Director dealings: Balfour Beatty's new CEO snaps up shares

Balfour Beatty revealed on Friday that chief executive Philip Hoare had acquired 39,459 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed infrastructure group.

Hoare, who took over as CEO earlier in the month, purchased the shares on Monday at an average price of 630.38p each, for a total value of £248,742.08.

As of 1515 BST, Balfour Beatty shares were up 0.88% at 632p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Balfour Beatty (BBY)
Director name: Hoare,Philip
Amount purchased: 39,459 @ 630.38p
Value: £248,742.08

Staffline Group (STAF)
Director name: Spain,Thomas
Amount purchased: 125,696 @ 40.00p
Value: £50,278.40

Imi (IMI)
Director name: Puri,Ajai
Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 2,234.60p
Value: £22,346.00

System1 Group (SYS1)
Director name: Willford,Chris
Amount purchased: 6,000 @ 260.00p
Value: £15,600.00

Haleon (HLN)
Director name: McNamara,Brian
Amount purchased: 4,053 @ $4.50
Value: $15,039.35

Time Finance (TIME)
Director name: Roberts ,James
Amount purchased: 11,404 @ 56.46p
Value: £6,438.70

Top Director Sells

Halma (HLMA)
Director name: Ward,Jennifer
Amount sold: 15,000 @ 3,381.22p
Value: £507,182.98

Taseko Mines Limited Npv (di) (TKO)
Director name: Pickering,Kenneth
Amount sold: 150,000 @ $5.53
Value: $491,096.25

Taseko Mines Limited Npv (di) (TKO)
Director name: Pickering,Kenneth
Amount sold: 75,000 @ $5.51
Value: $244,660.71

Frontier Developments (FDEV)
Director name: Braben ,David John
Amount sold: 33,038 @ 410.50p
Value: £135,620.99

Staffline Group (STAF)
Director name: Spain,Thomas
Amount sold: 125,696 @ 40.00p
Value: £50,278.40