Dish Network Insider Buys $8.1M Worth

Which insiders are selling and buying chunks of stocks?

Below are lists of the top 10 open-market insider purchases and sales filed at the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday as ranked by dollar value. Company executives and directors are in the best position to assess the attractiveness of their firms' shares, and here is how many of them are voting their wallets!

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Company Name (Ticker) Filer Name Title(s) Shares Bought Dollar Value Middle Kingdom Alliance (MKBB) Capital Ally Investments Ltd BO 1,838,100 $15,403,021 Infinera (INFN) Balkanski Alexandre DIR 1,565,400 $11,312,152 Dish Network (DISH) Defranco James DIR,VP 800,000 $8,056,335 Saks (SKS) Inmobiliaria Carso S A De C V BO 2,619,000 $7,885,592 CNX Gas (CXG) Consol Energy Inc BO 136,100 $4,073,133 Landrys Restaurants (LNY) Fertitta Tilman J CEO,PR, DIR,BO 336,209 $3,720,209 Valence Technology (VLNC) Berg Carl E DIR,BO 1,666,618 $3,133,242 Validus Holdings Ltd (VR) Singh Alok DIR 129,100 $2,404,440 Waste Services (WSII) Westbury Trust BO 182,073 $1,128,853 CNA Financial (CNA) Loews Corp BO 91,300 $994,257

Company Name (Ticker) Filer Name Title(s) Shares Sold Dollar Value LKQ (LKQX) Flynn Donald F DIR 435,300 $4,063,987 Gilead Sciences (GILD) Davignon Etienne DIR 60,000 $2,708,580 Wachovia Corp (WB) Goodwin William H Jr DIR 500,000 $2,540,109 Green Mountain Coffee (GMCR) Stiller Robert P CB,DIR, BO 68,573 $2,125,557 Media General (MEG) Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund BO 282,500 $920,416 Delphi Financial (DFG) Brine Kevin R DIR 94,421 $891,271 Boston Scientific (BSX) Nicholas Peter M DIR 100,000 $715,400 Stanley (SXE) Gallagher Lawrence A DIR 20,000 $630,505 Ultratech (UTEK) Wright Bruce R CFO,VP, SEC,FO 39,711 $466,410 Successfactors (SFSF) Dunn Eric DIR 75,100 $425,141

Key to Titles: A=Assistant, AI=Affiliated Investor, AO=Accounting Officer, BD=Business Development, BO=Beneficial Owner, CAO=Chief Accounting Officer, CB=Chairman, CCO=Chief Compliance Officer, CEO=Chief Executive Officer, CFO=Chief Financial Officer, CIO=Chief Information Officer, CO=Compliance Officer, COO=Chief Operating Officer, CT=Controller, CTO=Chief Technology Officer, DIR=Director, F=Founder, FO=Financial Officer, GC=General Counsel, HR=Human Resources, IO=Information Officer, IR=Investor Relations, LO=Legal Officer, MD=Managing Director, O=Officer, OO=Operating Officer, PR=President, PT=Partner, REL=Relative of an insider, SEC=Secretary, SH=Shareholder, SO=Sales Officer, TO=Technology Officer, TR=Treasurer, TT=Trustee, VCB=Vice Chairman, VP=Vice President, X=Ex Officer or other title displayed.

Source: InsiderInsights.com

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