(Sharecast News) - Discoverie revealed on Wednesday that finance director Simon Gibbins had acquired 9,058 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed electronic components manufacturer.

Gibbins, who took over as group finance director in 2010, purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 546.99p each, for a total value of £49,546.36.

As of 1600 GMT, Discoverie shares were down 0.74% at 534.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Sunrise Resources (SRES)

Director name: Murphy,Roger

Amount purchased: 43,444,880 @ 2.05p

Value: £890,620.06

Sunrise Resources (SRES)

Director name: Cole,James

Amount purchased: 39,764,880 @ 2.05p

Value: £815,180.06

Lindsell Train Inv Trust (LTI)

Director name: Lindsell,Michael

Amount purchased: 250 @ 82,682.32p

Value: £206,705.80

Sunrise Resources (SRES)

Director name: Cheetham,Patrick

Amount purchased: 9,811,707 @ 2.05p

Value: £201,140.00

Hunting (HTG)

Director name: Johnson,Arthur James

Amount purchased: 48,172 @ 295.50p

Value: £142,348.26

Hollywood Bowl Group (BOWL)

Director name: Shapland,Darren M

Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 257.94p

Value: £77,382.00

Discoverie Group (DSCV)

Director name: Thompson,Bruce

Amount purchased: 12,000 @ 544.00p

Value: £65,280.00

Intercede Group (IGP)

Director name: Leest ,Klaas van der

Amount purchased: 33,750 @ 147.60p

Value: £49,815.00

Discoverie Group (DSCV)

Director name: Gibbins ,Simon

Amount purchased: 9,058 @ 546.99p

Value: £49,546.36

Hunting (HTG)

Director name: Ferguson,Bruce

Amount purchased: 15,083 @ 295.50p

Value: £44,570.26

Clarkson (CKN)

Director name: Cotzias ,Constantin

Amount purchased: 601 @ 3,650.00p

Value: £21,936.50

Vesuvius (VSVS)

Director name: Collis,Mark

Amount purchased: 5,027 @ 404.99p

Value: £20,358.85

Newriver Reit (NRR)

Director name: Miller,Alastair

Amount purchased: 29,359 @ 67.75p

Value: £19,890.72

Robert Walters (RWA)

Director name: Hesmondhalgh,Jane

Amount purchased: 7,000 @ 248.00p

Value: £17,360.00

Rockfire Resources (ROCK)

Director name: Elliott ,Patrick

Amount purchased: 5,238,100 @ 0.33p

Value: £17,285.73

Sig (SHI)

Director name: Durrant,Kath

Amount purchased: 92,518 @ 13.19p

Value: £12,203.12

Rockfire Resources (ROCK)

Director name: Elliott ,Patrick

Amount purchased: 4,583,337 @ 0.24p

Value: £11,000.01

Transense Technologies (TRT)

Director name: Rogers,Nigel

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 122.00p

Value: £6,100.00

Intercede Group (IGP)

Director name: Patel,Nitil

Amount purchased: 3,250 @ 150.00p

Value: £4,875.00

Paragon Banking Group (PAG)

Director name: Yorston,Graeme

Amount purchased: 458 @ 717.00p

Value: £3,283.86

Transense Technologies (TRT)

Director name: Rogers,Nigel

Amount purchased: 2,500 @ 122.00p

Value: £3,050.00

Top Director Sells

Alternative Income Reit (AIRE)

Director name: Smith,Adam C

Amount sold: 100,000 @ 71.80p

Value: £71,800.00

Alternative Income Reit (AIRE)

Director name: Smith,Adam C

Amount sold: 35,000 @ 71.90p

Value: £25,165.00

Alternative Income Reit (AIRE)

Director name: Smith,Adam C

Amount sold: 25,000 @ 71.00p

Value: £17,750.00

Standard Chartered (STAN)

Director name: Winters,Bill

Amount sold: 41,190 @ 12.00p

Value: £4,942.39

Taseko Mines Limited Npv (di) (TKO)

Director name: Hallbauer,Russell

Amount sold: 50 @ $3.26

Value: $96.43