McIlree purchased the shares at an average price of 0.30p each, for a total value of £24,304.00.

Following this purchase, 80 Mile holds a beneficial interest in 126.16m ordinary 80 Mile shares, representing approximately 5.7% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1600 BST, 80 Mile shares were up 2.13% at 0.31p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Partners Group Private Equity Limited. (eur) (PEY)
Director name: Roggemann ,Gerhard
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 10.20
Value: 204,000.00

Patria Private Equity Trust (PPET)
Director name: Stillhart,Yvonne
Amount purchased: 6,566 @ 538.00p
Value: £35,325.08

80 Mile (80M)
Director name: McIllree ,Roderick
Amount purchased: 8,000,000 @ 0.30p
Value: £24,304.00

Jpmorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI)
Director name: Whitney,Sarah
Amount purchased: 3,882 @ 576.37p
Value: £22,374.84

Huddled Group (HUD)
Director name: Wortley,Daniel
Amount purchased: 797,359 @ 2.76p
Value: £22,007.11

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Inv Trust (NAS)
Director name: Moncreiffe,Peregrine D E M
Amount purchased: 520 @ 3,841.60p
Value: £19,976.32

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Inv Trust (NAS)
Director name: Moncreiffe,Peregrine D E M
Amount purchased: 400 @ 3,841.60p
Value: £15,366.40

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Inv Trust (NAS)
Director name: Moncreiffe,Peregrine D E M
Amount purchased: 400 @ 3,841.60p
Value: £15,366.40

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Inv Trust (NAS)
Director name: Moncreiffe,Peregrine D E M
Amount purchased: 400 @ 3,841.60p
Value: £15,366.40

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Inv Trust (NAS)
Director name: Moncreiffe,Peregrine D E M
Amount purchased: 400 @ 3,841.60p
Value: £15,366.40

Malvern International (MLVN)
Director name: Mace,Richard Christopher
Amount purchased: 68,762 @ 17.05p
Value: £11,723.92

Oxford Biodynamics (OBD)
Director name: Burrows,Jon
Amount purchased: 492,682 @ 1.30p
Value: £6,404.87

System1 Group (SYS1)
Director name: Howell,Rupert
Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 603.00p
Value: £6,030.00

Oxford Biodynamics (OBD)
Director name: Akoulitchev,Alexandre
Amount purchased: 194,263 @ 1.30p
Value: £2,525.42

Top Director Sells

Huddled Group (HUD)
Director name: Higginson,Martin
Amount sold: 31,396,932 @ 2.76p
Value: £866,555.31

Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS)
Director name: Morgan,John Christopher
Amount sold: 16,968 @ 3,890.49p
Value: £660,139.18

Huddled Group (HUD)
Director name: Higginson,Martin
Amount sold: 21,979,360 @ 2.76p
Value: £606,630.33

Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS)
Director name: Morgan,John Christopher
Amount sold: 11,543 @ 3,890.49p
Value: £449,079.83

Huddled Group (HUD)
Director name: Marks,David
Amount sold: 14,487,179 @ 2.76p
Value: £399,846.14

Malvern International (MLVN)
Director name: Mace,Richard Christopher
Amount sold: 69,000 @ 17.00p
Value: £11,730.00