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Property group Great Portland saw its chairman substantially raise his stake in the group.

Richard Peskin bought 225,000 shares at 514.8p each for a total cost of £1.15m, raising his beneficial stake to 260,000. He also has 73,000 non beneficial shares.

Property director Robert Noel, meanwhile, purchased 9,700 shares at 507.5p each.

Top Director Buys

Great Portland Estates (GPOR)
Director name: Mr Richard Peskin
Amount purchased: 225,000 @ 514.89p
Value: £1,158,502

Allergy Therapeutics (AGY)
Director name: Mr Christian Graetz
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 500.00p
Value: £500,000

Experian Group (EXPN)
Director name: Mr Roger Davis
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 430.00p
Value: £430,000

Brady (BRY)
Director name: Mr Gavin Joseph Lavelle
Amount purchased: 675,000 @ 44.00p
Value: £297,000

Bankers Petroleum (BNK)
Director name: Mr Ford Nicholson
Amount purchased: 112,000 @ 40.71p
Value: £45,595

Pearson (PSON)
Director name: Mr Glen Moreno
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 736.85p
Value: £36,842

Maxima Holdings (MXM)
Director name: Mr Boris Huard
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 288.50p
Value: £57,700

Ladbrokes (LAD)
Director name: Sir Sir Ian Robinson
Amount purchased: 14,581 @ 340.67p
Value: £49,673

CLS Holdings (CLI)
Director name: Mr Per Sjoberg
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 406.00p
Value: £40,600

Tate & Lyle (TATE)
Director name: Dr Barry Zoumas
Amount purchased: 6,000 @ 437.00p
Value: £26,220
Top Director Sells

Rolls-Royce Group (RR.)
Director name: Sir John E V Rose
Amount sold: 1,018,519 @ 551.06p
Value: £5,612,651

BG Group (BG.)
Director name: Mr Jorn Berget
Amount sold: 119,476 @ 976.63p
Value: £1,166,838

Old Mutual (OML)
Director name: Mr J H Sutcliffe
Amount sold: 350,000 @ 165.70p
Value: £579,950

First Quantum Minerals (FQM)
Director name: Mr G Clive Newall
Amount sold: 10,000 @ 4,885.00p
Value: £488,500

Rolls-Royce Group (RR.)
Director name: Sir Sir John E V Rose
Amount sold: 50,000 @ 551.10p
Value: £275,550

First Quantum Minerals (FQM)
Director name: Mr G Clive Newall
Amount sold: 3,000 @ 4,883.00p
Value: £146,490

Novae Group (NVA)
Director name: Mr Matthew K Fosh
Amount sold: 279,343 @ 34.38p
Value: £96,038

Novae Group (NVA)
Director name: Mr Matthew K Fosh
Amount sold: 279,343 @ 34.38p
Value: £96,038

Maxima Holdings (MXM)
Director name: Mr Kelvin Harrison
Amount sold: 20,000 @ 288.50p
Value: £57,700

Maxima Holdings (MXM)
Director name: Ms Linda Andrews
Amount sold: 8,665 @ 288.50p
Value: £24,999