(Sharecast News) - Associated British Foods revealed on Thursday that non-executive director Loraine Woodhouse had acquired 41,720 ordinary shares in the London-listed food processing and retail company.

Woodhouse, who joined the board of Primark's parent company in September, purchased the shares on Wednesday at an average price of 2,389.0p each, for a total value of £99,477.84.

As of 1515 GMT, ABF shares were down 0.39% at 2,310.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Hsbc Holdings (HSBA)

Director name: Elhedery,Georges

Amount purchased: 41,720 @ 718.00p

Value: £299,549.59

Associated British Foods (ABF)

Director name: Woodhouse,Loraine

Amount purchased: 4,164 @ 2,389.00p

Value: £99,477.84

Braveheart Investment Group (BRH)

Director name: Brown ,Trevor

Amount purchased: 2,595,701 @ 3.50p

Value: £90,849.54

Supermarket Income Reit (SUPR)

Director name: Hewson,Andrew Nicholas

Amount purchased: 75,000 @ 68.80p

Value: £51,600.00

Mears Group (MER)

Director name: Smith,Andrew C M

Amount purchased: 12,982 @ 363.00p

Value: £47,124.66

Mears Group (MER)

Director name: Smith,Andrew C M

Amount purchased: 12,018 @ 364.40p

Value: £43,793.59

Tlou Energy Limited (di) (TLOU)

Director name: Swire ,Hugh

Amount purchased: 3,050,000 @ 0.68p

Value: £20,587.50

Jpmorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust (JMG)

Director name: Jefferis ,Alison

Amount purchased: 18,000 @ 108.06p

Value: £19,450.80

Neometals Ltd Npv (di) (NMT)

Director name: Purdie,Jennifer (Jenny)

Amount purchased: 121,567 @ $0.10

Value: $6,241.46

Eneraqua Technologies (ETP)

Director name: Tame,William (Bill)

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 44.50p

Value: £4,450.00

Top Director Sells

M. P. Evans Group (MPE)

Director name: Sekaran,K Chandra

Amount sold: 3,980 @ 940.00p

Value: £37,412.00

M. P. Evans Group (MPE)

Director name: Sekaran,K Chandra

Amount sold: 820 @ 940.00p

Value: £7,708.00

Neometals Ltd Npv (di) (NMT)

Director name: Purdie,Jennifer (Jenny)

Amount sold: 121,567 @ $0.10

Value: $6,241.46