(Sharecast News) - Moonpig revealed on Thursday that chief executive Nickyl Raithatha had acquired 100,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed greeting cards business.

Raithatha, who took over as CEO back in 2018, purchased the shares on Wednesday at an average price of 114.0p, for a total value of £114,000.

Earlier in December, Moonpig lowered full-year sales forecasts as it warned that trading conditions had become "progressively more challenging" through October and November.

As of 1620 GMT, Moonpig shares were up 0.18% at 112.50p.

Top Director Buys

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Royde ,Max

Amount purchased: 200,000 @ 136.36p

Value: £272,724.01

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Royde ,Max

Amount purchased: 125,000 @ 137.96p

Value: £172,445.00

Moonpig Group (MOON)

Director name: Raithatha,Nickyl

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 114.00p

Value: £114,000.00

British American Tobacco (BATS)

Director name: Thomas,Darrell

Amount purchased: 2,000 @ $40.75

Value: $67,199.14

Alliance Trust (ATST)

Director name: Dobie,Clare

Amount purchased: 5,313 @ 936.25p

Value: £49,742.96

Paypoint (PAY)

Director name: Dale,Alan

Amount purchased: 4,000 @ 509.00p

Value: £20,360.00

Speedy Hire (SDY)

Director name: Kavanagh,Carol

Amount purchased: 50,076 @ 39.71p

Value: £19,887.58

Vaalco Energy, Inc (di) (EGY)

Director name: Maxwell,George Walter Mitchell

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ $4.33

Value: $17,852.73

Octopus Apollo Vct (OAP3)

Director name: Finn,Claire

Amount purchased: 20,205 @ 53.20p

Value: £10,749.06

Mind Gym (MIND)

Director name: Neary,Dominic

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 88.00p

Value: £8,800.00

Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings (OCTP)

Director name: Coke,Clarissa Ann Sowemimo-

Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 0.62p

Value: £6,200.00

Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)

Director name: Coplin,Dave

Amount purchased: 3,164 @ 132.54p

Value: £4,193.57

Oriole Resources (ORR)

Director name: Livesey,Tim

Amount purchased: 1,111,611 @ 0.13p

Value: £1,418.75

Oriole Resources (ORR)

Director name: Smeeton,Robert

Amount purchased: 889,289 @ 0.13p

Value: £1,135.00

Oriole Resources (ORR)

Director name: Bay,Claire

Amount purchased: 666,967 @ 0.13p

Value: £851.25

Oriole Resources (ORR)

Director name: Carr,Eileen

Amount purchased: 366,097 @ 0.13p

Value: £467.25

Oriole Resources (ORR)

Director name: Pelham,David A.

Amount purchased: 292,514 @ 0.13p

Value: £373.34

Superdry (SDRY)

Director name: Wills,Shaun

Amount purchased: 145 @ 103.90p

Value: £150.66

C&c Group (cdi) (CCR)

Director name: McMahon,Patrick

Amount purchased: 78 @ 160.20p

Value: £124.96

C&c Group (cdi) (CCR)

Director name: McMahon,Patrick

Amount purchased: 75 @ 163.30p

Value: £122.48

Top Director Sells

Ferguson (FERG)

Director name: Murphy,Kevin

Amount sold: 20,856 @ 10,422.28p

Value: £2,173,670.58

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Royde ,Max

Amount purchased: 200,000 @ 136.36p

Value: £272,724.01

Centralnic Group (CNIC)

Director name: Royde ,Max

Amount purchased: 125,000 @ 137.96p

Value: £172,445.00

Moonpig Group (MOON)

Director name: Raithatha,Nickyl

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 114.00p

Value: £114,000.00

British American Tobacco (BATS)

Director name: Thomas,Darrell

Amount purchased: 2,000 @ $40.75

Value: $67,199.14

Alliance Trust (ATST)

Director name: Dobie,Clare

Amount purchased: 5,313 @ 936.25p

Value: £49,742.96

Paypoint (PAY)

Director name: Dale,Alan

Amount purchased: 4,000 @ 509.00p

Value: £20,360.00

Speedy Hire (SDY)

Director name: Kavanagh,Carol

Amount purchased: 50,076 @ 39.71p

Value: £19,887.58

Vaalco Energy, Inc (di) (EGY)

Director name: Maxwell,George Walter Mitchell

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ $4.33

Value: $17,852.73

Octopus Apollo Vct (OAP3)

Director name: Finn,Claire

Amount purchased: 20,205 @ 53.20p

Value: £10,749.06

Mind Gym (MIND)

Director name: Neary,Dominic

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 88.00p

Value: £8,800.00

Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings (OCTP)

Director name: Coke,Clarissa Ann Sowemimo-

Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 0.62p

Value: £6,200.00

Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)

Director name: Coplin,Dave

Amount purchased: 3,164 @ 132.54p

Value: £4,193.57

Oriole Resources (ORR)

Director name: Livesey,Tim

Amount purchased: 1,111,611 @ 0.13p

Value: £1,418.75

Oriole Resources (ORR)

Director name: Smeeton,Robert

Amount purchased: 889,289 @ 0.13p

Value: £1,135.00

Oriole Resources (ORR)

Director name: Bay,Claire

Amount purchased: 666,967 @ 0.13p

Value: £851.25

Oriole Resources (ORR)

Director name: Carr,Eileen

Amount purchased: 366,097 @ 0.13p

Value: £467.25

Oriole Resources (ORR)

Director name: Pelham,David A.

Amount purchased: 292,514 @ 0.13p

Value: £373.34

Superdry (SDRY)

Director name: Wills,Shaun

Amount purchased: 145 @ 103.90p

Value: £150.66

C&c Group (cdi) (CCR)

Director name: McMahon,Patrick

Amount purchased: 78 @ 160.20p

Value: £124.96

C&c Group (cdi) (CCR)

Director name: McMahon,Patrick

Amount purchased: 75 @ 163.30p

Value: £122.48

Top Director Sells

Ferguson (FERG)

Director name: Murphy,Kevin

Amount sold: 20,856 @ 10,422.28p

Value: £2,173,670.58