Director dealings: Halfords CEO snaps up shares

(Sharecast News) - Halfords revealed on Friday that chief executive Henry Birch had acquired 71,500 ordinary shares in the London-listed motoring and cycling products retailer. Birch, who took over as CEO in April, purchased the shares on Thursday at an average price of 139.82p each, for a total value of £99,974.87.

As of 1530 GMT, Halfords shares were up 1.33% at 141.06p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Checkit (CKT) Director name: Kyte,Kit Amount purchased: 192,358 @ 1,871.10p Value: £3,599,210.62

(BAY) Director name: Williams,David Jeffreys Amount purchased: 1,694,916 @ 5.90p Value: £100,000.04

Halfords Group (HFD) Director name: Birch,Henry B Amount purchased: 71,500 @ 139.82p Value: £99,974.87

Partners Group Private Equity Limited. (eur) (PEY) Director name: Roggemann ,Gerhard Amount purchased: 6,593 @ 9.98 Value: 65,798.14

Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trust (HSL) Director name: Mackesy,Alexandra Amount purchased: 6,000 @ 844.57p Value: £50,674.04

Upland Resources Limited Npv (UPL) Director name: Bin Haji Di,Bolhassan Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 3.17p Value: £31,700.00

Unicorn Mineral Resources Eur0.01 (cdi) (UMR) Director name: Brewer,Jason Amount purchased: 408,650 @ 5.00p Value: £20,432.50

Upland Resources Limited Npv (UPL) Director name: Hurst,Andrew Amount purchased: 603,030 @ 3.31p Value: £19,960.29

Upland Resources Limited Npv (UPL) Director name: Damit ,Razak Amount purchased: 300,000 @ 3.39p Value: £10,170.00

Pharos Energy (PHAR) Director name: Roe,Katherine Amount purchased: 7,390 @ 19.93p Value: £1,472.65

Top Director Sells

(BAY) Director name: Tom,Peter W G Amount sold: 15,000,000 @ 5.90p Value: £885,000.01

Brickability Group (BRCK) Director name: Gant,Mike Amount sold: 57,924 @ 53.40p Value: £30,931.41