(Sharecast News) - Rosslyn Data Technologies revealed on Wednesday that chairman James Appleby had acquired 5.28m ordinary shares in the AIM-listed software firm.

Appleby, who was appointed to the board of Rosslyn in July 2018, purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 5.0p each, for a total value of £264,000.

As of 1600 GMT, Rosslyn Data shares were flat at 5.15p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Rosslyn Data Technologies (RDT)

Director name: Appleby,James

Amount purchased: 5,280,000 @ 500.00p

Value: £26,400,000.00

Venture Life Group (VLG)

Director name: Adams,Mark

Amount purchased: 116,496 @ 43.00p

Value: £50,093.28

Venture Life Group (VLG)

Director name: McGreevy,Paul

Amount purchased: 116,519 @ 42.90p

Value: £49,986.65

Georgia Capital (CGEO)

Director name: Janin,Neil

Amount purchased: 4,000 @ 985.00p

Value: £39,400.00

Kooth (KOO)

Director name: Jawa,Sanjay

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 160.50p

Value: £32,100.00

Kooth (KOO)

Director name: Barker,Timothy John

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 160.00p

Value: £32,000.00

Inchcape (INCH)

Director name: Grote,Byron Elmer

Amount purchased: 4,000 @ 730.00p

Value: £29,200.00

Town Centre Securities (TOWN)

Director name: Ziff,Michael

Amount purchased: 15,300 @ 130.00p

Value: £19,890.00

Oxford Metrics (OMG)

Director name: Wilcock,Ian

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 55.96p

Value: £11,192.80

Adriatic Metals (ADT1)

Director name: Rawlinson,Michael Ian

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 217.50p

Value: £10,875.00

Audioboom Group (BOOM)

Director name: Tobin,Michael

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 190.00p

Value: £9,500.00

Jpmorgan Uk Small Cap Growth & Income (JUGI)

Director name: Philp,Hannah

Amount purchased: 1,571 @ 318.19p

Value: £4,998.72

Top Director Sells

Costain Group (COST)

Director name: Willis,Helen

Amount sold: 234,555 @ 107.00p

Value: £250,973.86

Costain Group (COST)

Director name: Willis,Helen

Amount sold: 132,249 @ 106.75p

Value: £141,175.81

Begbies Traynor Group (BEG)

Director name: McInnes,Graham

Amount sold: 137,200 @ 91.70p

Value: £125,812.40

Litigation Capital Management Limited (di) (LIT)

Director name: Moloney,Patrick

Amount sold: 75,991 @ 112.00p

Value: £85,109.92

Mid Wynd International Inv Trust (MWY)

Director name: Scott ,Alan

Amount sold: 10,000 @ 785.62p

Value: £78,562.50

Mid Wynd International Inv Trust (MWY)

Director name: Scott ,Alan

Amount sold: 6,000 @ 785.62p

Value: £47,137.50

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (singapore Reg) (JAR)

Director name: Keswick,Benjamin William

Amount sold: 1,000 @ $37.05

Value: $37,050.00

Town Centre Securities (TOWN)

Director name: Ziff,Michael

Amount sold: 15,300 @ 130.00p

Value: £19,890.00