(Sharecast News) - Everyman Media revealed on Friday that executive director Adam Kaye had acquired 500,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed cinema chain.

Kaye, who made the purchase via his interest in Kropifko Properties, snapped up the shares on Thursday at an average price of 25.5p each, for a total value of £127,500.

Following the purchase, Kaye holds a total beneficial interest in approximately 9.27% of Everyman's issued share capital.

As of 1520 GMT, Everyman shares had surged 24.24% to 31.68p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Everyman Media Group (EMAN)

Director name: Kaye,Adam

Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 25.50p

Value: £127,500.00

Shaftesbury Capital (SHC)

Director name: Nicholls,Jonathan

Amount purchased: 96,485 @ 127.52p

Value: £123,041.53

Franchise Brands (FRAN)

Director name: Wray,Nigel

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 119.00p

Value: £59,500.00

Experian (EXPN)

Director name: DeRose,Kathleen

Amount purchased: 1,750 @ $33.74

Value: $48,693.06

Rightmove (RMV)

Director name: Fisher ,Andrew

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 419.24p

Value: £41,924.00

Franchise Brands (FRAN)

Director name: Hemsley,Stephen

Amount purchased: 27,500 @ 119.00p

Value: £32,725.00

Segro (SGRO)

Director name: Sperber,Marcus

Amount purchased: 3,897 @ 641.10p

Value: £24,983.67

Rightmove (RMV)

Director name: Fisher ,Andrew

Amount purchased: 4,700 @ 420.11p

Value: £19,745.17

Rightmove (RMV)

Director name: Fisher ,Andrew

Amount purchased: 4,700 @ 418.82p

Value: £19,684.54

Pathos Communications (NEWS)

Director name: Elliott,Mark

Amount purchased: 63,165 @ 27.07p

Value: £17,095.61

India Capital Growth Fund Ltd. (IGC)

Director name: Timberlake,Nick

Amount purchased: 7,500 @ 142.70p

Value: £10,702.50

(PWR)

Director name: Sherwin,Michael

Amount purchased: 14,000 @ 71.00p

Value: £9,940.00

(PWR)

Director name: Helena Theodora Alers,Cynthia

Amount purchased: 7,132 @ 71.00p

Value: £5,063.72

Mid Wynd International Inv Trust (MWY)

Director name: Malomo ,Anulika

Amount purchased: 467 @ 697.43p

Value: £3,256.98

(PWR)

Director name: Possas Medina,Fabio

Amount purchased: 4,100 @ 71.00p

Value: £2,911.00

Rightmove (RMV)

Director name: Fisher ,Andrew

Amount purchased: 600 @ 419.78p

Value: £2,518.68

Top Director Sells

Osb Group (OSB)

Director name: Golding ,Andy

Amount sold: 63,097 @ 540.39p

Value: £340,967.03

Computacenter (CCC)

Director name: Norris,Michael J

Amount sold: 9,733 @ 2,813.08p

Value: £273,797.08

Osb Group (OSB)

Director name: Golding ,Andy

Amount sold: 35,294 @ 540.39p

Value: £190,723.65

Osb Group (OSB)

Director name: Golding ,Andy

Amount sold: 21,596 @ 540.39p

Value: £116,701.65

Osb Group (OSB)

Director name: Golding ,Andy

Amount sold: 15,543 @ 540.39p

Value: £83,992.12

Osb Group (OSB)

Director name: Hyde ,Victoria

Amount sold: 13,250 @ 540.39p

Value: £71,601.08

Frontier Developments (FDEV)

Director name: Braben ,David John

Amount sold: 7,500 @ 344.50p

Value: £25,837.50

Osb Group (OSB)

Director name: Hyde ,Victoria

Amount sold: 3,796 @ 540.39p

Value: £20,513.03

Pathos Communications (NEWS)

Director name: Elliott,Mark

Amount sold: 63,165 @ 27.00p

Value: £17,054.55

Osb Group (OSB)

Director name: Hyde ,Victoria

Amount sold: 1,866 @ 540.39p

Value: £10,083.59