,650.01

Atalaya Mining Copper, S.a. (cdi) (ATYM)
Director name: Lopez,Jesus Fernandez
Amount purchased: 32,000 @ 307.98p
Value: £98,553.60

Spirax Group (SPX)
Director name: Patel,Nimesh
Amount purchased: 1,344 @ 5,905.00p
Value: £79,363.20

Melrose Industries (MRO)
Director name: Dilnot,Peter
Amount purchased: 12,425 @ 399.80p
Value: £49,675.15

Franchise Brands (FRAN)
Director name: Wray,Nigel
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 134.00p
Value: £33,500.00

Franchise Brands (FRAN)
Director name: Hemsley,Stephen
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 134.00p
Value: £33,500.00

Taseko Mines Limited Npv (di) (TKO)
Director name: Pickering,Kenneth
Amount purchased: 15,000 @ $3.25
Value: $28,841.03

Rio Tinto (RIO)
Director name: Dalla Valle,Dean
Amount purchased: 462 @ $108.00
Value: $26,409.78

Ariana Resources (AAU)
Director name: Villiers,Michael de
Amount purchased: 1,783,333 @ 1.14p
Value: £20,365.66

Distribution Finance Capital Holdings (DFCH)
Director name: D'Ammassa,Carl
Amount purchased: 58,100 @ 34.40p
Value: £19,986.40

Distribution Finance Capital Holdings (DFCH)
Director name: D'Ammassa,Carl
Amount purchased: 57,948 @ 34.49p
Value: £19,986.27

Hgcapital Trust (HGT)
Director name: Brooman,Richard J
Amount purchased: 4,500 @ 426.88p
Value: £19,209.38

Spirax Group (SPX)
Director name: Burdet,Louisa
Amount purchased: 306 @ 5,905.00p
Value: £18,069.30

Distribution Finance Capital Holdings (DFCH)
Director name: Morris,Gavin
Amount purchased: 44,247 @ 33.90p
Value: £14,999.73

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (BGS)
Director name: Troup,Kevin
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 95.03p
Value: £9,503.20

India Capital Growth Fund Ltd. (IGC)
Director name: Timberlake,Nick
Amount purchased: 7,500 @ $1.44
Value: $6,385.64

Distribution Finance Capital Holdings (DFCH)
Director name: D'Ammassa,Carl
Amount purchased: 14,934 @ 34.40p
Value: £5,137.30

Ariana Resources (AAU)
Director name: Sener,Kerim
Amount purchased: 440,388 @ 1.13p
Value: £4,994.00

Lpa Group (LPA)
Director name: Wakeford,Gordon
Amount purchased: 8,500 @ 58.00p
Value: £4,930.00

Distribution Finance Capital Holdings (DFCH)
Director name: Morris,Gavin
Amount purchased: 6,578 @ 34.20p
Value: £2,249.68

Europa Oil & Gas (holdings) (EOG)
Director name: Holland,Will
Amount purchased: 299,951 @ 0.58p
Value: £1,724.72

Top Director Sells

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Director name: Schwimmer,David
Amount sold: 13,843 @ 10,443.85p
Value: £1,445,742.68

Itv (ITV)
Director name: McCall,Carolyn
Amount sold: 656,358 @ 67.70p
Value: £444,367.50

Itv (ITV)
Director name: Kennedy ,Chris
Amount sold: 398,708 @ 67.70p
Value: £269,933.30

Hammerson (HMSO)
Director name: Raja,Himanshu
Amount sold: 44,509 @ 238.98p
Value: £106,368.99

Wickes Group (WIX)
Director name: Wood,David
Amount sold: 58,445 @ 171.53p
Value: £100,248.37

Sabre Insurance Group (SBRE)
Director name: Carter,Geoffrey Richard
Amount sold: 68,769 @ 122.80p
Value: £84,446.20

Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK)
Director name: Hull ,Victoria
Amount sold: 2,777 @ 1,800.00p
Value: £49,986.00

Sabre Insurance Group (SBRE)
Director name: Westwood,Adam Richard
Amount sold: 33,591 @ 122.80p
Value: £41,248.71

Travis Perkins (TPK)
Director name: Cooper,Duncan
Amount sold: 5,238 @ 507.63p
Value: £26,589.59

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