Heartland Payment Chairman Sells Stock

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 Tuesday 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 Unit (UNT) George Kaiser Family Foundation BO 160,000 $4,358,564 Network Equipment Tech (NWK) Kopp Leroy C BO 80,000 $327,240 Cell Genesys (CEGE) Kopp Leroy C BO 400,000 $222,600 Integramed America (INMD) Blue Tsv I Ltd BO 18,532 $115,454 Peerless Systems (PRLS) Bandera Partners LLC BO 36,065 $64,528 Rae Systems (RAE) Kopp Leroy C BO 100,000 $61,000 Astea International (ATEA) Kvo Capital Management LLC BO 25,887 $57,144 Pizza Inn Mo (PZZI) Newcastle Partners L P DIR,BO 44,270 $49,582 Royce Focus Trust (FUND) Fockler Jack E Jr VP,VP, FO 7,800 $36,218 Patrick Industries (PATK) Cleveland Todd M CEO,PR, DIR 81,000 $35,520

Company Name (Ticker) Filer Name Title(s) Shares Sold Dollar Value Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) Carr Robert O REL,CB, CEO,DIR 128,550 $1,013,333 Hittite Microwave (HITT) Ayasli Children LLC BO 15,000 $508,890 First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) Holding Lewis R BO 3,218 $432,496 Bronco Drilling Company (BRNC) Wexford Capital LP BO 49,347 $317,267 Entravision Communications (EVC) Thomas Weisel Partners Group Inc BO 684,600 $315,720 Abitibibowater (ABWTQ) Steelhead Partners LLC O 2,015,000 $288,506 Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELI) Trellus Management Company LLC BO 788,152 $114,773 Paid (PAYD) Rotman Gregory CEO,PR, DIR 234,900 $32,546 Coleman Cable (CCIX) Jana Partners LLC BO 12,636 $31,113 Rio Vista Energy LP (RVEP) Singer Nicholas J DIR 32,800 $20,008

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