Buccaneer Energy PLC
12 August 2026
12 August 2026
Buccaneer Energy Plc
("Buccaneer" or the "Company")
PDMR Dealing
Buccaneer Energy (AIM: BUCE), the international oil & gas exploration and production company, announces that, further to the announcement made at 7:00am on 12 August 2026, the Company's directors, Paul Welch (Chief Executive Officer), Dr Stephen Staley (Non-Executive Chairman) and Jim Newman (Non-Executive Director) have subscribed £5,000, £5,750 and £5,750 respectively for new Ordinary Shares in the Company in relation to the Subscription.
The expected shareholdings of the Directors following the Placing, the Subscription, and the Fee Conversion, and their respective resulting interests in the Enlarged Share Capital, are set out below:
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Director |
Number of Existing Ordinary Shares held |
Subscription Shares subscribed for in Subscription |
Ordinary Shares held on Admission |
Percentage of Enlarged Share Capital on Admission |
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Paul Welch |
253,268,291 |
57,500,000 |
310,768,921 |
1.34% |
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Stephen Staley |
132,969,077 |
50,000,000 |
182,969,077 |
0.79% |
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Jim Newman* |
493,701,766 |
57,500,000 |
551,201,766 |
2.38% |
*including 493,701,766 existing ordinary shares held by Dos Hermanos International, LLC, of which Mr Newman is a principal.
The FCA notification in relation to the above and made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation is appended further below.
Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as in the announcement issued by the Company at 7:00am on 12 August 2026.
For further information, contact:
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Buccaneer Energy plc Paul Welch, CEO |
Email: |
Investor_relations@buccaneerenergy.co.uk |
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Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) Jeremy Porter / Alex Brearley
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Tel: |
+44 (0) 20 3328 5656 |
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SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Joint Broker) Stuart Gledhill / Richard Hail / Adam Cowl |
Tel: |
+44 (0) 20 3470 0470 |
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Celicourt Communications (PR/IR) Mark Antelme / Charles Denley-Myerson |
Tel: |
+44 (0) 20 7770 6424 |
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated (PCA) |
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a) |
Name |
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Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
See 1a) above |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Buccaneer Energy plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800JO9A4LO19YJ129 |
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4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of 0.01p each in Buccaneer Energy plc
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Fundraising for New Ordinary Shares |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price: 0.01 pence Volumes:
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
12 August 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |
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