(Sharecast News) - THG revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Matthew Moulding purchased 20.4m ordinary shares in the London-listed ecommerce retailer.

Moulding, who made the purchase via his interest in FIC Shareco, acquired the shares at an average price of 49.0p each, for a total value of £10.0m.

Following the transaction, Moulding holds a beneficial interest in 341.34m ordinary THG shares.

As of 1620 BST, THG shares were up 2.95% at 48.12p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Thg (THG)

Director name: Moulding,Matthew

Amount purchased: 20,408,164 @ 49.00p

Value: £10,000,000.55

Dg Innovate (DGI)

Director name: Eidem,Christian

Amount purchased: 103,333,336 @ 0.08p

Value: £77,500.00

Dg Innovate (DGI)

Director name: Hansen,Peter Bardenfleth

Amount purchased: 70,000,000 @ 0.08p

Value: £52,500.00

Strategic Equity Capital (SEC)

Director name: Williams ,Howard

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 321.00p

Value: £32,100.00

Dg Innovate (DGI)

Director name: Allardyce,John Frame

Amount purchased: 36,666,668 @ 0.08p

Value: £27,500.00

Dg Innovate (DGI)

Director name: Rudat,Jochen

Amount purchased: 36,666,668 @ 0.08p

Value: £27,500.00

Optima Health (OPT)

Director name: Giles,Heidi

Amount purchased: 12,194 @ 163.95p

Value: £19,992.06

Prospex Energy (PXEN)

Director name: Routh,Mark Christopher

Amount purchased: 363,024 @ 5.10p

Value: £18,514.22

Dg Innovate (DGI)

Director name: Gabriel,Trevor Maurice

Amount purchased: 20,000,000 @ 0.08p

Value: £15,000.00

Rio Tinto (RIO)

Director name: Dalla Valle,Dean

Amount purchased: 210 @ $121.00

Value: $13,449.43

Rio Tinto (RIO)

Director name: Dalla Valle,Dean

Amount purchased: 206 @ $122.86

Value: $13,396.05

Top Director Sells

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT)

Director name: Sanghera,Gurdial (Gordon)

Amount sold: 1,993,571 @ 141.66p

Value: £2,824,112.62

Prospex Energy (PXEN)

Director name: Routh,Mark Christopher

Amount sold: 363,655 @ 5.50p

Value: £20,001.02