(Sharecast News) - Ferguson and PensionBee were among the companies announcing significant transactions by directors on Friday.

Plumbing and heating products distributor Ferguson said non-employee director Kelly Baker purchased 247 ordinary for $202.4811 each, amounting to a total value of $50,012.83.

The purchase was executed on 18 June on the New York Stock Exchange.

PensionBee Group meanwhile disclosed that chief executive officer Romi Savova, chief technology officer Jonathan Lister Parsons, and chair Mark Wood CBE, had collectively sold 5.6 million shares to institutional investors.

The transaction, aimed at increasing institutional ownership and liquidity, was conducted at a price of 153.5p per share.

Post-transaction, Romi Savova retained 76,038,686 shares, Jonathan Lister Parsons held 11,990,520 shares, and Mark Wood's shareholding stood at 2,482,805 shares.

At the close on Friday, shares in Ferguson were down 1.44% at 15,355p, while those in PensionBee Group were up 2.58% at 159p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Gsk (GSK)

Director name: Bancroft,Charles

Amount purchased: 1,811 @ $40.76

Value: $60,876.75

Ferguson (FERG)

Director name: Baker,Kelly

Amount purchased: 247 @ $202.48

Value: $41,240.89

Gsk (GSK)

Director name: Sikka,Vishal

Amount purchased: 1,179 @ $40.76

Value: $39,632.07

Gsk (GSK)

Director name: Symonds,Jonathan

Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 1,614.53p

Value: £32,290.60

Ecora Resources (ECOR)

Director name: Lafleche,Marc Bishop

Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 75.03p

Value: £22,509.00

Ecora Resources (ECOR)

Director name: Lafleche,Marc Bishop

Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 74.88p

Value: £22,464.00

Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited Npv (CORD)

Director name: Page,Shonaid Jemmett-

Amount purchased: 25,364 @ 78.80p

Value: £19,986.83

(KEN)

Director name: Bird,Colin

Amount purchased: 1,750,000 @ 0.78p

Value: £13,697.25

Gsk (GSK)

Director name: Lee ,Jeannie

Amount purchased: 293 @ $40.76

Value: $9,849.19

Gsk (GSK)

Director name: Beal,Anne

Amount purchased: 225 @ $40.76

Value: $7,563.37

Gsk (GSK)

Director name: Anderson,Elizabeth (Liz) McKee

Amount purchased: 225 @ $40.76

Value: $7,563.37

Gsk (GSK)

Director name: Goodman,Jesse

Amount purchased: 225 @ $40.76

Value: $7,563.37

Gsk (GSK)

Director name: Dietz,Harry (Hal) C.

Amount purchased: 225 @ $40.76

Value: $7,563.37

Gsk (GSK)

Director name: Barron ,Hal

Amount purchased: 224 @ $40.76

Value: $7,529.76

Gsk (GSK)

Director name: Becker ,Wendy

Amount purchased: 446 @ 1,613.50p

Value: £7,196.21

Rws Holdings (RWS)

Director name: Southern ,Julie

Amount purchased: 2,529 @ 197.80p

Value: £5,002.36

Rws Holdings (RWS)

Director name: Southern ,Julie

Amount purchased: 2,547 @ 196.30p

Value: £4,999.76

Top Director Sells

Pensionbee Group (PBEE)

Director name: Savova,Romi

Amount sold: 4,002,036 @ 153.50p

Value: £6,143,125.13

Pensionbee Group (PBEE)

Director name: Parsons,Jonathan Lister

Amount sold: 1,332,280 @ 153.50p

Value: £2,045,049.76

Pensionbee Group (PBEE)

Director name: Wood,Mark

Amount sold: 274,370 @ 153.50p

Value: £421,157.94

(VMUK)

Director name: Duffy,David

Amount sold: 6,683 @ 214.60p

Value: £14,341.72

(ART)

Director name: Hewitt,Gavin Wallace

Amount sold: 26 @ 35.50p

Value: £9.23