Director dealings: Greggs chairman raises stake.


Greggs revealed on Wednesday that chairman Matthew Davies had acquired 1,249 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed bakery chain.

  • Greggs
  • 20 August 2025 15:46:21

Source: Sharecast

Davies, who took over as chairman in November 2022, purchased the shares at an average price of 1,600.08p each, for a total value of £19,985.

As of 1545 BST, Greggs shares were down 0.66% at 1,607.34p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Smith & Nephew (SN.)
Director name: King ,David
Amount purchased: 2,800 @ 3,631.43p
Value: £101,680.04

Greggs (GRG)
Director name: Davies ,Matthew
Amount purchased: 1,249 @ 1,600.08p
Value: £19,985.00

Anglo-eastern Plantations (AEP)
Director name: Chan,Marcus
Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 1,140.00p
Value: £11,400.00

Top Director Sells

Smith & Nephew (SN.)
Director name: Nath,Deepak
Amount sold: 18,007 @ 1,351.07p
Value: £243,286.61

Currys (CURY)
Director name: Marsh,Bruce
Amount sold: 66,775 @ 111.38p
Value: £74,375.33

Frontier Developments (FDEV)
Director name: Braben ,David John
Amount sold: 15,000 @ 375.00p
Value: £56,250.00

Naked Wines (WINE)
Director name: Pailing,Jack
Amount sold: 13,918 @ 85.00p
Value: £11,830.30


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