Just after releasing year-end financial results, the President of Ensign Energy Services, Selby Porter, excersized and then sold 136,000 stock option for a reported profit of $4.5 million dollars.

As an investor in Ensign Energy Services or a potential investor in Ensign Energy Services this is a very interesting issue as if the President felt that the company could improve financial results in the near future then he probably would have not liquidated his interest in the Company.

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