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Insider Trading: GUITAR CENTER INC

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of GUITAR CENTER INC in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of GUITAR CENTER INC since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of GUITAR CENTER INC since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is GTRC. The reporting company's CIK number is 1021113.
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The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $454,301. The total value of stock sales is $194,653. The total value of stock exercises is $2,552,332.


Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at GUITAR CENTER INC (GTRC) in the past 24 months. The trade values of insider stock buys, sales, and option exercises are in logarithmic scale as shown on the right axis labels. The detailed monthly and daily insider transactions are listed in the 2 tables below.

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  • $130,125

    $13,012

    $1,301

    $130

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at GUITAR CENTER INC (GTRC) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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  • $37.08

    $27.81

    $18.54

    $9.27



Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for GUITAR CENTER INC (GTRC).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2006-08 3,500 130,125 0 0 0 0
2006-03 0 0 0 0 4,500 180,225
2006-02 2,000 103,530 0 0 70,074 2,372,107
2005-09 3,000 168,296 0 0 0 0
2005-05 1,000 52,350 0 0 0 0
2003-06 0 0 7,830 194,653 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for GUITAR CENTER INC (GTRC)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2006-08-15 Tarvin Paul Purchase 2,500 37.31 93,275
2006-08-14 Robson David (SVP of Finance) Purchase 1,000 36.85 36,850
2006-03-02 Ross Bruce L (EVP and CFO) Option Exercise 4,500 40.05 180,225
2006-02-28 Ross Bruce L (EVP and CFO) Option Exercise 628 40.05 25,151
2006-02-27 Tarvin Paul Purchase 2,000 51.76 103,530
2006-02-27 Ross Bruce L (EVP and CFO) Option Exercise 22,500 34.34 772,593
2006-02-24 Ross Bruce L (EVP and CFO) Option Exercise 6,946 33.40 232,013
2006-02-23 Ross Bruce L (EVP and CFO) Option Exercise 10,000 33.65 336,525
2006-02-22 Ross Bruce L (EVP and CFO) Option Exercise 30,000 33.53 1,005,825
2005-09-15 Rossi Walter (Director) Purchase 2,000 56.06 112,120
2005-09-01 Reiss Kenneth Purchase 1,000 56.18 56,176
2005-05-17 Reiss Kenneth Purchase 1,000 52.35 52,350
2003-06-05 Dinardi Allen (President of Subsidi) Sale 7,830 24.86 194,653

Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of GUITAR CENTER INC (symbol GTRC, CIK number 1021113) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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