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(Sharecast News) - Trustpilot revealed on Tuesday that chief executive officer Adrian Blair had acquried 95,296 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed review platform operator.
Blair, who took over as CEO in September 2023, purchased the shares at an average price of 156.60p each, for a total value of 149,201.77.
As of 1455 GMT, Trustpilot shares were up 6.17% at 161.80p.
Shares tanked last week after short seller Grizzly Research disclosed a short position and said in a report that it had uncovered "mafia-style" extortion campaigns against non-paying businesses.
It said: "According to our investigation, Trustpilot creates unsolicited review profiles for all kinds of businesses with the intention to attract hyper-negative reviews and force these businesses into paying subscription deals to 'more actively manage' the reviews.
"Paid-for profiles see their review score magically lift from under 2 of 5 stars to over 4 of 5 stars. Industry experts call this scheme the 'Trustpilot Mafia'."
Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com
Top Director Buys
Trustpilot Group (TRST)
Director name: Blair,Adrian
Amount purchased: 95,296 @ 156.60p
Value: 149,233.53
Paragon Banking Group (PAG)
Director name: Woodman,Richard
Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 808.30p
Value: 121,244.93
Oxford Metrics (OMG)
Director name: Climer,Naomi
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 42.80p
Value: 2,140.00
Top Director Sells
Thor Energy (THR)
Director name: Armstrong ,Timothy
Amount sold: 4,500,000 @ $0.01
Value: $25,009.26