(ShareCast News) - Sound Energy's boss, James Parsons, added to his stake in the Africa and Europe-focused upstream gas outfit.Parsons made off with 44,522 shares in the company at an indiviual price of 67.37p on 16 December, the company said in a statement.The total value of the transaction was £29,994.47.That saw his total stake rise to 1.64m shares, which was equivalent to a stake of 0.25% in the firm's equity.In parallel, Greenbery, an affiliate of Continental Investment Partners, in which Marco Fumagalli, one of Sound Energy's non-executive directors, was a managing partner and in which he held a 25% stake bought 774,387 shares at an individual price of 68.15p.On the day before, Sound Energy said the extended well test at the TE-7 well at its 27.5%-owned Tendrara licence, onshore Morocco, was ongoing and expected to confirm production sustainability and aid field development planning. Top Director BuysSound Energy (SOU)Director name: Fumagalli,MarcoAmount purchased: 774,387 @ 68.15pValue: £527,744.75Arrow Global Group (ARW)Director name: Rochford,LeeAmount purchased: 174,928 @ 283.84pValue: £496,515.62Nex Group (NXG)Director name: Bridges,Stuart JAmount purchased: 35,000 @ 485.43pValue: £169,900.68Schroder Japan Growth Fund (SJG)Director name: Gibbs,AlanAmount purchased: 52,330 @ 187.70pValue: £98,223.93Sound Energy (SOU)Director name: Parsons,JamesAmount purchased: 44,522 @ 67.37pValue: £29,994.47Carclo (CAR)Director name: Malley ,Chris Amount purchased: 16,000 @ 129.06pValue: £20,649.60El Oro Ltd (ELX)Director name: Parish,C. Robin W.Amount purchased: 28,600 @ 70.00pValue: £20,020.00Nichols (NICL)Director name: Gittins,JohnAmount purchased: 1,280 @ 1,558.00pValue: £19,942.40Pci-pal (PCIP)Director name: Catchpole,WilliamAmount purchased: 49,847 @ 40.00pValue: £19,938.80Pci-pal (PCIP)Director name: Forsyth,GeoffreyAmount purchased: 49,847 @ 40.00pValue: £19,938.80El Oro Ltd (ELX)Director name: Parish,C. Robin W.Amount purchased: 18,000 @ 72.00pValue: £12,960.00Aggreko (AGK)Director name: Nicola Brewer,DameAmount purchased: 450 @ 86.53pValue: £389.38Bae Systems (BA.)Director name: Bramwell,Philip Amount purchased: 26 @ 590.00pValue: £153.40Kingfisher (KGF)Director name: Witts,KarenAmount purchased: 44 @ 340.21pValue: £149.69Top Director SellsUtilitywise Plc (UTW)Director name: Feigen,Richard Amount sold: 58,675 @ 190.00pValue: £111,482.50Carclo (CAR)Director name: Malley ,Chris Amount sold: 16,000 @ 128.00pValue: £20,480.00