(Sharecast News) - Tullow Oil revealed on Friday that non-executive director Roald Goethe had acquired 300,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed exploration firm.

Goethe, who was appointed to the board of Tullow Oil in February 2023, purchased the shares on Thursday at an average price of 27.46p each, for a total price of £82,380.

As of 1645 BST, Tullow shares were down 0.92% at 28.02p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Evoke (di) (EVOK)

Director name: Widerström ,Per

Amount purchased: 900,000 @ 55.10p

Value: £495,900.00

Admiral Group (ADM)

Director name: Rogers,Mike

Amount purchased: 4,000 @ 3,018.13p

Value: £120,725.20

Tullow Oil (TLW)

Director name: Goethe,Roald

Amount purchased: 300,000 @ 27.46p

Value: £82,380.00

Secure Trust Bank (STB)

Director name: McCreadie,David

Amount purchased: 5,930 @ 843.03p

Value: £49,991.68

Secure Trust Bank (STB)

Director name: McCreadie,David

Amount purchased: 4,994 @ 840.88p

Value: £41,993.55

Evoke (di) (EVOK)

Director name: Ganot,Limor

Amount purchased: 53,636 @ 54.80p

Value: £29,392.53

Evoke (di) (EVOK)

Director name: Ganot,Limor

Amount purchased: 33,900 @ 55.00p

Value: £18,645.00

Secure Trust Bank (STB)

Director name: McCreadie,David

Amount purchased: 958 @ 835.00p

Value: £7,999.30

Wood Group (john) (WG.)

Director name: Gilmartin ,Ken

Amount purchased: 5,041 @ 132.00p

Value: £6,654.12

Ultimate Products (ULTP)

Director name: Dent,Chris

Amount purchased: 1,780 @ 140.38p

Value: £2,498.76

Top Director Sells

Zigup (ZIG)

Director name: Ward,Martin

Amount sold: 97,563 @ 400.00p

Value: £390,252.00

Zigup (ZIG)

Director name: Vincent,Philip

Amount sold: 63,014 @ 400.00p

Value: £252,056.00