Director dealings: IG Group chairman snaps up shares.


IG Group revealed on Tuesday that chairman Andrew Barron had acquired 36,416 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed fintech firm.

  • IG Group Holdings
  • 11 August 2026 14:54:48

Source: Sharecast

Barron, who was appointed to the board of IG Group in March, purchased the shares on Monday at an average price of 1,371.67p each, for a total value of £499,507.37.

As of 1445 BST, IG shares were up 1.62% at 1,382p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Great Southern Copper (GSCU)
Director name: Garrett,Samuel James Melville
Amount purchased: 300,000 @ 209.78p
Value: £629,340.00

Ig Group Holdings (IGG)
Director name: Barron,Andrew
Amount purchased: 36,416 @ 1,371.67p
Value: £499,507.37

Great Southern Copper (GSCU)
Director name: Garrett,Samuel James Melville
Amount purchased: 175,000 @ 212.00p
Value: £370,999.98

Dekel Agri-vision (di) (DKL)
Director name: Achybrou ,Aristide C.
Amount purchased: 60,000,000 @ 0.50p
Value: £299,999.99

(BAY)
Director name: Williams,David Jeffreys
Amount purchased: 1,800,000 @ 10.00p
Value: £180,000.00

Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK)
Director name: Hestler,Tobias
Amount purchased: 7,500 @ 1,648.00p
Value: £123,600.00

B&m European Value Retail (BME)
Director name: Jegen ,Tjeerd
Amount purchased: 16,500 @ 233.20p
Value: £38,478.00

Cvs Group (CVSG)
Director name: Shaw,Joanne
Amount purchased: 1,592 @ 1,286.60p
Value: £20,482.67

Henry Boot (BOOT)
Director name: Hutchinson ,Edward
Amount purchased: 12,900 @ 154.00p
Value: £19,866.00

Diageo (DGE)
Director name: Manzoni,John Alexander
Amount purchased: 362 @ 1,809.50p
Value: £6,550.39

Top Director Sells

Dekel Agri-vision (di) (DKL)
Director name: Johnson-Watts,Jonathan
Amount sold: 60,000,000 @ 0.50p
Value: £299,999.99


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