Director/PDMR Shareholding

9 Jul 2008 07:00

Bankers Petroleum Ltd. (the "Company") - Director Shareholding

AIM: BNK

CALGARY, July 9 /CNW/ - The Company announces that on 8th of July 2008 it was notified that the following members of Bankers' Board and officers exercised the following options on the 7th and 8th of July:

Total Number of Common Shares Options Exercise Sale After Director Exercised Price Price Transaction ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Petryk 60,000 CDN$0.64 n/a VP & General Director, 120,000 CDN$0.52 n/a Albania 180,000 Suneel Gupta 175,000 CDN$0.22 n/a VP, Business Development 127,500 CDN$0.80 n/a 141,500 CDN$0.64 n/a 66,500 CDN$0.52 n/a 510,500

The Company announces that on 8th of July 2008 it was notified that the following member of Bankers' Board and officers exercised the following warrants on the 7th of July:

Total Number of Common Shares Warrants Exercise Sale After Director Exercised Price Price Transaction ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas C. Urch 600,000 CDN$1.00 n/a 1,643,333 VP, Finance & CFO

For further information: Susan J. Soprovich, VP, Investor Relations and Corporate Governance, Ph: (403) 513-2681, Email: investorrelations(at)bankerspetroleum.com, Website: www.bankerspetroleum.com; AIM NOMAD: Canaccord Adams Limited, Ryan Gaffney, +44 20 7050 6500 (BNK)