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Insider Trading: Cepheid

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of Cepheid in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of Cepheid since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of Cepheid since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is CPHD. The reporting company's CIK number is 1037760.
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The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $1,110,197. The total value of stock sales is $25,507,489. The total value of stock exercises is $3,976,415.


Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at Cepheid (CPHD) 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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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at Cepheid (CPHD) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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  • $29.66

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Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for Cepheid (CPHD).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-07 0 0 1,650 45,855 1,650 12,177
2008-06 0 0 31,650 883,234 31,650 141,476
2008-05 7,000 165,460 103,375 2,520,454 99,625 454,695
2008-04 0 0 1,650 39,827 1,650 12,177
2008-03 0 0 1,650 42,900 1,650 12,177
2008-02 0 0 690,570 20,660,494 691,770 3,017,514
2007-11 5,000 103,400 60,000 1,314,725 60,000 326,199
2006-08 115,000 841,337 0 0 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for Cepheid (CPHD)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-07-01 Persing David H (Exec VP,Chief Med/Tech Officer) Sale 1,650 27.79 45,855
2008-07-01 Persing David H (Exec VP,Chief Med/Tech Officer) Option Exercise 1,650 7.38 12,177
2008-06-17 Enns Russell (Sr. VP, Regulatory) Sale 30,000 28.00 840,000
2008-06-17 Enns Russell (Sr. VP, Regulatory) Option Exercise 30,000 4.31 129,299
2008-06-02 Persing David H (Exec VP,Chief Med/Tech Officer) Sale 1,650 26.20 43,234
2008-06-02 Persing David H (Exec VP,Chief Med/Tech Officer) Option Exercise 1,650 7.38 12,177
2008-05-30 Koska Robert (SVP WW Commercial Ops) Sale 3,750 25.95 97,312
2008-05-16 Mroz Mitchell D (Director) Purchase 2,000 24.00 48,000
2008-05-15 Gutshall Thomas L (Director) Sale 15,753 24.74 389,729
2008-05-15 Gutshall Thomas L (Director) Option Exercise 15,753 2.32 36,546
2008-05-14 Gutshall Thomas L (Director) Sale 22,222 24.63 547,283
2008-05-14 Gutshall Thomas L (Director) Option Exercise 22,222 2.32 51,555
2008-05-08 King Laurie (Sr. VP, Human Resources) Sale 40,200 24.17 971,634
2008-05-08 King Laurie (Sr. VP, Human Resources) Option Exercise 40,200 6.26 251,853
2008-05-07 King Laurie (Sr. VP, Human Resources) Sale 19,800 24.07 476,546
2008-05-07 King Laurie (Sr. VP, Human Resources) Option Exercise 19,800 5.18 102,564
2008-05-06 Kepner Cristina (Director) Purchase 5,000 23.49 117,460
2008-05-02 Persing David H (Exec VP,Chief Med/Tech Officer) Sale 1,650 23.00 37,950
2008-05-02 Persing David H (Exec VP,Chief Med/Tech Officer) Option Exercise 1,650 7.38 12,177
2008-04-01 Persing David H (Exec VP,Chief Med/Tech Officer) Sale 1,650 24.14 39,827
2008-04-01 Persing David H (Exec VP,Chief Med/Tech Officer) Option Exercise 1,650 7.38 12,177
2008-03-03 Persing David H (Exec VP,Chief Med/Tech Officer) Sale 1,650 26.00 42,900
2008-03-03 Persing David H (Exec VP,Chief Med/Tech Officer) Option Exercise 1,650 7.38 12,177
2008-02-29 Enns Russell (Sr. VP, Regulatory) Sale 30,000 27.77 833,085
2008-02-29 Enns Russell (Sr. VP, Regulatory) Option Exercise 30,000 4.31 129,299
2008-02-28 Koska Robert (SVP WW Commercial Ops) Sale 49,150 30.03 1,475,845
2008-02-28 Koska Robert (SVP WW Commercial Ops) Option Exercise 49,150 10.74 527,871
2008-02-28 Reyes Humberto (Executive VP, Operations) Sale 6,651 30.49 202,820
2008-02-28 Reyes Humberto (Executive VP, Operations) Option Exercise 6,651 9.21 61,255
2008-02-28 Smith Joseph H (Senior VP, Legal/Business Dev) Sale 161,656 30.01 4,851,824
2008-02-28 Smith Joseph H (Senior VP, Legal/Business Dev) Option Exercise 161,656 4.30 695,120
2008-02-28 Bishop John L (CEO) Sale 443,113 30.01 13,296,920
2008-02-28 Bishop John L (CEO) Option Exercise 444,313 3.61 1,603,969
2007-11-29 Enns Russell (Sr. VP, Regulatory) Sale 20,000 22.00 440,000
2007-11-29 Enns Russell (Sr. VP, Regulatory) Option Exercise 20,000 4.31 86,199
2007-11-27 Renton Hollings (Director) Sale 40,000 21.87 874,725
2007-11-27 Renton Hollings (Director) Option Exercise 40,000 6.00 240,000
2007-11-21 Easton Robert J (Director) Purchase 5,000 20.68 103,400
2006-08-11 Mroz Mitchell D (Director) Purchase 4,000 7.15 28,600
2006-08-10 Smith Joseph H (Senior VP, Legal/Business Dev) Purchase 6,000 7.19 43,140
2006-08-10 Sluis John R (Senior VP, Finance & CFO) Purchase 20,000 7.24 144,800
2006-08-10 Kepner Cristina (Director) Purchase 10,000 7.25 72,527
2006-08-10 Bishop John L (CEO) Purchase 20,000 7.45 149,000
2006-08-10 Morton Dean O (Director) Purchase 20,000 7.35 147,000

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 Cepheid (symbol CPHD, CIK number 1037760) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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