DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS

Insider Trades: Directors are buying shares in these 15 ASX small caps

Insiders from Rumble Resources, Nova Minerals and NT Minerals bought shares last week.

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26 May 2023
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Insider Trades: Directors are buying shares in these 15 ASX small caps

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KEY POINTS

  • Matthew Banks, a non-executive director of Rumble Resources, bought north of $155,000 worth of the company's stock
  • Craig Betley, the Director of Finance and compliance at Nova Minerals, bought north of $100,000 worth of the company's stock
  • NT Minerals saw significant insider buying in recent months, with four transactions in April totalling more than $700,000 worth of stock being purchased

Welcome back to the Insider Trades series – A summary of small cap director transactions that have taken place between 16 to 22 May.

There was a flurry of insider buys last week, so we're only posting the trades worth more than $20,000 as well as paying particular attention to multiple directors transacting in the same company.


Top Insider Transactions

Code
Company
Date
Director
Type
Price
Value
Notes
Rumble Resources
19/05/23
Matthew Banks
Buy
$0.19
$155,490
On-market trade
Nova Minerals
17/05/23
Craig Bentley
Buy
$0.35
$104,914
On-market trade
Woomera Mining
17/05/23
Ian Gordon
Buy
$0.01
$60,774
On-market trade
High Peak Royalties
16/05/23
David Croll
Buy
$0.08
$49,155
On-market trade
Woomera Mining
17/05/23
Ian Gordon
Buy
$0.01
$45,220
On-market trade
NT Minerals
19/05/23
Malcolm James
Buy
$0.01
$40,000
On-market trade
Mont Royal Resources
16/05/23
Ronald Beevor
Buy
$0.09
$35,422
On-market trade
Elixir Energy
17/05/23
Neil Young
Buy
$0.10
$31,152
On-market trade
Nelson Resources
22/05/23
Daniel Smith
Buy
$0.01
$30,000
On-market trade
Kalamazoo Resources
16/05/23
Angus Middleton
Buy
$0.14
$28,625
On-market trade
NT Minerals
19/05/23
Roy Jansan
Buy
$0.01
$28,000
On-market trade
Resolution Minerals
22/05/23
Duncan Chessell
Buy
$0.01
$25,000
On-market trade
Flagship Investments
18/05/23
Emmanuel (Manny) Pohl
Buy
$1.74
$24,543
On-market trade
Ionic Rare EARTHS
16/05/23
Sufian Ahmad
Buy
$0.02
$24,019
On-market trade
Ballymore Resources
16/05/23
Andrew Greville
Buy
$0.15
$22,800
On-market trade
Black Dragon Gold
17/05/23
Paul Cronin
Buy
$0.05
$22,500
On-market trade
Toubani Resources
19/05/23
Mark Strizek
Buy
$0.17
$21,105
On-market trade
Southern Hemisphere Mining
16/05/23
Natalie Dawson
Buy
$0.02
$20,400
On-market trade

Interesting Observations

Matthew Banks tops the list this period, buying north of $155,000 worth – 823,661 units at 19 cents of Rumble Resources in which he is a non-executive director. Rumble’s main project is the Earaheedy zinc-lead sulphide deposit in Western Australia, or which it owns 75%.

Banks’ purchase was the biggest since September last year, when fellow non-executive director Michael Smith bought 500,000 units at 30 cents.

Rumble Resources
Rumble Resources 12-month price chart (Source: Market Index)

Craig Betley, Director of Finance and compliance at Nova Minerals, was second on the list. He bought north of $100,000 worth of Nova stock – around 300,000 shares at 35 cents each. That sees him holding approximately 1.2 million shares directly and another 2.5 million indirectly. Nova is gold and lithium play, with interest Alaska and stakes in multiple Nasdaq and ASK-listed companies.


Code
Company
Date
Director
Type
Price
Value
Notes
NT Minerals
19/05/23
Malcolm James
Buy
$0.01
$40,000
On-market trade
NT Minerals
19/05/23
Roy Jansan
Buy
$0.01
$28,000
On-market trade

Nova Minerals
Nova Minerals 12-month price chart (Source: Market Index)

The only company with multiple insiders purchasing stock in the period was NT Minerals. NT is a copper explorer with projects in the Northern Territory and South Australia. Malcolm James, Chairman, bought $40,000 worth of stock, whilst Roy Jansen, non-executive director, bought $28,000 worth of stock. NT has seen significant insider buying in recent months, with four transactions in April totalling more than $700,000 worth of stock being purchased.

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