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LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of director dealings reported in London on Thursday.----------Dignity said that several directors and their spouses purchased shares in the company on Wednesday.Shares in the FTSE 250-listed funeral services provider closed down 3.5% at 947.578 pence on Thursday. Finance Director Steve Whittern purchased 11,076 shares at a price of 987.86 pence at a total of GBP109,415.Chief Executive Officer Mike McCollum acquired 35,178 shares for 990.00 pence each at a total of GBP348,262.The wife of Non-Executive Director David Blackwood bought 4,965 shares for 1,006.00 pence per share, at a total of GBP49,947.The wife of Non-Executive Director Peter Hindley purchased 26,177 shares at a price of 950.26 pence each at a total of GBP248,749.It has not been disclosed how many shares any of the directors or their spouses now hold overall.Dignity on Wednesday closed up 15% as the best performer in the FTSE 250 after the funeral services provider reported flat profit for its recently ended financial year, noting a "step change" in simple funerals after its January price reductions.----------The Independent Investment Trust said that Chairman Douglas McDougall sold 50,000 shares at a price of 723.00 pence on Thursday. The transaction had a total value of GBP361,500. It was not disclosed how many shares McDougall now holds following the sale.Shares in the investment trust closed up 2.0% at 728.00 pence on Thursday.----------3i Infrastructure said that Non-Executive Director Paul Masterton purchased 5,000 shares at a price of 203.40 pence per share, for a total of GBP10,170, on Thursday. It has not been disclosed how many shares Masterton now holds. Shares in the FTSE 250-listed infrastructure-focused investment company closed up 1.3% at 203.00p on Thursday.----------Computacenter said that Company Secretary Raymond John Gray and his wife Vanessa purchased shares in the company on Wednesday. Raymond purchased 1,300 shares for 1,062.26 pence per share, while Vanessa acquired 1,700 shares for 1,064.4306p each. It has not been disclosed how many shares the Grays now hold in total. Shares in the FTSE 250-listed IT infrastructure services provider closed up 5.5% at 1,124.212p on Thursday.----------Personal Assets Trust said Non-Executive Director Jean Mary Sharp purchased four shares at a price of 40,025.00 pence per share, for a total consideration of GBP1,601, on Monday. It has not been disclosed how many shares Sharp now holds in total. Shares in the investment trust were down 0.1% at 39,750.00 pence on Thursday.----------PureTech Health said that Senior Partner John LaMattina bought shares worth GBP70,090 in a transaction on Wednesday. LaMattina - senior partner since 2009 - acquired 43,000 shares in 163 pence each. Shares in PureTech closed 1.2% lower at 160.00 pence on Thursday. The holding of LaMattina after the transaction was not disclosed. On Tuesday, PureTech raised USD100.0 million through a modestly discounted share placing. PureTech placed 45.0 million shares at 160 pence each, equivalent to 19% of its existing shares prior to the placing.----------People-screening technology firm Thruvision Group said its managing director and non-executive director bought shares worth a combined GBP158,364 in a series of transactions on Wednesday. Managing Director Colin Evans acquired 532,346 shares at 0.13 pence each, worth GBP69,205. His wife - Fiona Evans - also acquired 532,000 shares at the same price, worth GBP69,160. 153,838 shares were also bought at the same price by Teresa Taylor - the wife of Non-Executive Director Paul Taylor - worth GBP19,999. After the transactions, Colin Evans had a total beneficial holding of 2.4 million shares or a 1.5% share of the company. Paul Taylor's beneficial shareholding now stands at 272,489 shares or 0.165% of the share capital. Shares in Thruvision closed 4.7% higher at 13.35 pence on Thursday.----------Hill & Smith Holdings said Chief Financial Officer Mark Pegler sold shares worth GBP319,118 in the FTSE 250-listed infrastructure products maker and metal galvanizer in a transaction on Wednesday. Pegler - CFO since 2008 - sold 24,000 shares at 1,329.66 pence. Shares in Hill & Smith closed 1.4% lower at 1,310.00 pence on Thursday. The holding of Pegler after the sale was not disclosed. The sale followed Hill & Smith reporting its "best ever" trading performance in 2017 last Wednesday, with profit and revenue both growing strongly and positive prospects for 2018. In 2017, pretax profit expanded 45% to GBP70.2 million from GBP48.3 million the year prior. Excluding one-off costs, Hill & Smith explained, underlying pretax profit expanded 15% to GBP78.5 million from GBP68.0 million the year before. This was after revenue advanced 8.3% to GBP585.1 million from GBP540.1 million the year before.----------Greencore Group said that its Non-Executive Director Kevin O'Malley and person closely associated with him bought shares in the manufacturer of convenience food company in two transactions on Wednesday. O'Malley purchased 10,000 shares at a price of 126.67 pence per share, worth GBP12,667, while his associate acquired 50,000 shares at 128.83p per share, totalling in GBP64,415. Greencore shares were closed up 1.3% at 128.70p each on Thursday. The company did not provide neither O'Malley nor associate's holdings, if any, prior the transaction.----------CRH said on Non-Executive Director Richard Boucher bought 1,790 shares at a price of EUR27.5785 each on Tuesday. The transaction had an approximate total value of EUR49,366. Boucher's total holding following the purchase was not disclosed. Boucher was appointed as a non-executive of the Irish building materials firm earlier in March, having prior to the role at CRH been chief executive of Bank of Ireland Group between February 2009 and October 2017. Shares in CRH closed up 0.8% at 2,485.163 pence on Thursday.----------