Insider Buys $5M Worth of McMoRan

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 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! Please note, however, that these are factual lists, not buy and sell recommendations. Dollar value is only one metric to assess the importance of an insider transaction.

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Company Name (Ticker) Filer Name Title(s) Shares Bought Dollar Value Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) Valueact Holdings LP BO 227,724 $5,235,929 Mcmoran Exploration (MMR) Moffett James R CB,DIR 870,000 $5,002,500 Mcmoran Exploration (MMR) Adkerson Richard C CB,DIR 87,000 $500,250 Oneok LP (OKS) Gibson John William CEO,DIR 5,000 $222,213 Oneok LP (OKS) Dinan Curtis CFO,DIR, VP,TR 2,500 $110,041 Delta Petroleum Corpco (DPTR) Taylor Daniel J DIR 25,000 $50,000 School Specialty (SCHS) Dout Jacqueline DIR 2,000 $40,755 American Capital Agency (AGNC) Dobbs Randy E DIR 1,500 $30,375 Valuevision Media (VVTV) Kulesza Kris M VP 16,500 $24,931 Supreme Industries (STS) Flynn Edward L DIR 14,546 $24,576

Company Name (Ticker) Filer Name Title(s) Shares Sold Dollar Value Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Smith Harold B DIR 300,000 $11,053,940 Heckmann (HEK) Kitt Barry M BO 1,651,700 $6,948,843 Alternative Asset Mgt Acqu (AMV) Integrated Core Strategies (us) LLC BO 400,000 $3,892,160 Verifone Holdings (PAY) Roche Collin E DIR 194,000 $1,448,480 Platinum Energy Resources (PGRIE) JD Capital Management LLC BO 1,892,400 $946,200 Athenahealth (ATHN) Hull Brandon H DIR 24,898 $818,397 Carey W P & Co Llc (WPC) Dugan Gordon F CEO,PR, DIR 25,000 $639,675 K Tron International (KTII) Guenthardt Lukas VP 5,000 $399,673 Powell Industries (POWL) Powell Thomas W CB,CEO, DIR,BO 10,000 $389,829 UGI Corp (UGI) Varagne Francois CB 10,000 $252,311

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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