Director dealings: Coats Group CEO raises stake

Coats Group revealed on Wednesday that chief executive David Paja had acquired 150,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed value-added products group.
Paja, who took over as CEO in May 2024, purchased the shares at an average price of 75.48p each, for a total value of £113,218.22.
As of 1525 BST, Coats shares were up 0.66% at 75.70p.
Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com
Top Director Buys
Entain (ENT)
Director name: Sandler,Ricky
Amount purchased: 3,242,667 @ 750.60p
Value: £24,339,458.64
Investec (INVP)
Director name: Titi,Fani
Amount purchased: 38,922 @ 527.00p
Value: £205,118.94
Investec (INVP)
Director name: Samujh,Nishlan
Amount purchased: 25,509 @ 527.00p
Value: £134,432.43
Coats Group (COA)
Director name: Paja ,David
Amount purchased: 150,000 @ 75.48p
Value: £113,218.22
Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust (SST)
Director name: Roydon ,Karen
Amount purchased: 33,552 @ 298.04p
Value: £99,998.38
Biotech Growth Trust (the) (BIOG)
Director name: Yates,Roger
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 747.36p
Value: £74,736.00
Imi (IMI)
Director name: Callaway,Jackie
Amount purchased: 1,046 @ 1,970.98p
Value: £20,616.45
Card Factory (CARD)
Director name: Seeger,Matthias
Amount purchased: 20,465 @ 97.21p
Value: £19,894.23
Emv Capital (EMVC)
Director name: Iliev,Ilian
Amount purchased: 24,516 @ 40.74p
Value: £9,987.82
Eurocell (ECEL)
Director name: Mapp,Derek
Amount purchased: 3,507 @ 152.00p
Value: £5,330.64
Card Factory (CARD)
Director name: Seeger,Matthias
Amount purchased: 4,295 @ 97.05p
Value: £4,168.41
Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (cdi) (GTE)
Director name: Guidry,Gary
Amount purchased: 892 @ $4.77
Value: $3,508.57
Eurocell (ECEL)
Director name: Littley,Alison
Amount purchased: 1,812 @ 152.00p
Value: £2,754.24
Eurocell (ECEL)
Director name: Truman,Will
Amount purchased: 1,689 @ 152.00p
Value: £2,567.28
Eurocell (ECEL)
Director name: Amiri,Iraj
Amount purchased: 1,395 @ 152.00p
Value: £2,120.40
Eurocell (ECEL)
Director name: Rushforth,Angela
Amount purchased: 1,063 @ 152.00p
Value: £1,615.76
M&g (MNG)
Director name: Adamson,Clive
Amount purchased: 600 @ 237.32p
Value: £1,423.92
Top Director Sells
Entain (ENT)
Director name: Sandler,Ricky
Amount sold: 3,242,667 @ 750.60p
Value: £24,339,458.64
Drax Group (DRX)
Director name: Gardiner,Will
Amount sold: 150,000 @ 660.08p
Value: £990,118.79
3i Group (III)
Director name: Hatchley,James
Amount sold: 15,918 @ 4,057.49p
Value: £645,871.28
3i Group (III)
Director name: Halai,Jasi
Amount sold: 6,387 @ 4,057.49p
Value: £59,151.90
Pets At Home Group (PETS)
Director name: McGowan,Lyssa
Amount sold: 80,878 @ 266.49p
Value: £215,531.13
Investec (INVP)
Director name: Titi,Fani
Amount sold: 33,400 @ 527.00p
Value: £176,018.00
Pets At Home Group (PETS)
Director name: Iddon,Michael
Amount sold: 42,879 @ 266.18p
Value: £114,137.47
Investec (INVP)
Director name: Samujh,Nishlan
Amount sold: 21,500 @ 527.00p
Value: £113,305.00
4imprint Group (FOUR)
Director name: Brukwicki ,Michelle
Amount sold: 1,185 @ 3,550.00p
Value: £42,067.50
4imprint Group (FOUR)
Director name: Brukwicki ,Michelle
Amount sold: 550 @ 3,410.00p
Value: £18,755.00