Galliford Try chief exec builds up stake

Greg Fitzgerald, chief executive of Galliford Try, has lifted his stake in the construction group.He took 13,490 shares at 296.5p a time, paying a total of about £40,000, and now has 585,008. Shares in the company have jumped by about 40% in the past year. Last week it announced its acquisition of Cornish housebuilder Rosemullion Homes for £200,000.'The acquisition of Rosemullion, whose turnover was £7.5m in 2008, will add 9 sites to Galliford Try's existing business in the south west of England.Top Director BuysBanco Santander SA (BNC) Director name: Mr Francisco Luzon LopezAmount purchased: 4,504 @ 1,014.22p Value: £45,680Galliford Try (GFRD) Director name: Mr Greg FitzgeraldAmount purchased: 13,490 @ 296.50p Value: £39,998Telecom Plus (TEP) Director name: Mr Michael PaviaAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 304.00p Value: £30,400Barratt Developments (BDEV) Director name: Mr David ThomasAmount purchased: 25,000 @ 112.00p Value: £28,000Interior Services (ISG) Director name: Mr Jonathan HoultonAmount purchased: 15,000 @ 168.00p Value: £25,200Electrocomponents (ECM) Director name: Mr Rupert SoamesAmount purchased: 9,158 @ 164.70p Value: £15,083Top Director SellsShire Plc (SHP) Director name: Mr Angus RussellAmount sold: 270,164 @ 1,163.62p Value: £3,143,682Diageo (DGE) Director name: Mr Paul S WalshAmount sold: 99,000 @ 1,060.00p Value: £1,049,400Shire Plc (SHP) Director name: Mr Angus RussellAmount sold: 13,881 @ 1,163.62p Value: £161,522Beazley Group (BEZ) Director name: Mr Clive WashbournAmount sold: 107,398 @ 98.46p Value: £105,744New Century AIM VCT (NCA) Director name: Mr Geoffrey Charles GambleAmount sold: 100,000 @ 63.50p Value: £63,500