IBM CEO Ginni Rometty Buys About $3 Million in Company Stock

IBM Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty bought about $3 million in company shares •It is the latest move to shore up investor support for IBM's $33 billion acquisition of Red Hat, Bloomberg News reported•The acquisition of Red Hat is the biggest in Big Blue’s history

Bloomberg

November 6, 2018

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Chairwoman and CEO of IBM Ginni Rometty speaks onstage at the FORTUNE Most Powerful Women Summit in 2013 in Washington, DC.
Chairwoman and CEO of IBM Ginni Rometty speaks onstage at the FORTUNE Most Powerful Women Summit in 2013 in Washington, DC.Paul Morigi/Getty Images for FORTUNE

Gerrit De Vynck (Bloomberg) -- IBM Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty bought about $3 million in company shares, the latest move to shore up investor support for the $33 billion acquisition of Red Hat Inc.

Rometty purchased roughly $1 million in the open market and $2 million through an IBM retirement fund. The CEO now owns more than 314,000 IBM shares. Four board members and several other senior executives also bought stock, according to a regulatory filing.

International Business Machines Corp. recently committed to buy back $4 billion worth of shares. The acquisition of Red Hat is the biggest in Big Blue’s history.

IBM shares are down about 25 percent this year as the company struggles to grow revenue in its newer businesses. The stock has fallen 7.3 percent to $115.67 since the acquisition was announced Oct. 28.

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