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