LONDON (ShareCast) - BT’s finance director Hanif Lalani has upped his stake in the telecoms giant with the purchase of £100,000 worth of shares.

He took 58,515 shares in the company today paying 170.9p a time and now has a personal holding of 169,812 shares (not including shares he owns through employee plans).

The purchase comes a day after BT reported a 1% increase in fourth quarter earnings – just below forecasts – causing a sharp reduction in the share price.

Back in May, Uganda-born Lalani sold just under 21,000 shares at 232.8p a time.

Top Director Buys

Anglogold Ash (AGD)
Director name: Mr Mark Cutifani
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ R241.25
Value: R2,412,500

North Atlantic Smaller Trust (NAS)
Director name: Mr Oliver R Grace Jr
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 820.00p
Value: £164,000

Silverdell (SID)
Director name: Mr Gordon Morrison
Amount purchased: 300,000 @ 47.00p
Value: £141,000

BT Group (BT.A)
Director name: Mr Hanif Lalani
Amount purchased: 58,515 @ 170.90p
Value: £100,002

Rexam (REX)
Director name: Mr Bill Barker
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 383.30p
Value: £76,660

THB Group (THB)
Director name: Mr Anthony J Preston
Amount purchased: 52,435 @ 65.50p
Value: £34,345

Woolworths Group (WLW)
Director name: Mr Peter R Bamford
Amount purchased: 520,275 @ 5.70p
Value: £29,656

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