Julian Treger Is The CEO & Executive Director of Anglo Pacific Group plc (LON:APF) And They Just Picked Up 2.2% More Shares

Potential Anglo Pacific Group plc (LON:APF) shareholders may wish to note that the CEO & Executive Director, Julian Treger, recently bought UK£128k worth of stock, paying UK£1.28 for each share. While that's a very decent purchase to our minds, it was proportionally a bit modest, boosting their holding by just 2.2%.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Anglo Pacific Group

Notably, that recent purchase by CEO & Executive Director Julian Treger was not the only time they traded Anglo Pacific Group shares this year. Earlier in the year, they sold shares at a price ofUK£1.61 per share in a -UK£1.2m transaction. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of UK£1.34. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. Given that the sale took place at around current prices, it makes us a little cautious but is hardly a major concern.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 500.06k shares worth UK£650k. On the other hand they divested 1.02m shares, for UK£1.6m. In total, Anglo Pacific Group insiders sold more than they bought over the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insider Ownership of Anglo Pacific Group

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 2.6% of Anglo Pacific Group shares, worth about UK£7.4m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Do The Anglo Pacific Group Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. However, the longer term transactions are not so encouraging. We're not thrilled with the relatively low insider ownership and the longer term transaction history. But we like the recent purchasing. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Anglo Pacific Group. For example - Anglo Pacific Group has 3 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions, but not derivative transactions.

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