(Sharecast News) - Energean revealed on Thursday that chief financial officer Panagiotis Benos had disposed of 1.6m ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed exploration and production firm.

Benos, who took over as CFO in 2011, disposed of the shares on Tuesday via Adobelero Holdings for an average price of 895.00p, for a total value of £14.31m.

Following the sale, Benos holds a beneficial interest in 2.35m ordinary Energean shares, representing approximately 1.28% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1535 BST, Energean shares were down 1.84% at 932.50p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Oryx International Growth Fund Ltd. (OIG)

Director name: Mills,Christopher

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 1,225.00p

Value: £61,250.00

Built Cybernetics (BUC)

Director name: Clark,Nicholas Â'NickÂ'

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Value: £46,000.00

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Amount purchased: 15,000,000 @ 0.21p

Value: £30,990.00

Built Cybernetics (BUC)

Director name: Clark,Nicholas Â'NickÂ'

Amount purchased: 600,000 @ 2.30p

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Director name: Smeeton,Robert

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Amount purchased: 937,759 @ 0.21p

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Top Director Sells

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Director name: Benos,Panagiotis

Amount sold: 1,600,000 @ 895.00p

Value: £14,319,999.69

Built Cybernetics (BUC)

Director name: Clark,Nicholas Â'NickÂ'

Amount sold: 2,000,000 @ 2.30p

Value: £46,000.00

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Director name: Braben ,David John

Amount sold: 10,000 @ 347.00p

Value: £34,700.00

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Director name: Clark,Nicholas Â'NickÂ'

Amount sold: 600,000 @ 2.30p

Value: £13,800.00