Cerberus' Feinberg Buys $9.2M of GeoEye (GEOY); Shares Up ~10%

December 16, 2011 12:36 PM EST
GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY), is higher on Friday's session, following the filing of a Form 4 with the SEC late Thursday which disclosed a notable insider buy.

On the filing, Cerberus Capital Management founder Stephen Feinberg, also GeoEye's third-largest shareholder, bought 432,500 shares of GeoEye common. Shares were acquired for an average price of $21.27, or a total investment of about $9.2 million.

Following the acquisition, Feinberg and Cerberus hold 2,415,500 shares of GeoEye.

On the news, GeoEye shares are 9.5 percent better.


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