(Sharecast News) - Hostmore revealed on Thursday that senior independent director David Lis had acquired 200,000 ordinary shares in the London-listed hospitality group.

Lis, who initially joined Hostmore as a non-executive director back in November 2021, purchased the shares on Wednesday at an average price of 13.45p each, for a total value of £26,901.20.

Following the purchase, Lis holds 415,000 ordinary Hostmore shares.

As of 1635 GMT, Hostmore shares were up 7.27% at 14.16p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Hostmore (MORE)

Director name: Lis,David

Amount purchased: 200,000 @ 13.45p

Value: £26,901.20

Naked Wines (WINE)

Director name: Devlin,Nicholas

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 100.19p

Value: £25,048.43

Naked Wines (WINE)

Director name: Crawford, James

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 97.65p

Value: £19,529.68

Smoove (SMV)

Director name: Scott,Oliver Rupert Andrew

Amount purchased: 19,000 @ 38.60p

Value: £7,334.00

Smoove (SMV)

Director name: Scott,Oliver Rupert Andrew

Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 38.83p

Value: £5,824.99

Chelverton Uk Dividend Trust (SDV)

Director name: Hadgill,Denise

Amount purchased: 2,762 @ 179.75p

Value: £4,964.69

Synthomer (SYNT)

Director name: Gualdoni,Roberto

Amount purchased: 1,853 @ 229.80p

Value: £4,258.19

Primorus Investments (PRIM)

Director name: Labrum,Rupert

Amount purchased: 150,000 @ 2.80p

Value: £4,200.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)

Director name: Labrum,Rupert

Amount purchased: 150,000 @ 2.80p

Value: £4,200.00

Hostmore (MORE)

Director name: Welker ,Stephen

Amount purchased: 29,998 @ 13.26p

Value: £3,977.73

Primorus Investments (PRIM)

Director name: Labrum,Rupert

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 3.09p

Value: £3,090.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)

Director name: Labrum,Rupert

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 3.05p

Value: £3,050.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)

Director name: Labrum,Rupert

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 3.04p

Value: £3,040.00

Hostmore (MORE)

Director name: Welker ,Stephen

Amount purchased: 19,597 @ 13.28p

Value: £2,602.48

Primorus Investments (PRIM)

Director name: Labrum,Rupert

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 3.04p

Value: £1,520.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)

Director name: Labrum,Rupert

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 3.00p

Value: £1,500.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)

Director name: Labrum,Rupert

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 2.95p

Value: £1,475.00

Hostmore (MORE)

Director name: Welker ,Stephen

Amount purchased: 10,511 @ 13.00p

Value: £1,366.43

Mj Gleeson (GLE)

Director name: Thomson,James

Amount purchased: 54 @ 366.00p

Value: £197.64

Mj Gleeson (GLE)

Director name: Allanson ,Stefan

Amount purchased: 54 @ 366.00p

Value: £197.64

British American Tobacco (BATS)

Director name: Marroco,Tadeu

Amount purchased: 5 @ 3,419.33p

Value: £170.97

Mondi (MNDI)

Director name: Powell,Mike

Amount purchased: 11 @ 1,471.39p

Value: £161.85

Mondi (MNDI)

Director name: King,Andrew

Amount purchased: 11 @ 1,471.39p

Value: £161.85

Softcat (SCT)

Director name: Watt,Graeme

Amount purchased: 13 @ 1,222.00p

Value: £158.86

Metro Bank (MTRO)

Director name: Hopkinson,James

Amount purchased: 152 @ 98.50p

Value: £149.72

Softcat (SCT)

Director name: Charlton,Graham

Amount purchased: 12 @ 1,222.00p

Value: £146.64

Barr (a.g.) (BAG)

Director name: White,Roger Alexander

Amount purchased: 28 @ 520.00p

Value: £145.60

Barr (a.g.) (BAG)

Director name: Kemp,Jonathan David

Amount purchased: 28 @ 520.00p

Value: £145.60

Barr (a.g.) (BAG)

Director name: Lorimer,Stuart

Amount purchased: 28 @ 520.00p

Value: £145.60

Top Director Sells

Telecom Plus (TEP)

Director name: Wigoder,Charles

Amount sold: 2,058,495 @ 2,400.00p

Value: £49,403,880.00

Telecom Plus (TEP)

Director name: Wigoder,Charles

Amount sold: 500,000 @ 2,400.00p

Value: £12,000,000.00

Alfa Financial Software Holdings (ALFA)

Director name: Page,Andrew

Amount sold: 5,302,325 @ 159.18p

Value: £8,440,293.89

Alfa Financial Software Holdings (ALFA)

Director name: Denton,Andrew

Amount sold: 437,675 @ 159.18p

Value: £696,695.44

Telecom Plus (TEP)

Director name: Wigoder,Charles

Amount sold: 25,000 @ 2,400.00p

Value: £600,000.00

Renew Holdings (RNWH)

Director name: Liebenberg,Andries

Amount sold: 63,718 @ 701.00p

Value: £446,663.19

Renew Holdings (RNWH)

Director name: Liebenberg,Andries

Amount sold: 16,282 @ 693.00p

Value: £112,834.26