Director dealings: Balfour Beatty CEO invests, DS Smith finance chief covers tax bill

(Sharecast News) - Among the director dealings disclosed to the market on Monday were two involving senior executives from Balfour Beatty and DS Smith.

Leo Quinn, group chief executive of Balfour Beatty, made a notable purchase of shares in the company.

On 21 June, Quinn acquired 37,148 ordinary shares at a price of 349.1342p each.

In a separate disclosure, DS Smith announced that its group finance director, Richard Pike, completed a series of transactions related to a conditional share award.

Pike vested a total of 91,218 shares, initially granted on 27 April 2023, along with associated dividend equivalent shares, at no cost.

To cover tax obligations, statutory deductions, and dealing costs, Pike sold 42,959 shares at 357.6p apiece.

After those transactions, Pike's aggregate holding increased by 48,259 shares.

At 1441 BST, shares in Balfour Beatty were up 1.94% at 367p, while those in DS Smith were down 0.39% at 360p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Balfour Beatty (BBY)

Director name: Quinn,Leo

Amount purchased: 37,148 @ 349.13p

Value: £129,696.38

Taseko Mines Limited Npv (di) (TKO)

Director name: Dhir,Anu

Amount purchased: 29,000 @ $3.46

Value: $59,362.28

Ondo Insurtech (ONDO)

Director name: Wood,Gregory (Â"MarkÂ") Mark

Amount purchased: 330,000 @ 14.80p

Value: £48,840.00

Anglo American (AAL)

Director name: Chambers,Stuart J

Amount purchased: 694 @ 2,464.00p

Value: £17,100.16

Ecora Resources (ECOR)

Director name: Dacomb,Graeme

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 75.00p

Value: £15,000.00

Audioboom Group (BOOM)

Director name: Tobin,Michael

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 239.00p

Value: £11,950.00

(BIRD)

Director name: White,Stephen

Amount purchased: 300,000 @ 3.77p

Value: £11,304.00

International Public Partnerships Ltd. (INPP)

Director name: Lenfestey,Meriel

Amount purchased: 8,000 @ 126.06p

Value: £10,085.03

Anglo American (AAL)

Director name: Nyembezi,Nonkululeko

Amount purchased: 283 @ 2,464.00p

Value: £6,973.12

Anglo American (AAL)

Director name: Anderson ,Magali

Amount purchased: 280 @ 2,464.00p

Value: £6,899.20

Ondo Insurtech (ONDO)

Director name: Foster,Craig

Amount purchased: 42,872 @ 14.00p

Value: £6,002.08

(BIRD)

Director name: McDonough,Ian

Amount purchased: 157,893 @ 3.80p

Value: £5,999.93

(KEN)

Director name: Bird,Colin

Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 0.83p

Value: £4,150.00

(BIRD)

Director name: McDonough,Ian

Amount purchased: 100,628 @ 3.98p

Value: £4,004.99

(KEN)

Director name: Bird,Colin

Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 0.79p

Value: £3,945.00

Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)

Director name: Urban,Phil

Amount purchased: 47 @ 295.00p

Value: £138.65

Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)

Director name: Jones,Timothy (Tim) Charles

Amount purchased: 46 @ 295.00p

Value: £135.70

Top Director Sells

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 9,600 @ $120.97

Value: $957,625.14

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 9,600 @ $119.78

Value: $948,204.82

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 2,400 @ $120.97

Value: $239,406.29

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 2,400 @ $119.78

Value: $237,051.21

Smith (ds) (SMDS)

Director name: Pike,Richard

Amount sold: 42,959 @ 357.60p

Value: £153,621.38

Springfield Properties (SPR)

Director name: Adam ,Sandy

Amount sold: 125,000 @ 94.00p

Value: £117,500.00

Springfield Properties (SPR)

Director name: Adam ,Sandy

Amount sold: 100,000 @ 93.00p

Value: £93,000.00

Staffline Group (STAF)

Director name: Spain,Thomas

Amount sold: 4,759 @ 37.70p

Value: £1,794.14