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Director dealings: Playtech chairman snaps up shares

(Sharecast News) - Playtech revealed on Thursday that non-executive chairman John Gleasure had acquired 95,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed gambling software firm. Gleasure, who was appointed to the board of Playtech in April, purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 306.44p each, for a total value of £291,118.

As of 1530 BST, Playtech shares were up 2.44% at 315.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Playtech (PTEC) Director name: Gleasure,John Amount purchased: 95,000 @ 306.44p Value: £291,118.00

Elecosoft Public Limited Company (ELCO) Director name: Castle,Mark Amount purchased: 31,500 @ 162.00p Value: £51,030.00

Jpmorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI) Director name: Whitney,Sarah Amount purchased: 9,372 @ 533.50p Value: £49,999.62

Jpmorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI) Director name: Whitney,Sarah Amount purchased: 4,686 @ 533.47p Value: £24,998.26

Jpmorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI) Director name: Hills ,Richard Amount purchased: 12,986 @ 175.32p Value: £22,766.67

Elecosoft Public Limited Company (ELCO) Director name: Castle,Mark Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 160.00p Value: £16,000.00

Elecosoft Public Limited Company (ELCO) Director name: Castle,Mark Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 159.00p Value: £7,950.00

Touchstone Exploration Inc Npv (di) (TXP) Director name: Baay,Paul R. Amount purchased: 17,236 @ $0.36 Value: $3,670.92

Smarttech247 Group (S247) Director name: Lee,Nicholas Amount purchased: 16,019 @ 7.75p Value: £1,241.47

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Grainger (GRI) Director name: Gordon,Helen Amount sold: 159,599 @ 215.00p Value: £343,137.87

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