(Sharecast News) - Photo-me International revealed on Monday that chief executive Serge Crasnianski had upped his stake in the London-listed photobooth operator by 2.5m ordinary shares by virtue of his interest in Tibergest.
Crasnianski, the ultimate beneficiary of Tibergest, purchased the shares on Friday at an average price of 53.0p each, for a total value of £1.32m.

The group's CEO now has an interest in 26.48% of its issued share capital.

This time last year, Photo-me said it had continued to make strategic and operational progress in line with its strategy to diversify its range of products and services.

As of 1630 BST, Photo-me shares were down 3.50% at 50.99p.

Top Director Buys

Photo-me International (PHTM)
Director name: Crasnianski,Serge
Amount purchased: 2,500,000 @ 53.00p
Value: £1,324,999.93

Tesco (TSCO)
Director name: Patterson,Simon
Amount purchased: 70,423 @ 211.18p
Value: £148,719.29

Diageo (DGE)
Director name: Ferrán,Javier
Amount purchased: 307 @ 2,696.00p
Value: £8,276.72

Rockfire Resources (ROCK)
Director name: Elliott ,Patrick
Amount purchased: 685,714 @ 0.88p
Value: £6,000.00

Stagecoach Group (SGC)
Director name: Weedall,Lynne
Amount purchased: 12,000 @ 38.78p
Value: £4,653.60

Qinetiq Group (QQ.)
Director name: Wadey ,Steve
Amount purchased: 53 @ 284.97p
Value: £151.03

Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY)
Director name: Horta-Osorio,Antonio
Amount purchased: 528 @ 28.38p
Value: £149.85

Britvic (BVIC)
Director name: Wilson,Joanne
Amount purchased: 18 @ 777.50p
Value: £139.95

Diageo (DGE)
Director name: Mikells,Kathryn
Amount purchased: 5 @ 2,679.00p
Value: £133.95

Britvic (BVIC)
Director name: Litherland,Simon
Amount purchased: 17 @ 777.50p
Value: £132.18

Diageo (DGE)
Director name: Moriarty,Siobhán
Amount purchased: 4 @ 2,679.00p
Value: £107.16



Top Director Sells

Thorpe (f.w.) (TFW)
Director name: Taylor,David
Amount sold: 26,000 @ 286.00p
Value: £74,360.00

Thorpe (f.w.) (TFW)
Director name: Cooper,Anthony
Amount sold: 13,839 @ 286.00p
Value: £39,579.54

Thorpe (f.w.) (TFW)
Director name: Allcock,Michael
Amount sold: 4,000 @ 286.00p
Value: £11,440.00