Director dealings: Victoria director raises stake.

Victoria revealed on Thursday that non-executive director Gavin Petken had acquired 187,496 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed flooring products business.

Victoria
22 January 2026 14:43:02

Source: Sharecast

Petken, who was appointed to the board of Victoria in September 2014, and his wife purchased the shares on Wednesday at an average price of 26.70p each, for a total value of £49,999.79.

Following the transaction, Petkens holds a benficial interest in 450,611 ordinary Victoria shares, which represents 0.39% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1440 GMT, Victoria shares were up 6.94% at 28.50p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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