Director dealings: Energean CEO ups stake

Energean revealed on Monday that chief executive Matthaios Rigas had acquired 10,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed exploration and production company.

Rigas, a founding shareholder of Energean, purchased the shares on Wednesday at an average price of 520.0p each, for a total value of £52,000.

Earlier in July, RBC Capital Markets downgraded Energean on valuation concerns.

RBC's analysts cut their rating from 'outperform' to 'sector perform', and reduced its price target from 1,100p to 700p.

As of 1630 BST, Energean shares were up 1.03% at 492p.

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