THG revealed on Tuesday that chief executive Matthew Moulding had acquired 24.39m ordinary shares via his family investment company, FIC Shareco.
Source: Sharecast
Moulding, who founded THG, purchased the shares on Monday at an average price of 34.93p each, for a total value of £8.52m.
Following the transaction, Moulding holds a beneficial interest in 454.26m THG shares, representing approximately 25.4% of the company's issued share capital.
As of 1100 GMT, THG shares were up 6.06% at 36.78p.
Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com
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