Director dealings: Audioboom chairman ups stake

Audioboom revealed on Friday that chairman Michael Tobin had acquired 5,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed podcasting company.

Tobin, who took over as chairman in August 2018, purchased the shares on Thursday at an average price of 196.0p each, for a total value of £9,800.

Following the purchase, Tobin holds 190,476 ordinary shares in the firm, representing approximately 1.36% of its issued share capital.

Audioboom called off its sale process on Wednesday as losses narrowed year-on-year and revenues improved in the third quarter of 2020.

The company said it had called off the formal sale process after experiencing "very encouraging growth", with revenues up 15% in the three months ended 30 September at $6.5m and its quarterly adjusted underlying loss narrowed by 59% to $400,000.

As of 1630 BST, Audioboom shares were down 8.97% at 177.50p.

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