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Director dealings: Trustpilot CEO raises stake

(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

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Trustpilot Group (TRST) Director name: Blair,Adrian Amount purchased: 95,296 @ 156.60p Value: £149,233.53

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Oxford Metrics (OMG) Director name: Climer,Naomi Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 42.80p Value: £2,140.00

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