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.
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Last week it announced its acquisition of Cornish housebuilder Rosemullion Homes for £200,000.
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'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.
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