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Board Member of Well-Known RV Manufacturer Buys Some Shares

One member of Winnebago Industries Inc. (NYSE:WGO)’s Board of Directors piled up some shares this week. William C. Fisher, appointed to the company’s Board in late-March 2015, purchased 3,000 shares on Tuesday at a price of $33.80 per share, a purchase that boosted his ownership stake to 11,600 shares.

The U.S. manufacturer of recreational vehicles (RVs) used in leisure travel and outdoor recreation has seen the value of its shares advance by 61% since the beginning of the year, so the insider purchase mentioned above may seem surprising to some. In early-October, Winnebago Industries Inc. (NYSE:WGO) announced the acquisition of Grand Design, a fast-growing manufacturer of towable recreational vehicles, for around $500 million. The acquisition is set to create a more balanced portfolio of motorized and towable products. There were a total of 14 hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey with long positions in Winnebago Industries at the end of the third quarter, which amassed approximately 14% of the company’s outstanding common stock. Royce & Associates, founded by Chuck Royce, was the equity holder of 2.52 million shares of Winnebago Industries Inc. (NYSE:WGO) at the end of September.

Executive at Low-Priced Independent Energy Company Boosts Ownership Stake

A member of Samson Oil & Gas Limited (ADR) (NYSEMKT:SSN)’s executive team purchased shares at the end of the previous week. Mark Ulmer, Vice President of Engineering and Operations, snapped up 86,696 shares last Friday at a weighted average price of $0.63 per share. Mr. Ulmer currently owns an aggregate of 5.82 million shares following the Friday purchases.

The shares of the independent energy company, primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation and development of oil and natural gas properties, are 70% in the green so far in 2016. Samson Oil & Gas Limited (ADR) (NYSEMKT:SSN)’s conducts its exploration and development activities in the Madison Group reservoirs in the Williston Basin in Williams and McKenzie Counties, North Dakota, and in Roosevelt County in Montana. The company’s main exploratory play is located in the Paradox Basin in Utah. The energy company’s oil production increased to 90,957 barrels for the September quarter from 60,723 barrels generated in the same period of the previous year. Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies reported owning around 109,000 shares of Samson Oil & Gas Limited (ADR) (NYSEMKT:SSN) through the latest round of 13F filings.

The final page of this article discusses the fresh insider selling observed at two other companies.