Director dealings: Severn Trent's Christine Hodgson buys shares

Hodgson, who joined the water utility as a non-executive director on 1 January, acquired the shares on Monday at an average price of 2,500p each, for a total value of £50,500.

She will succeed Andrew Duff in April.

Back in November, Severn Trent reported a drop in interim profit as infrastructure costs offset an increase in revenue, though the company still raised its dividend.

The FTSE 100-listed outfit booked a profit before tax of £180.7m for the six months ended 30 September, which was down by 11.0% on the same period last year.

Even so, the utility company hiked its half-year dividend by 7.0% to 40.03p per share.

As of 1630 GMT, Severn Trent shares were down 1.33% at 2,491.45p.

Top Director Buys

Severn Trent (SVT)
Director name: Hodgson,Christine Mary
Amount purchased: 2,020 @ 2,500.00p
Value: £50,500.00

Vpc Specialty Lending Investments (VSL)
Director name: Levy,Richard
Amount purchased: 61,301 @ 79.00p
Value: £48,427.79

U And I Group (UAI)
Director name: Upton,Richard
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 177.00p
Value: £17,700.00

Bango (BGO)
Director name: Anderson, Ray
Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 112.00p
Value: £16,800.00

U And I Group (UAI)
Director name: Upton,Richard
Amount purchased: 6,949 @ 177.00p
Value: £12,299.73

Bmo Real Estate Investments Limited (BREI)
Director name: Henderson,Alexa
Amount purchased: 118 @ 8,459.20p
Value: £9,981.86

Great Portland Estates (GPOR)
Director name: Courtauld,Toby
Amount purchased: 18 @ 855.92p
Value: £154.07

Centrica (CNA)
Director name: Conn,Iain C
Amount purchased: 166 @ 90.66p
Value: £150.50

Centrica (CNA)
Director name: Hookway,Richard
Amount purchased: 165 @ 90.66p
Value: £149.59

Centrica (CNA)
Director name: OÂ’Shea,Chris
Amount purchased: 165 @ 90.66p
Value: £149.59

Virgin Money Uk (VMUK)
Director name: Smith,Ian S
Amount purchased: 77 @ 193.00p
Value: £148.61

Great Portland Estates (GPOR)
Director name: Sanderson,Nick
Amount purchased: 17 @ 855.92p
Value: £145.51

Britvic (BVIC)
Director name: Litherland,Simon
Amount purchased: 15 @ 904.50p
Value: £135.68

Britvic (BVIC)
Director name: Wilson,Joanne
Amount purchased: 15 @ 904.50p
Value: £135.68

Britvic (BVIC)
Director name: Barwell,Matt
Amount purchased: 12 @ 904.50p
Value: £108.54

Chaarat Gold Holdings Ltd. (di) (CGH)
Director name: Barma,Hussein
Amount purchased: 65,861 @ n/a
Value: n/a

Top Director Sells

Proton Motor Power Systems (PPS)
Director name: Nahab,Faiz Francois
Amount sold: 200,000 @ 0.31
Value: 54,309.74

Young & Co's Brewery 'a' Shares (YNGA)
Director name: Goodyear,Stephen
Amount sold: 1,800 @ 1,620.00p
Value: £29,160.00

Proton Motor Power Systems (PPS)
Director name: Nahab,Faiz Francois
Amount sold: 85,000 @ 0.29
Value: 21,592.50