Thomas, who made the transaction via Potomac View Investments, sold the shares on Friday at an average price of 205p each, for a total value of £112.28m.

As of 1450 BST, Harbour Energy shares were down 0.19% at 212.60p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Tatton Asset Management LSE:TAM

Director name: Mentel,Lothar

Amount purchased: 1,390 @ 732.90p

Value: £10,187.31

Top Director Sells

Harbour Energy NASDAQ:HBR

Director name: Thomas,Blair

Amount sold: 54,775,572 @ 205.00p

Value: £112,289,919.99