(Sharecast News) - Baltic Classifieds revealed on Monday that Rebecca Williams, daughter of non-executive director Ed Williams, had acquired 222,326 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed classified portals operator.

Williams purchased the shares on Friday at an average price of 180.10p each, for a total value of £400,405.57.

Following the transaction, Ed Williams holds a beneficial interest in 3.05m ordinary Baltic Classifieds shares, representing 0.63% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1530 GMT, Baltic Classifieds shares were up 5.13% at 184.40p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG)

Director name: Williams,Edmund

Amount purchased: 222,326 @ 180.10p

Value: £400,405.57

Dr. Martens (DOCS)

Director name: Hanson ,Robert

Amount purchased: 96,000 @ 78.86p

Value: £75,705.60

Unite Group (UTG)

Director name: Lister,Joe

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 526.45p

Value: £52,645.00

Unite Group (UTG)

Director name: Burt,Michael

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 522.24p

Value: £52,224.00

Hamak Strategy Limited Npv (di) (HAMA)

Director name: Smithson,Nicholas Karl

Amount purchased: 947,965 @ 1.20p

Value: £11,386.01

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