Director dealings: Bank of Georgia ups stake following 'best bank' award

7th Dec 2018 15:30

(Sharecast News) - Bank Of Georgia chief executive Kakhaber Kiknavelidze purchased 15,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed lender on Friday.Kiknavelidze, who took over as CEO back in 2016, acquired the shares at an average price of 1,359.67p each, for a total value of £203,950.50.Earlier in the day, BGEO announced that its banking subsidiary, JSC Bank of Georgia, has been recognised as the best bank of 2018 in Central and Eastern Europe by The Banker.BGEO said one of the criteria for selection was the bank's successful transformation from a product focus to a client-centric business model, which had resulted in more effective tailor-made services through the Bank of Georgia's multi-brand strategy, according to the board.As of 1625 GMT, BGEO shares had climbed 3.82% to 1,360p.Top Director BuysBank Of Georgia Group (BGEO)Director name: Kiknavelidze,Kakhaber (Kaha) Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 1,359.67pValue: £203,950.50Mercantile Ports & Logistics Limited (MPL)Director name: Bakhshi,PavanAmount purchased: 10,000,000 @ 2.00pValue: £200,000.00Aveva Group (AVV)Director name: Allerton,JenniferAmount purchased: 4,300 @ 2,390.00pValue: £102,770.00Mercantile Ports & Logistics Limited (MPL)Director name: Metha,Jay Amount purchased: 5,000,000 @ 2.00pValue: £100,000.00Fevertree Drinks (FEVR)Director name: Popkin,Jeff Amount purchased: 2,549 @ $29.54Value: $60,470.18Mercantile Ports & Logistics Limited (MPL)Director name: Flight,LordAmount purchased: 3,000,000 @ 2.00pValue: £60,000.00Kcom Group (KCOM)Director name: Sutherland,Graham Amount purchased: 81,272 @ 61.20pValue: £49,738.46Griffin Mining Ltd. (GFM)Director name: Usdan ,Adam Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 92.00pValue: £46,000.00Phoenix Group Holdings (di) (PHNX)Director name: Sorenson,KoryAmount purchased: 7,500 @ 582.50pValue: £43,687.50Mercantile Ports & Logistics Limited (MPL)Director name: Fitzgerald,John Amount purchased: 2,000,000 @ 2.00pValue: £40,000.00Bank Of Georgia Group (BGEO)Director name: Tsiklauri,David Amount purchased: 3,000 @ 1,315.00pValue: £39,450.00Bank Of Georgia Group (BGEO)Director name: Tsiklauri,David Amount purchased: 3,000 @ 1,308.95pValue: £39,268.45Cora Gold Limited (di) (CORA)Director name: Quirk,Paul Amount purchased: 780,000 @ 5.00pValue: £39,000.00Cora Gold Limited (di) (CORA)Director name: McNamara,GeoffreyAmount purchased: 780,000 @ 5.00pValue: £39,000.00Kcom Group (KCOM)Director name: Smith,PeterAmount purchased: 50,000 @ 61.00pValue: £30,500.00Tt Electronics (TTG)Director name: Boyer,Jack ByronAmount purchased: 11,792 @ 210.00pValue: £24,763.20Fidelity Special Values (FSV)Director name: Foster,NigelAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 232.90pValue: £23,290.00Midwich Group (MIDW)Director name: Wright,HilaryAmount purchased: 2,000 @ 517.70pValue: £10,354.00Mercantile Ports & Logistics Limited (MPL)Director name: Henderson,AndrewAmount purchased: 515,318 @ 2.00pValue: £10,306.36Fevertree Drinks (FEVR)Director name: Popkin,Jeff Amount purchased: 284 @ $29.12Value: $6,641.57Cora Gold Limited (di) (CORA)Director name: Forster,JonathanAmount purchased: 100,000 @ 5.00pValue: £5,000.00Fevertree Drinks (FEVR)Director name: Popkin,Jeff Amount purchased: 100 @ $29.42Value: $2,362.67Cmc Markets (CMCX)Director name: Fineberg,DavidAmount purchased: 282 @ 106.60pValue: £300.61Cmc Markets (CMCX)Director name: Foley,Grant Amount purchased: 282 @ 106.60pValue: £300.61Nexus Infrastructure (NEXS)Director name: Martin,AlanAmount purchased: 109 @ 183.00pValue: £199.47Judges Scientific (JDG)Director name: Cicurel,DavidAmount purchased: 7 @ 2,410.00pValue: £168.70Rathbone Brothers (RAT)Director name: Howell ,Philip Amount purchased: 6 @ 2,488.00pValue: £149.28Rathbone Brothers (RAT)Director name: Butcher,AndrewAmount purchased: 6 @ 2,488.00pValue: £149.28Rathbone Brothers (RAT)Director name: Stockton,PaulAmount purchased: 6 @ 2,488.00pValue: £149.28Judges Scientific (JDG)Director name: Ormsby,Bradley LeonardAmount purchased: 6 @ 2,410.00pValue: £144.60Judges Scientific (JDG)Director name: Lavelle,Mark Amount purchased: 6 @ 2,410.00pValue: £144.60Top Director SellsKosmos Energy (di) (KOS)Director name: Chambers,Thomas PAmount sold: 9,255 @ 582.00pValue: £53,864.10