LONDON (ShareCast) - ITV's Chief Executive, Adam Crozier, has exercised options over 3.6m shares and subsequently sold 2.3m of them, it was announced Tuesday.

Crozier, whose total holding now stands at just under 1.56m shares, disposed of the shares at 127.1p each, pocketing a total of £3.0m.

One week ago ITV acquired The Garden, an independent production company which has produced programmes such as 24 Hours in A&E and Inside Claridge's, for an initial £18m.

Shares in ITV have rocketed 50% over the past year, boosted by strong profit and revenue growth as the company successfully positions itself to meet the demands of changing consumer behaviour, such as mobile viewing.

Total revenues for 2012 climbed 5.0% year-on-year to £2.5bn, fuelled by a strong performance in ITV Studios and the Online, Pay and Interactive business.

Adjusted profit before tax jumped 17% to £464m while adjusted earnings per share increased 16% to 9.2p.


Top Director Buys

Virgin Media Inc. (VMED)
Director name: Mr Doreen A Toben
Amount purchased: 17,500 @ 1,029.50p
Value: £180,162

Wolfson Microelectronics (WLF)
Director name: Mr Glenn Collinson
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 200.60p
Value: £100,300

CLS Holdings (CLI)
Director name: Mr Sten A Mortstedt
Amount purchased: 7,982 @ 914.00p
Value: £72,955

Lok'n Store Group (LOK)
Director name: Mr Richard Holmes
Amount purchased: 57,500 @ 125.00p
Value: £71,875

Lok'n Store Group (LOK)
Director name: Mr Charles Peal
Amount purchased: 57,500 @ 125.00p
Value: £71,875

Thor Mining (THR)
Director name: Mr Michael Billing
Amount purchased: 7,462,688 @ 0.45p
Value: £33,582

Thor Mining (THR)
Director name: Mr Michael Ashton
Amount purchased: 7,462,687 @ 0.45p
Value: £33,582

Smith (DS) (SMDS)
Director name: Mr Chris Britton
Amount purchased: 10,550 @ 237.00p
Value: £25,004

Thor Mining (THR)
Director name: Mr Gregory Durack
Amount purchased: 2,985,075 @ 0.45p
Value: £13,433

Thor Mining (THR)
Director name: Mr David Thomas
Amount purchased: 2,328,359 @ 0.45p
Value: £10,478


Top Director Sells

ITV (ITV)
Director name: Mr Adam Crozier
Amount sold: 2,342,312 @ 127.12p
Value: £2,977,547

Croda International (CRDA)
Director name: Mr Sean Christie
Amount sold: 13,635 @ 2,500.05p
Value: £340,882

Virgin Media Inc. (VMED)
Director name: Mr Doreen A Toben
Amount sold: 5,693 @ 3,164.77p
Value: £180,170

Cobham (COB)
Director name: Mr Robert (Bob) Murphy
Amount sold: 106,986 @ 247.51p
Value: £264,801

GLOBO (GBO)
Director name: Mr Konstantinos (Costis) Papadimitrakopoulos
Amount sold: 453,938 @ 41.49p
Value: £188,339

Cobham (COB)
Director name: Mr Robert (Bob) Murphy
Amount sold: 46,059 @ 247.89p
Value: £114,176

GLOBO (GBO)
Director name: Mr Dimitrios Gryparis
Amount sold: 151,315 @ 41.49p
Value: £62,781

GLOBO (GBO)
Director name: Mr Gerasimos (Makis) Bonanos
Amount sold: 151,315 @ 41.49p
Value: £62,781

Lok'n Store Group (LOK)
Director name: Mr Andrew Jacobs
Amount sold: 50,000 @ 125.00p
Value: £62,500

Lok'n Store Group (LOK)
Director name: Mr Simon Thomas
Amount sold: 50,000 @ 125.00p
Value: £62,500

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