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Director/PDMR Shareholding

15th Oct 2008 18:35

RNS Number : 9615F
Maple Energy plc
15 October 2008
 



15 October 2008

MAPLE ENERGY plc

("Maple Energy" or the "Company")

Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility Shareholding

Maple Energy was notified on 14 October 2008 that Ms. Roxana Guzman, General Counsel, purchased, on  13 October 2008, 5,000 shares at $3.20 (188p*) per share. 

Following the acquisition of these shares, Ms. Guzman has a beneficial interest in 48,450 ordinary shares in the Company representing 0.054% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the Company on a non-diluted basis.

*The exchange rate used was 1.7061, the rate at the US Federal Reserve for US dollars/UK sterling at 1200hrs on 13 October 2008. 

For further information, please contact: 

Maple Energy plc (+ 51 1 611 4000) 

Jack W. Hanks, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director

Rex W. Canon, Chief Executive Officer, President and Executive Director

Mirabaud Securities Ltd (+44 20 7321 2508) 

Peter Krens

Rory Scott

Canaccord Adams Limited (+44 20 7050 6500)

Neil Johnson

Jeffrey Auld

Bhavesh Patel

Citigate Dewe Rogerson (+44 20 7638 9571)

Media enquiries: Martin Jackson

Analyst enquiries: George Cazenove

  About Maple Energy

Maple is an integrated independent energy company, listed in London and Lima, with assets and operations in Peru engaging in numerous aspects of the energy industry, including: 

Exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids

Refining, marketing and distribution of hydrocarbon products

Gas-fired power generation and power transmission

The development of an ethanol project

Maple was admitted to AIM on 13 July 2007 and trades under the symbol "MPLE". The company was also admitted to the Lima Stock Exchange on 21 December 2007 where it trades under the same symbol. 

Operations

Maple's operations are conducted and revenues are generated through its wholly-owned subsidiaries and equity interest in Aguaytía Energy, LLC, a joint venture in which Maple owns an approximate 17.5% effective economic interest. Maple's principal operations consist of the following:

Crude Oil Production. Operator and holder of 100% working interests in its crude-oil producing properties, Blocks 31-B, 31-D and 31-E.
Refining, Marketing and Distribution Operations. Operator of the Pucallpa Refinery and Sales Plant, which has capacity to refine up to (i) 3,400 barrels per day of crude oil producing Residual 5 fuel oil, (ii) 3,000 barrels per day of crude oil producing Residual 6 fuel oil or (iii) 4,100 barrels per day of natural gasolines. This plant also includes sales and distribution operations in the central Peruvian jungle, central Peruvian highlands and Lima regions.
Aguaytía Energy Interest. Operator of Aguaytía Energy, LLC's gas assets and holder of an approximate 17.5% effective economic interest in Aguaytía Energy, LLC, an integrated energy company engaged in the production of Block 31-C, gas-fired power generation, power transmission, gas processing, natural gas liquids fractionation, gas and liquids transportation and the marketing of liquid petroleum gas and natural gasolines.
Crude Oil Development. Operator and holder of a 100% working interest in the Pacaya Field in Block 31-E as detailed above. Maple also intends to develop up to 31 additional wells in Blocks 31-B and 31-D.
Ethanol Project. Project developer and major shareholder in an estimated $222 million (excluding value added taxes) ethanol project located in the Piura Region on the northwest coast of Peru.
Oil and Gas Exploration. Significant exploration opportunities through a:
- 100% working interest in Block 31-E, containing the Santa Rosa, San Roque and Cashiboya Deep prospects and - significant working interest in the Aguaytía Deep Prospect in Block 31-C.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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