(Sharecast News) - Cornerstone FS revealed on Monday that chief executive James Hickman had acquired 55,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed international payment services provider.

Hickman, who was appointed to the role of CEO in August 2022, purchased the shares on Thursday at an average price of 8.924p per share, for a total transaction value of £4,908.2.

Back in December, Cornerstone entered into a share purchase agreement for the sale of its non-core subsidiary Avila House, a registered small electronic money institution. Cornerstone sold Avila House to Aspire Commerce, trading as MulootMoney.com, for £300,000 in cash.

As of 1605 GMT, Cornerstone shares were down 2.48% at 8.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Cornerstone Fs (CSFS)

Director name: Hickman,James

Amount purchased: 55,000 @ 89.24p

Value: £49,082.00

Checkit (CKT)

Director name: Wilson,John Frederick

Amount purchased: 200,000 @ 24.05p

Value: £48,100.00

Checkit (CKT)

Director name: Wilson,John Frederick

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 23.50p

Value: £11,750.00

Smoove (SMV)

Director name: Scott,Oliver Rupert Andrew

Amount purchased: 24,150 @ 41.98p

Value: £10,139.26

K3 Business Technology Group (KBT)

Director name: Scott,Oliver Rupert Andrew

Amount purchased: 9,066 @ 110.00p

Value: £9,972.60

Cornerstone Fs (CSFS)

Director name: Bullock,Simon

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 8.83p

Value: £8,825.00

Cornerstone Fs (CSFS)

Director name: Edwards,Gareth Maitland

Amount purchased: 56,500 @ 8.85p

Value: £4,997.42

Cornerstone Fs (CSFS)

Director name: Happe,Judy Amanda

Amount purchased: 6,000 @ 8.83p

Value: £529.50

Cornerstone Fs (CSFS)

Director name: Burns,John David

Amount purchased: 6,000 @ 8.83p

Value: £529.50

Wetherspoon (j.d.) (JDW)

Director name: Whitley ,Ben

Amount purchased: 32 @ 474.80p

Value: £151.94

Centaur Media (CAU)

Director name: Mukerji,Swagatam

Amount purchased: 283 @ 53.00p

Value: £149.99

Wetherspoon (j.d.) (JDW)

Director name: Connor ,Nigel

Amount purchased: 31 @ 474.80p

Value: £147.19

Pennon Group (PNN)

Director name: Boote,Paul

Amount purchased: 16 @ 917.17p

Value: £146.75

Pennon Group (PNN)

Director name: Davy ,Susan

Amount purchased: 16 @ 917.17p

Value: £146.75

Top Director Sells

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 1,000,000 @ 140.00p

Value: £1,399,999.98

Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG)

Director name: Šimkus,Justinas

Amount sold: 199,693 @ 152.60p

Value: £304,731.52

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 107,000 @ 147.73p

Value: £158,067.89

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 100,000 @ 145.98p

Value: £145,979.00

Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG)

Director name: Orkinas,Simonas

Amount sold: 69,871 @ 152.60p

Value: £106,623.15

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 50,000 @ 145.11p

Value: £72,552.50

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 40,000 @ 148.60p

Value: £59,440.40

Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG)

Director name: Mačienė,Lina

Amount sold: 29,585 @ 152.60p

Value: £45,146.71

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 18,000 @ 149.48p

Value: £26,905.68

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 10,000 @ 145.11p

Value: £14,510.50

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 10,000 @ 145.11p

Value: £14,510.50

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 10,000 @ 144.23p

Value: £14,423.10

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 9,800 @ 144.23p

Value: £14,134.64

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 9,800 @ 144.23p

Value: £14,134.64

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 9,500 @ 144.23p

Value: £13,701.94

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 9,212 @ 145.11p

Value: £13,367.07

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 8,500 @ 143.36p

Value: £12,185.35

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 8,200 @ 145.11p

Value: £11,898.61

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 8,000 @ 145.11p

Value: £11,608.40

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 2,500 @ 147.73p

Value: £3,693.18

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 2,000 @ 143.66p

Value: £2,873.16

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Siffrin,Alexander Oskar

Amount sold: 1,200 @ 142.78p

Value: £1,713.38