(Sharecast News) - 888 Holdings revealed on Monday that chief executive Per Widerström had acquired 1.12m ordinary shares in the London-listed gambling company.

Widerström, who took over as CEO on 16 October, purchased the shares on Friday at an average price of 84.30p each, for a total value of £948,829.37.

Following the transaction, Widerström holds an interest in a total of 2.06m ordinary 888 shares.

As of 1540 BST, 888 shares were down 0.76% at 84.65p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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