(Sharecast News) - Victoria revealed on Monday that executive chairman Geoffrey Wilding had purchased 100,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed flooring products business.

Wilding, who took over as executive chairman in October 2012, purchased the shares on Friday at an average price of 69.5p each, for a total value of £69,500.

Following the transaction, Wilding holds a beneficial interest in 22.68m ordinary Victoria shares, representing approximately 19.67% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1545 BST, Victoria shares were up 1.92% at 66.25p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (singapore Reg) (JAR)

Director name: Lu,Ming

Amount purchased: 7,400 @ $66.57

Value: $492,612.01

Victoria (VCP)

Director name: Wilding ,Geoff

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 69.50p

Value: £69,500.00

Cranswick (CWK)

Director name: Bottomley,Mark

Amount purchased: 358 @ 5,545.00p

Value: £19,851.10

Kromek Group (KMK)

Director name: Sharma,Rakesh

Amount purchased: 129,413 @ 7.57p

Value: £9,796.56

Computacenter (CCC)

Director name: Mortimer,Keith

Amount purchased: 181 @ 4,615.60p

Value: £8,354.24

Getech Group (GTC)

Director name: Jepps,Christopher Paul

Amount purchased: 217,006 @ 2.82p

Value: £6,108.72

Top Director Sells

Cranswick (CWK)

Director name: Bottomley,Mark

Amount sold: 361 @ 5,545.00p

Value: £20,017.45

Computacenter (CCC)

Director name: Mortimer,Keith

Amount sold: 181 @ 4,607.90p

Value: £8,340.30

Getech Group (GTC)

Director name: Jepps,Christopher Paul

Amount sold: 217,006 @ 2.80p

Value: £6,076.17