(Sharecast News) - Vistry Group revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Greg Fitzgerald had acquired 23,172 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed housebuilding firm.

Fitzgerald, who took over as CEO in April 2017, purchased the shares on Monday at an average price of 1,180.50p each, for a total value of £273,545.47.

As of 1630 BST, Vistry Group shares were up 0.42% at 1,203.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Vistry Group (VTY)

Director name: Fitzgerald,Greg

Amount purchased: 23,172 @ 1,180.50p

Value: £273,545.47

Hilton Food Group (HFG)

Director name: Murrells,Steve

Amount purchased: 10,795 @ 915.00p

Value: £98,774.25

Cvc Income & Growth Limited Npv Euro (CVCE)

Director name: Kirkby ,Robert

Amount purchased: 26,709 @ 112.30p

Value: £33,293.57

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT)

Director name: Priestman ,Kate

Amount purchased: 23,564 @ 105.54p

Value: £24,869.45

Hilton Food Group (HFG)

Director name: Osborne,Matt

Amount purchased: 2,292 @ 915.00p

Value: £20,971.80

Naked Wines (WINE)

Director name: Pailing,Jack

Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 52.23p

Value: £15,668.40

Maven Income & Growth 3 Vct (MIG3)

Director name: Priseman ,David

Amount purchased: 29,638 @ 50.61p

Value: £14,999.79

Transense Technologies (TRT)

Director name: Maughan,Ryan

Amount purchased: 9,992 @ 100.00p

Value: £9,992.00

Transense Technologies (TRT)

Director name: Maughan,Ryan

Amount purchased: 9,992 @ 100.00p

Value: £9,992.00

Jpmorgan Us Smaller Co. Inv Tst (JUSC)

Director name: Neary,Dominic

Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 395.47p

Value: £7,909.38

Transense Technologies (TRT)

Director name: Rogers,Nigel

Amount purchased: 5,950 @ 101.90p

Value: £6,063.05

Transense Technologies (TRT)

Director name: Parker ,Stephen

Amount purchased: 4,921 @ 101.50p

Value: £4,994.81

Transense Technologies (TRT)

Director name: Segal,Melvyn

Amount purchased: 4,890 @ 102.00p

Value: £4,987.80

Transense Technologies (TRT)

Director name: Maughan,Ryan

Amount purchased: 3,563 @ 98.00p

Value: £3,491.74

Transense Technologies (TRT)

Director name: Rogers,Nigel

Amount purchased: 2,550 @ 101.90p

Value: £2,598.45

Top Director Sells

Dg Innovate (DGI)

Director name: Boughtwood,Martin Hugh

Amount sold: 101,068,952 @ 0.15p

Value: £149,986.33

Centamin (di) (CEY)

Director name: Horgan,Martin

Amount sold: 95,783 @ 122.53p

Value: £117,362.91