(Sharecast News) - Among the director dealings disclosed to market on Tuesday, Aviva announced that T Neil Morrison, a non-executive director, haad purchased a substantial number of shares in the company.

On 24 June, Morrison acquired 100,000 ordinary shares at a price of 484p each on the London Stock Exchange.

In a separate announcement, Britvic disclosed that executive director Rebecca Napier had vested a number of awards under the company's restricted share plan (RSP).

On 23 June, 24,841 shares vested to Napier as part of her compensation agreement.

To meet her tax and national insurance obligations, Napier sold 11,717 of the shares the following day at a price of 1,176.2p apiece.

Post-transaction, Napier retained 13,124 shares in Britvic.

At 1537 BST, shares in Aviva were down 0.87% at 480.1p, while those in Britvic were off 1.11% at 1,159p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Aviva (AV.)

Director name: Neil ,Thomas

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 484.00p

Value: £484,000.02

Pacific Horizon Inv Trust (PHI)

Director name: Yates,Roger

Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 635.96p

Value: £95,394.00

Tortilla Mexican Grill (MEX)

Director name: Tiritiello ,Francesca

Amount purchased: 92,574 @ 53.71p

Value: £49,721.50

Tortilla Mexican Grill (MEX)

Director name: Stephens,Brandon

Amount purchased: 74,503 @ 53.00p

Value: £39,486.59

Card Factory (CARD)

Director name: Seeger,Matthias

Amount purchased: 39,226 @ 95.60p

Value: £37,500.05

Dowlais Group (DWL)

Director name: Baxter,Celia

Amount purchased: 26,566 @ 74.82p

Value: £19,877.21

Tortilla Mexican Grill (MEX)

Director name: Woods,Emma

Amount purchased: 17,500 @ 53.00p

Value: £9,275.00

River And Mercantile Uk Micro Cap Investment Company Limited (RMMC)

Director name: Tremlett,Serena

Amount purchased: 3,432 @ 183.40p

Value: £6,294.29

Tortilla Mexican Grill (MEX)

Director name: Naylor,Andy

Amount purchased: 9,257 @ 53.88p

Value: £4,987.67

Southern Energy Corp. Npv (di) (SOUC)

Director name: Smith,Clifford Neil

Amount purchased: 9,044 @ $0.23

Value: $1,230.62

Pz Cussons (PZC)

Director name: Pollard,Sarah

Amount purchased: 146 @ 103.00p

Value: £150.38

Pz Cussons (PZC)

Director name: Myers,Jonathan

Amount purchased: 146 @ 103.00p

Value: £150.38

Spirent Communications (SPT)

Director name: Bell,Paula

Amount purchased: 68 @ 184.90p

Value: £125.73

Paypoint (PAY)

Director name: Wiles ,Nick

Amount purchased: 19 @ 646.00p

Value: £122.74

Paypoint (PAY)

Director name: Harding,Rob

Amount purchased: 19 @ 646.00p

Value: £122.74

Top Director Sells

Britvic (BVIC)

Director name: Napier,Rebecca

Amount sold: 11,717 @ 1,176.20p

Value: £137,815.35

Workspace Group (WKP)

Director name: Clemett,Graham

Amount sold: 27,798 @ 5.85p

Value: £1,627.36

Workspace Group (WKP)

Director name: Benson,David

Amount sold: 19,129 @ 5.85p

Value: £1,119.85