(Sharecast News) - 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