(Sharecast News) - Primary Health Properties revealed on Friday that chief financial officer Richard Howell had acquired 70,745 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 on Thursday at an average price of 96.12p each, for a total value of £68,000.73.

Claire Murphy and Myles Howell, PCAs of Primary Health Properties' CFO, also snapped up PHP shares on Thursday, with Murphy purchasing 20,849 for a total of £20,033.89 and Howell picking up 9,389 for a total of £9,024.79.

As of 1530 BST, PHP shares were up 0.16% at 96.30p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Primary Health Properties (PHP)

Director name: Howell,Richard

Amount purchased: 70,745 @ 96.12p

Value: £68,000.73

Nb Private Equity Partners Ltd. (NBPE)

Director name: Dhir,Pawan

Amount purchased: 2,800 @ 1,438.12p

Value: £40,267.36

Primary Health Properties (PHP)

Director name: Cantu,Ivonne

Amount purchased: 31,181 @ 95.60p

Value: £29,809.04

Primary Health Properties (PHP)

Director name: Howell,Richard

Amount purchased: 20,849 @ 96.09p

Value: £20,033.89

Primary Health Properties (PHP)

Director name: Cantu,Ivonne

Amount purchased: 20,764 @ 95.78p

Value: £19,886.83

Primary Health Properties (PHP)

Director name: Rawal,Bandhana

Amount purchased: 11,000 @ 95.83p

Value: £10,541.30

Primary Health Properties (PHP)

Director name: Howell,Richard

Amount purchased: 9,389 @ 96.12p

Value: £9,024.79

Top Director Sells

Duke Capital Limited (DUKE)

Director name: Johnson,Neil A

Amount sold: 360,600 @ 29.00p

Value: £104,574.00

Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT)

Director name: Eisenhardt,Shannon

Amount sold: 1,798 @ 5,654.00p

Value: £101,658.92

Frontier Developments (FDEV)

Director name: Braben ,David John

Amount sold: 11,800 @ 364.50p

Value: £43,011.00

Duke Capital Limited (DUKE)

Director name: Johnson,Neil A

Amount sold: 10,000 @ 29.50p

Value: £2,950.00