Director dealings: Travis Perkins CEO snaps up shares

Travis Perkins revealed on Tuesday that chief executive Pete Redfern had acquired 249,218 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed builders' merchant.

Redfern, who took over as CEO in September, purchased the shares on Monday at an average price of 802.51p each, for a total value of £1.99m.

As of 1600 GMT, Travis Perkins shares were up 0.81% at 804.50p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Travis Perkins (TPK)
Director name: Redfern,Pete
Amount purchased: 249,218 @ 802.51p
Value: £1,999,999.07

Asos (ASC)
Director name: Barker,William
Amount purchased: 125,210 @ 343.53p
Value: £430,135.30

Travis Perkins (TPK)
Director name: Drabble,Geoffrey
Amount purchased: 31,109 @ 803.62p
Value: £249,998.13

Zegona Communications (ZEG)
Director name: Williams,Richard
Amount purchased: 54,399 @ 320.00p
Value: £174,076.80

Howden Joinery Group (HWDN)
Director name: Neubert ,Suzy
Amount purchased: 7,305 @ 821.35p
Value: £59,999.62

Vietnam Enterprise Investments (di) (VEIL)
Director name: Arkle,Sarah
Amount purchased: 10,304 @ 574.99p
Value: £59,246.76

Smith & Nephew (SN.)
Director name: Soames,Rupert
Amount purchased: 5,344 @ 935.90p
Value: £50,014.50

Slf Realisation Fund Limited Npv (SLFR)
Director name: Miller,Brett Lance
Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 1.00p
Value: £2,500.00

Eurocell (ECEL)
Director name: Littley,Alison
Amount purchased: 1,402 @ 178.00p
Value: £2,495.56

Eurocell (ECEL)
Director name: Truman,Will
Amount purchased: 1,224 @ 178.00p
Value: £2,178.72

Eurocell (ECEL)
Director name: Amiri,Iraj
Amount purchased: 1,187 @ 178.00p
Value: £2,112.86

Eurocell (ECEL)
Director name: Rushforth,Angela
Amount purchased: 835 @ 178.00p
Value: £1,486.30

Top Director Sells

B.p. Marsh & Partners (BPM)
Director name: Chappell ,Francesca
Amount sold: 10,447 @ 700.00p
Value: £73,129.00

B.p. Marsh & Partners (BPM)
Director name: Topping ,Daniel
Amount sold: 10,447 @ 700.00p
Value: £73,129.00

B.p. Marsh & Partners (BPM)
Director name: Foulk,Alice Hannah Daisy
Amount sold: 10,447 @ 700.00p
Value: £73,129.00