24 Oct 2008 07:00
Amerisur Resources Plc ("the Company")
Directors' Shareholdings
Amerisur Resources Plc, the oil and gas explorer and developer focused on South America, announces that directors of the Company have purchased a total of 7,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company on 23 October 2008. The amounts of the individual purchases and the resultant beneficial shareholdings are noted below. Purchases were made at a price of 2.77 and 2.90 pence per share.
| Director | Number of shares purchased | Resultant shareholding | Percentage of issued shares |
| Giles Clarke | 4,469,448 | 10,601,716 | 1.28 |
| John Wardle | 902,527 | 8,865,860 | 1.07 |
| Nick Harrison | 1,628,025 | 2,258,025 | 0.27 |
ENQUIRIES:
| Billy Clegg/Caroline Stewart, Financial Dynamics
| Tel: +44 (0)207 831 3113 |
| Jerry Keen/Andrew Raca, Blue Oar Securities Plc | Tel: +44 (0)20 7448 4400 |