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Director dealings: Playtech chairman snaps up shares

Thu 05 June 2025 14:28 | A A A

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(Sharecast News) - Playtech revealed on Thursday that non-executive chairman John Gleasure had acquired 95,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed gambling software firm.

Gleasure, who was appointed to the board of Playtech in April, purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 306.44p each, for a total value of 291,118.

As of 1530 BST, Playtech shares were up 2.44% at 315.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Playtech (PTEC)

Director name: Gleasure,John

Amount purchased: 95,000 @ 306.44p

Value: 291,118.00

Elecosoft Public Limited Company (ELCO)

Director name: Castle,Mark

Amount purchased: 31,500 @ 162.00p

Value: 51,030.00

Jpmorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI)

Director name: Whitney,Sarah

Amount purchased: 9,372 @ 533.50p

Value: 49,999.62

Jpmorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI)

Director name: Whitney,Sarah

Amount purchased: 4,686 @ 533.47p

Value: 24,998.26

Jpmorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI)

Director name: Hills ,Richard

Amount purchased: 12,986 @ 175.32p

Value: 22,766.67

Elecosoft Public Limited Company (ELCO)

Director name: Castle,Mark

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 160.00p

Value: 16,000.00

Elecosoft Public Limited Company (ELCO)

Director name: Castle,Mark

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 159.00p

Value: 7,950.00

Touchstone Exploration Inc Npv (di) (TXP)

Director name: Baay,Paul R.

Amount purchased: 17,236 @ $0.36

Value: $3,670.92

Smarttech247 Group (S247)

Director name: Lee,Nicholas

Amount purchased: 16,019 @ 7.75p

Value: 1,241.47

Top Director Sells

Grainger (GRI)

Director name: Gordon,Helen

Amount sold: 159,599 @ 215.00p

Value: 343,137.87

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