(Sharecast News) - Primary Health Properties revealed on Thursday that chief financial officer Richard Howell had acquired 39,455 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed real estate investment trust.

Howell, who was appointed to the board of PHP in March 2017, purchased the shares at an average price of 100.86p each, for a total value of £39,794.31.

As of 1635 BST, Primary Health shares were up 2.98% at 103.70p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount purchased: 8,661 @ 7,916.15p

Value: £685,617.74

Proteome Sciences (PRM)

Director name: Diggle ,Martin

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 400.00p

Value: £400,000.00

Primary Health Properties (PHP)

Director name: Howell,Richard

Amount purchased: 39,455 @ 100.86p

Value: £39,794.31

Essentra (ESNT)

Director name: Clarke,Jack

Amount purchased: 13,500 @ 194.68p

Value: £26,281.80

Essentra (ESNT)

Director name: Lester,Paul J

Amount purchased: 11,200 @ 196.43p

Value: £21,999.94

Rio Tinto (RIO)

Director name: Woods,Ngaire

Amount purchased: 410 @ 5,337.64p

Value: £21,884.32

Smart Metering Systems (SMS)

Director name: Greenwood,Miriam

Amount purchased: 2,728 @ 751.00p

Value: £20,487.28

Migo Opportunities Trust (MIGO)

Director name: Duarte,Lucy Costa

Amount purchased: 6,115 @ 316.40p

Value: £19,347.86

Migo Opportunities Trust (MIGO)

Director name: Henderson,Ian

Amount purchased: 6,115 @ 316.08p

Value: £19,328.29

Essentra (ESNT)

Director name: Wunderlich,Ralf K

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 192.00p

Value: £19,200.00

Essentra (ESNT)

Director name: Durrant,Kath

Amount purchased: 7,500 @ 194.60p

Value: £14,594.85

Shearwater Group (SWG)

Director name: Higgins,Phil

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 54.50p

Value: £13,625.00

Shearwater Group (SWG)

Director name: Higgins,Phil

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 54.50p

Value: £13,625.00

Alpha Real Trust Ltd. (ARTL)

Director name: Rose,Phillip

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 130.00p

Value: £13,000.00

Uil Limited (di) (UTL)

Director name: Bridges,Stuart J

Amount purchased: 9,172 @ 129.50p

Value: £11,877.74

Hilton Food Group (HFG)

Director name: Osborne,Matt

Amount purchased: 1,500 @ 678.52p

Value: £10,177.80

Uil Limited (di) (UTL)

Director name: Hill,Alison

Amount purchased: 7,107 @ 129.50p

Value: £9,203.56

Uil Limited (di) (UTL)

Director name: Shillson,David

Amount purchased: 7,107 @ 129.50p

Value: £9,203.56

Shearwater Group (SWG)

Director name: Higgins,Phil

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 54.50p

Value: £5,450.00

Essentra (ESNT)

Director name: Abiola,Dupsy

Amount purchased: 2,011 @ 198.29p

Value: £3,987.57

Essentra (ESNT)

Director name: Reilly ,Mary

Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 193.30p

Value: £3,865.94

Essentra (ESNT)

Director name: Peace,Adrian

Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 192.00p

Value: £3,840.00

Proteome Sciences (PRM)

Director name: Diggle ,Martin

Amount purchased: 14,766 @ 4.00p

Value: £590.64

Mj Gleeson (GLE)

Director name: Allanson ,Stefan

Amount purchased: 46 @ 439.00p

Value: £201.94

Supermarket Income Reit (SUPR)

Director name: Vanderspar,Cathryn

Amount purchased: 13,726 @ 0.87p

Value: £119.99

Supermarket Income Reit (SUPR)

Director name: Vanderspar,Cathryn

Amount purchased: 3,431 @ 0.87p

Value: £29.99

Top Director Sells

Ramsdens Holdings (RFX)

Director name: Kenyon,Peter Edward

Amount sold: 16,500 @ 223.88p

Value: £36,939.82

Ramsdens Holdings (RFX)

Director name: Clyburn,Martin Anthony

Amount sold: 8,250 @ 223.88p

Value: £18,469.91

Sabien Technology Group (SNT)

Director name: Sutcliffe,Ed

Amount sold: 149,227 @ 8.50p

Value: £12,684.30