Midwest Insider Trading
December 21, 2009 at 6:37AM
John Pollock III presidentExercised options: 5,000 Price: $2.23Date: Dec. 15Directly holdings: 24,501Alliant Techsystems Inc.
Mark DeYoung officerShares sold: 7,056 Price: $88.54 - $88.84Date: Dec. 8Directly holds: 3,431Mark Mele officerExercised options: 13,500 Price: $19.54Shares sold: 13,500 Price: $88.75 - $88.90Date: Dec. 11Directly holds: 27,239American Medical Systems Holdings Inc.
Richard Emmitt directorShares sold: 50,000 Price: $18.49 - $18.99Date: Dec. 11 - 14Indirectly holds: 25,000Christopher Porter directorShares sold: 45,000 Price: $17.71 - $18.26Date: Dec. 9 - 10Directly holds: 105,000Best Buy Co. Inc.
Bradbury Anderson directorShares sold: 10,400 Price: $42.93Date: Dec. 9Indirectly holds: 2,193,060C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.
John Wiehoff CEOExercised options: 1,770 Price: $56.49Date: Dec. 14Directly holds: 980,866Canterbury Park Holding Corp.
Curtis Sampson major shareholderShares purchased: 1,000 Price: $6.66Date: Dec. 8Directly holds: 867,700Caribou Coffee Co. Inc.
Sarah Palisi Chapin directorShares sold: 650 Price: $7.80Date: Dec. 11Directly holds: 7,650Entegris Inc.
Bertrand Loy chief operating officerExercised options: 9,558 Price: $4.89Shares sold: 9,558 Price: $5Date: Dec. 14 - 15Directly holds: 324,946Hormel Foods Corp.
Bryan Farnsworth officerShares sold: 8,300 Price: $38.53Date: Dec. 10Directly holds: 7,600Roland Gentzler officer and treasurerExercised options: 2,000 Price: $19.25Shares sold: 1,668 Price: $38.63Date: Dec. 8Directly holds: 8,209Douglas Reetz officerExercised options: 10,000 Price: $19.25Date: Dec. 8Holdings: 38,552William Snyder officerExercised options: 20,000 Price: $17.69 - $26.09Shares sold: 11,400 Price: $38.51 - $38.62Date: Dec. 11Directly holds: 22,059Navarre Corp.
Joyce Fleck officerShares purchased: 10,000 Price: $2.19Date: Dec. 9Indirectly holds: 15,750Patterson Cos. Inc.
R. Stephen Armstrong CFOShares sold: 1,980 Price: $27.82Date: Dec. 15Directly holds: 153,292Select Comfort Corp.
Adage Capital Partners shareholderShares purchased: 100,000 Price: $4.75Date: Dec. 8Indirectly holds: 6,865,000St. Jude Medical Inc.
Daniel Starks CEOExercised options: 100,000 Price: $24.83Date: Dec. 9Directly holds: 6,404,790THE Toro Co.
Robert Nassau directorShares sold: 523 Price: $40.59Date: Dec. 11Directly holds: 1,018Travelers Cos. Inc.
Jay Benet CFOShares sold: 4,166 Price: $50.58Date: Dec. 15Directly holds: 56,431Unitedhealth Group Inc.
William Ballard Jr. directorExercised options: 10,000 Price: $6.72Shares sold: 10,000 Price: $29.23Date: Dec. 10Directly holds: 50,713George Mikan III CFOExercised options: 85,000 Price: $18.13 - $22.11Shares sold: 85,000 Price: $30Date: Dec. 10Directly holds: 81,311Valspar Corp.
Steven Erdahl officerExercised options: 48,000 Price: $20.13Shares sold: 48,000 Price: $27.42Date: Dec. 11Directly holds: 125,274Vascular Solutions Inc.
Howard Root CEOExercised options: 50,000 Price: $6Date: Dec. 8Holdings: 437,774Xcel Energy Inc.
David Wilks officerExercised options: 38,750 Price: $20.04Shares sold: 38,750 Price: $20.97Date: Dec. 10Directly holds: 142,996
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Health care spending rose by 15%, driven by higher prices. Officials say solutions are needed to prevent Minnesotans from being priced out or delaying care they need.
