Persimmon Chairman adds 10,000 shares

The Chairman of FTSE 250 house builder Persimmon has purchased 10,000 ordinary shares one week after the firm accelerated its planned dividend payment strategy. Nicholas Wrigley, who bought the shares at an average price of 1,069p for a total of £106,900, now holds 36,000 shares in the company. The company's 10p-per-share dividend, previously planned for 2015, has been brought forward a year after shareholders agreed to the move at the most recent annual general meeting. Persimmon also last week said its weekly private sales per site were roughly 4.0% ahead of the previous comparable period. Its current total forward sales, including legal completions already achieved for the current year, stood at £1.38bn, 11% ahead of the prior year. Levels of enquiries were being aided by the new "Help to Buy" schemes announced in Chancellor George Osborne's recent budget, with website registrations up from 24% to 30% since the announcement, it added. Top Director BuysPersimmon (PSN) Director name: Mr Nicholas WrigleyAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 1,069.00p Value: £106,900London Mining (LOND) Director name: Mr Michael MilesAmount purchased: 38,173 @ 104.00p Value: £39,700PureCircle Ltd. (DI) (PURE) Director name: Mr John SlosarAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 255.50p Value: £25,550Newmark Security PLC (NWT) Director name: Mr Michel RapoportAmount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 1.40p Value: £14,000Consort Medical (CSRT) Director name: Mr Richard CottonAmount purchased: 1,470 @ 778.31p Value: £11,441Top Director SellsDiageo (DGE) Director name: Mr Paul S WalshAmount sold: 509,832 @ 1,975.00p Value: £10,069,182Diageo (DGE) Director name: Mr Paul S WalshAmount sold: 317,483 @ 2,000.00p Value: £6,349,660