Director dealings: Xtract Resources chairman raises stake

Xtract Resources revealed on Friday that chairman Colin Bird had acquired 1.0m ordinary shares in the AIM-listed mining company.

Bird, who took over as chairman in 2016, purchased the shares at an average price of 1.78p each, for a total value of £17,800.

Following the transaction, Bird holds an interest in 18.0m ordinary Xtract shares, representing 2.10% of the issued share capital of the company.

As of 1605 GMT, Xtract shares were down 2.70% at 1.80p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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