Director dealings: Time Finance non-exec invests, Liontrust directors exercise options

(Sharecast News) - Time Finance was among those on the list of director buys on Tuesday, after it disclosed a purchase made by a non-executive director. The AIM-traded specialist finance provider said Ron Russell bought 100,000 of its shares on 10 July, in a single transaction on the London Stock Exchange.

Russell paid 26p for each share, valuing the investment at £26,000.

"As a result of this purchase of ordinary shares, Ron Russell is now interested in an aggregate of 11,422,788 ordinary shares, representing 12.3% of the company's issued ordinary share capital," the board said in its disclosure.

Elsewhere, Liontrust Asset Management reported that two of its executives had exercised options over shares, and subsequently sold a number of them to cover the arising tax bills.

The company said chief executive John Ions acquired 23,027 shares at nil cost as part of the exercise, and sold 10,861 for 649p each.

Chief financial and operating officer Vinay Abrol, meanwhile, added 15,174 shares to their holding at nil cost as part of the exercise, and sold 7,157 of them for 649p apiece as well.

At the close on Tuesday, shares in Liontrust Asset Management were up 1.3% at 663p, while those in Time Finance were 2.67% weaker at 25.5p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

(LBE) Director name: Hammer,Helge Amount purchased: 240,000 @ 26.70p Value: �64,080.00

Time Finance (TIME) Director name: Russell,Ronald Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 26.00p Value: �26,000.00

Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1) Director name: Thompson,Ben Amount purchased: 4,777 @ 522.00p Value: �24,935.94

Emmerson Npv (EML) Director name: Clarke,Graham Amount purchased: 600,024 @ 2.50p Value: �14,994.60

(LBE) Director name: Ingrassia,Nick Amount purchased: 39,343 @ 26.20p Value: �10,307.87

Trident Royalties (TRR) Director name: Davidson,Adam Amount purchased: 17,000 @ 44.80p Value: �7,616.00

Trident Royalties (TRR) Director name: Davidson,Adam Amount purchased: 13,000 @ 46.00p Value: �5,980.00

River And Mercantile Uk Micro Cap Investment Company Limited (RMMC) Director name: Blowers,John Amount purchased: 3,881 @ 144.28p Value: �5,599.51

Odyssean Investment Trust (OIT) Director name: Cecil ,Arabella Amount purchased: 3,236 @ 156.78p Value: �5,073.40

Spiritus Mundi (SPMU) Director name: Peh,Zaccheus Amount purchased: 110,000 @ 2.20p Value: �2,420.00

(LBE) Director name: Cooper,Jonathan Amount purchased: 8,084 @ 24.70p Value: �1,996.75

Southern Energy Corp. Npv (di) (SOUC) Director name: Atkinson,Ian Kenneth Amount purchased: 5,157 @ $0.40 Value: $1,220.38

F&c Investment Trust (FCIT) Director name: Hollond,Beatrice Amount purchased: 117 @ 848.06p Value: �992.23

Spiritus Mundi (SPMU) Director name: Peh,Zaccheus Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 2.32p Value: �696.90

Allianz Technology Trust (ATT) Director name: Patel,Neeta Amount purchased: 197 @ 251.75p Value: �495.95

Bp (BP.) Director name: Auchincloss,Murray Amount purchased: 83 @ 453.55p Value: �376.45

Bp (BP.) Director name: Looney,Bernard Amount purchased: 70 @ 453.55p Value: �317.49

Travis Perkins (TPK) Director name: Roberts,Nick Amount purchased: 19 @ 794.35p Value: �150.93

F&c Investment Trust (FCIT) Director name: Knapp,Edward Amount purchased: 11 @ 848.06p Value: �93.29

Top Director Sells

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Director name: Brand,Martin Amount sold: 20,089 @ 8,098.71p Value: �1,626,949.83

Liontrust Asset Management (LIO) Director name: Ions,John Stephen Amount sold: 10,861 @ 649.00p Value: �70,487.89

Liontrust Asset Management (LIO) Director name: Abrol,Vinay Kumar Amount sold: 7,157 @ 649.00p Value: �46,448.93

De La Rue (DLAR) Director name: Vacher,Clive Amount sold: 61,796 @ 49.15p Value: �30,372.73

Chesnara (CSN) Director name: Murray,Steve Amount sold: 10,091 @ 270.98p Value: �27,344.34

De La Rue (DLAR) Director name: Euling,Ruth Amount sold: 27,129 @ 49.15p Value: �13,333.90

De La Rue (DLAR) Director name: Harding,Rob Amount sold: 24,651 @ 49.15p Value: �12,115.97