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Insiders Buy $41.6M of Transatlantic Petro

Jonathan Moreland

01/02/09 - 09:18 AM EST

Which insiders are selling and buying chunks of stocks?

Insider Insights

Below are lists of the top 10 open-market insider purchases and sales filed at the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday 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
Transatlantic Petroleum (TNP.TO) Mitchell Noah Malone III
DIR,BO
34,381,667
$41,258,000
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SLXP) Flynn James E
BO,BO
308,400
$2,622,148
Icahn Enterprises LP (IEP) Icahn Carl C
CB,DIR,
BO
15,600
$403,504
Semgroup Energy LP (SGLP) Msd Capital L P
BO
188,773
$401,993
Bronco Drilling Company (BRNC) Inmobiliaria Carso S A De C V
BO
66,000
$393,593
Biospecifics Technologies (BSTC) RA Capital Management LLC
BO
15,900
$337,773
Fibernet Telecom Group (FTGX) WC Capital Management LLC
BO
33,000
$327,239
Transatlantic Petroleum (TNP.TO) Mccann Matthew W
DIR
250,000
$300,000
CVS Caremark (CVS) Mcguigan Stuart M
VP,CIO
9,182
$250,669
EV Energy LP (EVEP) Walker John B
CEO,DIR
17,200
$212,592
Company Name (Ticker) Filer Name
Title(s)
Shares
Sold
Dollar
Value
Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) Hunt Johnelle D
BO
330,501
$8,226,257
Douglas Emmett (DEI) Emmett Dan A
CB,DIR,
BO
636,638
$7,856,901
Sunoco (SUN) Drosdick John G
DIR
30,000
$1,267,920
Sl Green Realty (SLG) Mathias Andrew W
PR,CIO
46,362
$1,131,696
Rock-tenn (RKT) Russell Currey M
DIR
30,000
$1,020,600
United Technologies Corp De (UTX) Hess David P
PR
12,416
$633,216
Service Bancorp (SERC.OB) Lehman Kenneth R
BO
21,000
$536,022
Noble (NE) Leland Marc E
DIR
18,123
$396,273
Benihana (BNHN) Andreeff Dane
BO
144,910
$279,067
Endocare (ENDO) Andreeff Dane
BO
550,836
$265,426
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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