PDMR Dealing

Buccaneer Energy

12/08/2026 17:00

RNS Number : 4398Q
  
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:
 




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






Paul Welch


253,268,291


57,500,000


310,768,921


1.34%




Stephen Staley


132,969,077


50,000,000


182,969,077


0.79%




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:
 




Buccaneer Energy plc
Paul Welch, CEO


Email:


Investor_relations@buccaneerenergy.co.uk


















Allenby Capital Limited
(Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)
Jeremy Porter / Alex Brearley
 


Tel:


+44 (0) 20 3328 5656




SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Joint Broker)
Stuart Gledhill / Richard Hail / Adam Cowl


Tel:


+44 (0) 20 3470 0470


















Celicourt Communications
(PR/IR)
Mark Antelme / Charles Denley-Myerson


Tel:

Email:


+44 (0) 20 7770 6424

BucEng@celicourt.uk




 
 
 
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
 




1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated (PCA)




a)


Name






Paul Welch


Chief Executive Officer




Stephen Staley


Non-Executive Chair




Jim Newman


Non-Executive Director









2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


See 1a) above




b)
 


Initial notification /Amendment


Initial notification




3
 


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Buccaneer Energy plc




b)


LEI


213800JO9A4LO19YJ129




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




a)
 


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code


Ordinary Shares of 0.01p each in Buccaneer Energy plc


Identification code (ISIN) for Buccaneer Energy plc ordinary shares: GB00BZ76F335




b)


Nature of the transaction


Fundraising for New Ordinary Shares
 




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)


Price: 0.01 pence
 
Volumes:
 




Paul Welch


57,500,000




Stephen Staley


50,000,000




Jim Newman


57,500,000




 




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


N/A
 




e)


Date of the transaction


12 August 2026




f)


Place of the transaction


Outside a trading venue




 
 
 
 
 




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