(Sharecast News) - Energean revealed on Wednesday that non-executive director Martin Houston had acquired 8,500 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed hydrocarbon exploration and production company.

Houston, who joined the board of Energean in November, purchased the shares on Friday at an average price of 958.59p each, for a total value of £81,480.15.

As of 1620 GMT, Energean shares were up 3.76% at 1,021.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Airtel Africa (AAF)

Director name: Mittal,Shravin Bharti

Amount purchased: 127,147,528 @ $1.45

Value: $152,436,536.95

Energean (ENOG)

Director name: Houston,Martin

Amount purchased: 8,500 @ 958.59p

Value: �81,480.15

Ct Private Equity Trust (CTPE)

Director name: Armour ,Craig

Amount purchased: 12,000 @ 474.40p

Value: �56,928.00

Ecora Resources (ECOR)

Director name: Lafleche,Marc Bishop

Amount purchased: 57,900 @ 89.01p

Value: �51,536.79

Vietnam Enterprise Investments (di) (VEIL)

Director name: Cade ,Charles

Amount purchased: 8,000 @ 543.00p

Value: �43,440.00

Greencore Group (cdi) (GNC)

Director name: Murray,Alastair S N

Amount purchased: 40,000 @ 97.60p

Value: �39,040.00

Redcentric (RCN)

Director name: Scott,Oliver Rupert Andrew

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 127.22p

Value: �31,805.00

Jz Capital Partners Ltd (JZCP)

Director name: Paxton,Ashley

Amount purchased: 12,250 @ 190.00p

Value: �23,275.00

Anglo American (AAL)

Director name: Nyasulu,Hixonia

Amount purchased: 543 @ 1,839.60p

Value: �9,989.03

Redcentric (RCN)

Director name: Scott,Oliver Rupert Andrew

Amount purchased: 6,909 @ 126.50p

Value: �8,739.88

Big Technologies (BIG)

Director name: Morris,Daren John

Amount purchased: 3,000 @ 173.00p

Value: �5,190.00

Big Technologies (BIG)

Director name: Morris,Daren John

Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 174.00p

Value: �3,480.00

Pennon Group (PNN)

Director name: Boote,Paul

Amount purchased: 20 @ 742.00p

Value: �148.40

Pennon Group (PNN)

Director name: Davy ,Susan

Amount purchased: 20 @ 742.00p

Value: �148.40

Belvoir Group (BLV)

Director name: George,Louise

Amount purchased: 21,072 @ 0.00p

Value: �0.00

Top Director Sells

Airtel Africa (AAF)

Director name: Mittal,Shravin Bharti

Amount sold: 127,147,528 @ $1.45

Value: $152,436,536.95

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 50,556 @ $102.23

Value: $4,261,845.51

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 37,842 @ $102.23

Value: $3,190,061.67

Value And Indexed Property Income Trust (VIP)

Director name: Oakeshott,Matthew A

Amount sold: 560,000 @ 195.25p

Value: �1,093,399.99

Boku, Inc (di) Reg S Cat 3/144a (BOKU)

Director name: Shuster,Loren I.

Amount sold: 47,275 @ 139.00p

Value: �65,712.25

Heavitree Brewery (HVT)

Director name: Crocker,Graham J

Amount sold: 6,667 @ 150.00p

Value: �10,000.50

Heavitree Brewery (HVT)

Director name: Crocker,Graham J

Amount sold: 6,667 @ 150.00p

Value: �10,000.50

Ssp Group (SSPG)

Director name: Davies,Jonathan

Amount sold: 150 @ 235.80p

Value: �353.70