(Sharecast News) - Franchise Brands revealed on Monday that non-executive director Louise George had acquired 50,000 ordinary shares in the multi-brand franchise business.

George, who previously acted as CFO of Belvoir Group, purchased the shares on Friday at an average price of 145.0p each, for a total value of £72,500.

Following the transaction, George now holds a beneficial interest in 150,000 Franchise Brands shares, representing approximately 0.077% of the company's total voting rights.

As of 1620 BST, Franchise Brands shares were down 5.0% at 142.50p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Franchise Brands (FRAN)

Director name: George,Louise

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 145.00p

Value: £72,500.00

Shaftesbury Capital (SHC)

Director name: Cosgrave,Madeleine

Amount purchased: 40,000 @ 127.00p

Value: £50,799.40

Partners Group Private Equity Limited. (eur) (PEY)

Director name: Wheatley,Merise

Amount purchased: 3,000 @ 864.90p

Value: £28,801.17

First Tin (1SN)

Director name: Scotting,Bill

Amount purchased: 416,667 @ 5.60p

Value: £23,333.35

Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust (SMT)

Director name: Kumaraswamy,Vikram

Amount purchased: 2,111 @ 942.32p

Value: £19,892.43

Cml Microsystems (CML)

Director name: Clark,Nigel G

Amount purchased: 9,250 @ 215.00p

Value: £19,887.50

River Global B (RVRB)

Director name: Mills,Christopher

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 33.00p

Value: £16,500.00

Frontier Ip Group (FIPP)

Director name: McKay,Jacqueline

Amount purchased: 61,224 @ 24.50p

Value: £14,999.88

Empresaria Group (EMR)

Director name: Anderson,Tim

Amount purchased: 60,000 @ 24.85p

Value: £14,910.00

Croda International (CRDA)

Director name: Ferguson,Jacqui

Amount purchased: 155 @ 2,881.62p

Value: £4,466.52

Top Director Sells

Frontier Ip Group (FIPP)

Director name: McKay,Jacqueline

Amount sold: 61,224 @ 2,450.00p

Value: £1,499,988.00

Glanbia (cdi) (GLB)

Director name: McGuire ,Hugh

Amount sold: 42,719 @ 1,054.99p

Value: £500,256.11

Glanbia (cdi) (GLB)

Director name: Garvey,Mark

Amount sold: 22,443 @ 10.55

Value: 236,771.41