Director dealings: BAT non-exec invests, Keywords CFO covers tax bill

British American Tobacco was at the top of the list of buys on Friday afternoon, after a non-executive director spent more than a quarter-of-a-million pounds on shares.

The FTSE 100 cigarette maker said Savio Kwan bought 8,000 of its shares on Thursday for 3,321.87p each.

That valued the transaction at a total of £265,749.60.

On the selling side of things was Keywords Studios, after its chief financial officer sold a number of vested long-term incentive plan shares to satisfy withholding tax obligations.

The video game technical and creative service provider said Jon Hauk vested 543 shares under the incentive plan, before selling 266 of them.

It said those shares were sold for 2,278p each, valuing the transaction at £6,059.48.

Top Director Buys

British American Tobacco (BATS)
Director name: Kwan ,Savio
Amount purchased: 8,000 @ 3,321.87p
Value: £265,749.60

Reach (RCH)
Director name: Mullen,Jim
Amount purchased: 80,527 @ 122.95p
Value: £99,005.77

Jersey Oil And Gas (JOG)
Director name: Benitz,Jason Andrew
Amount purchased: 13,284 @ 271.00p
Value: £35,999.64

Jersey Oil And Gas (JOG)
Director name: Thomas,Les
Amount purchased: 8,000 @ 267.50p
Value: £21,400.00

Tritax Big Box Reit (BBOX)
Director name: Brown,Elizabeth
Amount purchased: 9,340 @ 213.00p
Value: £19,894.20

Jersey Oil And Gas (JOG)
Director name: Stanton,Marcus John Gregory
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 264.00p
Value: £5,280.00

Getbusy (GETB)
Director name: Haworth,Paul
Amount purchased: 5,800 @ 64.95p
Value: £3,767.10

Thruvision Group (THRU)
Director name: Nurse,Katrina
Amount purchased: 9,591 @ 33.50p
Value: £3,212.99

Getbusy (GETB)
Director name: Haworth,Paul
Amount purchased: 4,200 @ 64.20p
Value: £2,696.40

Oracle Power (ORCP)
Director name: Memon,Naheed
Amount purchased: 379,884 @ 0.33p
Value: £1,253.62

Grainger (GRI)
Director name: Gordon,Helen
Amount purchased: 104 @ 288.00p
Value: £299.52

Oracle Power (ORCP)
Director name: Migge,Andreas
Amount purchased: 75,977 @ 0.33p
Value: £250.72

Oracle Power (ORCP)
Director name: Hutchins ,David (Sam)
Amount purchased: 57,742 @ 0.33p
Value: £190.55

Oracle Power (ORCP)
Director name: Steed,Mark
Amount purchased: 43,307 @ 0.33p
Value: £142.91

Top Director Sells

Keywords Studios (KWS)
Director name: Hauck,Jon
Amount sold: 266 @ 2,278.00p
Value: £6,059.48

Thruvision Group (THRU)
Director name: Nurse,Katrina
Amount sold: 9,591 @ 33.10p
Value: £3,174.62

Reporting by Josh White at Sharecast.com.