Directors dealings: Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust´s non-exec buys in

Robert Robertson, a non-executive director at Blackcrock´s Smaller Companies Trust, picked up 5,000 shares at an individual price of 901p, for a total consideration of £45,050.

The transaction was carried out on 28 of October, the trust said in a statement.

Three days before the vehicle unveiled an 8.8% rise in its net asset value per share for the six months ending on 31 August to 1,079.28p.

Estimated with debt at fair value the trust finished the reporting period at a discount of 16.3%, up from 10.1% as of 31 August 2015, and was sporting a dividend yield of 2.1%, up from the 1.6% which was an offer at the end of the prior-year period.

Top Director Buys

Berendsen (BRSN)
Director name: Ferguson,Iain
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 1,033.00p
Value: £103,300.00

Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC)
Director name: Robertson,Robert Sinclair
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 901.00p
Value: £45,050.00

Schroder Uk Mid Cap Fund (SCP)
Director name: Talbut,Robert
Amount purchased: 2,564 @ 414.00p
Value: £10,614.96

Foresight 3 Vct (FTD)
Director name: Abbott,Raymond
Amount purchased: 20,325 @ 49.80p
Value: £10,121.85

Phoenix Group Holdings (di) (PHNX)
Director name: Barbour ,Alastair
Amount purchased: 3,625 @ 235.00p
Value: £8,518.75

Ashley House (ASH)
Director name: Holmes,Jonathan
Amount purchased: 17,418 @ 7.75p
Value: £1,349.90

Ashley House (ASH)
Director name: Walters,Antony
Amount purchased: 17,418 @ 7.75p
Value: £1,349.90

Top Director Sells

Gw Pharmaceuticals (GWP)
Director name: Guy,Geoffrey
Amount sold: 138,318 @ 804.00p
Value: £1,112,076.71

Gw Pharmaceuticals (GWP)
Director name: Guy,Geoffrey
Amount sold: 130,000 @ 808.00p
Value: £1,050,399.99

Equiniti Group (EQN)
Director name: Beeston,Kevin S
Amount sold: 368,914 @ 203.29p
Value: £749,965.31

Equiniti Group (EQN)
Director name: Stier,John
Amount sold: 295,000 @ 203.29p
Value: £599,705.53

Gw Pharmaceuticals (GWP)
Director name: Guy,Geoffrey
Amount sold: 31,682 @ 790.00p
Value: £250,287.80

Coral Products (CRU)
Director name: Grimmond,Joseph (Joe)
Amount sold: 170,000 @ 19.50p
Value: £33,150.00

Equiniti Group (EQN)
Director name: Matthews,Paul
Amount sold: 16,125 @ 203.29p
Value: £32,780.51

Phoenix Group Holdings (di) (PHNX)
Director name: Barbour ,Alastair
Amount sold: 1,750 @ 235.00p
Value: £4,112.50