Director dealings: Arbuthnot Banking chairman raises stake

(Sharecast News) - Arbuthnot Banking revealed on Thursday that chairman Henry Angest had acquired 100,000 ordinary shares in the London-listed private and merchant bank. Angest, who was appointed director of Arbuthnot in 1994, purchased the shares at an average price of 990.0p each, for a total value of £989,999.96.

Following the transaction, Angest holds 9.27m ordinary Arbuthnot shares, representing approximately 57.31% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1630 GMT, Arbuthnot shares were up 3.32% at 1,028.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB) Director name: Angest,Henry Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 990.00p Value: £989,999.96

Luceco (LUCE) Director name: Vervaat,Petrus R M Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 150.00p Value: £75,000.00

Molten Ventures (GROW) Director name: Hollingworth,Laurence Amount purchased: 23,000 @ 218.44p Value: £50,241.98

Maven Income & Growth 3 Vct (MIG3) Director name: Nixon,William Robert (Bill) Amount purchased: 95,274 @ 52.48p Value: £49,999.80

Pz Cussons (PZC) Director name: Tyler,David A Amount purchased: 46,505 @ 106.98p Value: £49,750.12

International Personal Finance (IPF) Director name: Sinclair,Stuart Amount purchased: 21,553 @ 120.00p Value: £25,863.60

International Personal Finance (IPF) Director name: Sinclair,Stuart Amount purchased: 21,553 @ 120.00p Value: £25,863.60

Jpmorgan European Growth & Income (JEGI) Director name: Robson,Andrew Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 99.10p Value: £24,775.00

Maven Income And Growth Vct 5 (MIG5) Director name: Stewart ,Jane Amount purchased: 61,481 @ 32.53p Value: £19,999.77

Maven Income & Growth Vct (MIG1) Director name: Harrington,Andrew Amount purchased: 50,517 @ 39.59p Value: £19,999.68

Maven Income & Growth Vct (MIG1) Director name: MacMillan,Arthur G Amount purchased: 37,888 @ 39.59p Value: £14,999.86

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) Director name: Liu ,Isabel Amount purchased: 29,999 @ 50.00p Value: £14,999.50

Maven Income & Growth 3 Vct (MIG3) Director name: Allan,David Amount purchased: 19,054 @ 52.48p Value: £9,999.54

Getech Group (GTC) Director name: Darbyshire,Andrew Liam Amount purchased: 90,000 @ 8.69p Value: £7,821.00

Maven Income & Growth 4 Vct (MAV4) Director name: Gray ,Fraser Amount purchased: 8,103 @ 61.71p Value: £5,000.36

Serica Energy (SQZ) Director name: Lloyd,Sian Amount purchased: 2,114 @ 187.20p Value: £3,957.41

Getech Group (GTC) Director name: Jepps,Christopher Paul Amount purchased: 40,000 @ 9.23p Value: £3,690.00

Rolls-royce Holdings (RR.) Director name: Mars,Wendy Amount purchased: 571 @ 318.78p Value: £1,820.22

Rolls-royce Holdings (RR.) Director name: Behrendt,Birgit Amount purchased: 344 @ 318.78p Value: £1,096.60

F&c Investment Trust (FCIT) Director name: Hollond,Beatrice Amount purchased: 100 @ 987.99p Value: £987.99

British American Tobacco (BATS) Director name: Marroco,Tadeu Amount purchased: 7 @ 2,341.25p Value: £163.89

National Grid (NG.) Director name: Pettigrew,John Amount purchased: 15 @ 1,037.63p Value: £155.64

Mondi (MNDI) Director name: Powell,Mike Amount purchased: 11 @ 1,369.00p Value: £150.59

Mondi (MNDI) Director name: King,Andrew Amount purchased: 11 @ 1,369.00p Value: £150.59

Lsl Property Services (LSL) Director name: Castleton ,Adam Amount purchased: 54 @ 277.00p Value: £149.58

Lsl Property Services (LSL) Director name: Stewart,David Amount purchased: 54 @ 277.00p Value: £149.58

Softcat (SCT) Director name: Mecklenburgh ,Kathryn Amount purchased: 10 @ 1,490.80p Value: £149.08

Softcat (SCT) Director name: Charlton,Graham Amount purchased: 10 @ 1,490.80p Value: £149.08

Rolls-royce Holdings (RR.) Director name: McCabe,Helen Amount purchased: 46 @ 320.23p Value: £47.31

Spectris (SXS) Director name: Harding ,Derek Amount purchased: 4 @ 3,659.67p Value: £146.39

Spectris (SXS) Director name: Heath ,Andrew Amount purchased: 4 @ 3,659.67p Value: £46.39

Barr (a.g.) (BAG) Director name: Kemp,Jonathan David Amount purchased: 27 @ 542.00p Value: £146.34

Barr (a.g.) (BAG) Director name: Lorimer,Stuart Amount purchased: 27 @ 542.00p Value: £146.34

Barr (a.g.) (BAG) Director name: Barr,Julie A Amount purchased: 27 @ 542.00p Value: £146.34

Barr (a.g.) (BAG) Director name: White,Roger Alexander Amount purchased: 27 @ 542.00p Value: £146.34

National Grid (NG.) Director Name: Agg,Andrew Amount purchased: 14 @ 1,037.63p Value: £145.27

F&c Investment Trust (FCIT) Director name: Knapp,Edward Amount purchased: 10 @ 987.99p Value: £98.80

Top Director Sells

Porvair (PRV) Director name: Stocks,Ben Amount sold: 265,000 @ 650.00p Value: £1,722,500.00

Kosmos Energy (di) (KOS) Director name: Inglis,Andrew G Amount sold: 182,948 @ 548.75p Value: £1,003,927.18

National World (NWOR) Director name: Hollinshead,Mark Amount sold: 2,000,000 @ 16.00p Value:£319,999.99