(Sharecast News) - Angus Energy revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Richard Herbert had acquired 5.0m ordinary shares in the AIM-listed onshore oil and gas development firm.

Herbert, who has spent over 42 years in the upstream oil and gas business, purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 0.50p each, for a total value of £25,000.

Following the transaction, Herbert holds 8,3m ordinary Angus shares, representing approximately 0.02% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1615 BST, Angus shares were down 2.53% at 0.46p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Hongkong Land Holding Ltd. (sing.reg) (HKLD)

Director name: Beattie,Craig

Amount purchased: 20,900 @ $2.99

Value: $62,440.84

Angus Energy (ANGS)

Director name: Herbert,Richard

Amount purchased: 5,000,000 @ 0.50p

Value: £25,000.00

Good Energy Group (GOOD)

Director name: Pocklington,Nigel

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 245.00p

Value: £24,500.00

Insig Ai (INSG)

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Value: £14,000.00

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Amount purchased: 4,800 @ 244.00p

Value: £11,712.00

Europa Oil & Gas (holdings) (EOG)

Director name: Holland,Will

Amount purchased: 525,456 @ 1.02p

Value: £5,359.65

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Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 1.07p

Value: £5,325.00

Wildcat Petroleum (WCAT)

Director name: Singh,Mandhir

Amount purchased: 2,900,000 @ 0.15p

Value: £4,350.00

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Director name: Singh,Mandhir

Amount purchased: 2,000,000 @ 0.17p

Value: £3,300.00

Wildcat Petroleum (WCAT)

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Amount purchased: 1,500,000 @ 0.15p

Value: £2,235.00

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Director name: Dickinson,Robert

Amount sold: 250,000 @ $3.54

Value: $729,776.52

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Director name: Dickinson,Robert

Amount sold: 250,000 @ $3.37

Value: $694,730.74

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Director name: McDonald,Stuart

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