WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executive of clothing retailer Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc (EBHI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) recently bought 15,000 shares of the company's stock, boosting his stake by 24 percent, according to a regulatory filing on Friday.

Neil Fiske bought the shares on the open market on April 1 for about $4.22 a share, the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosed.

The transactions bring his direct holdings up to 77,089 shares.

Fiske joined Eddie Bauer in July after the resignation of then CEO Fabian Mansson, who left after shareholders rejected a proposed takeover by two private equity firms.

Shares of Eddie Bauer were 8.4 percent higher to $4.54 in Friday afternoon trading on Nasdaq.

(Reporting by Karey Wutkowski; Editing by Tim Dobbyn)