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Insider Trading: American Financial Group Inc

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of American Financial Group Inc since year 2005 are given in the first table. The second table lists detailed insider transactions reported by American Financial Group Inc since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is AFG. The reporting company's CIK number is 1042046. The total value of stock buying during this period is $17,995,625. The total value of stock sales is $42,189,341. The total value of stock exercises is $24,087,829.

Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at American Financial Group Inc (AFG) 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 American Financial Group Inc (AFG) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for American Financial Group Inc (AFG).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-05 0 0 0 0 14,250 263,719
2008-04 0 0 40,000 0 0 0
2008-03 26,800 687,137 0 0 0 0
2008-02 45,600 1,201,110 0 0 0 0
2008-01 66,773 1,805,541 0 0 9,871 0
2007-12 0 0 30,000 877,950 30,000 841,200
2007-09 359,900 10,187,406 10,000 278,700 0 0
2007-08 100,000 2,893,428 0 0 0 0
2007-05 0 0 0 0 3,000 75,500
2007-03 0 0 20,000 670,500 20,000 505,066
2007-02 0 0 7,100 258,814 0 0
2006-12 0 0 22,525 1,034,065 23,750 506,220
2006-11 0 0 0 0 225,158 8,678,338
2006-09 0 0 631,150 30,169,627 286,964 9,752,546
2006-08 0 0 174,000 7,924,457 100,000 2,233,750
2006-06 0 0 0 0 1,000 30,310
2006-05 0 0 0 0 13,564 30,310
2006-04 29,257 0 0 0 0 0
2006-02 0 0 0 0 5,000 111,700
2006-01 33,484 1,218,281 0 0 4,873 190,436
2005-12 0 0 25,400 975,228 28,900 868,734
2005-06 1,864 0 0 0 0 0
2005-03 89 2,722 0 0 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for American Financial Group Inc (AFG)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-05-14 Martin William R (Director) Option Exercise 14,250 18.51 263,719
2008-04-10 Martin William R (Director) Sale 40,000 .00 0
2008-03-06 Lindner Carl H (Director) Purchase 1,800 25.25 45,450
2008-03-03 Lindner Carl H (Director) Purchase 25,000 25.67 641,687
2008-02-29 Lindner Carl H (Director) Purchase 20,600 26.07 536,973
2008-02-28 Lindner Carl H (Director) Purchase 25,000 26.57 664,137
2008-01-25 Lindner Carl H (Director) Purchase 66,773 27.04 1,805,541
2008-01-14 Jensen Keith A (Sr. Vice President) Option Exercise 6,425 .00 0
2008-01-14 Mischell Thomas E (Sr. V.P. - Taxes) Option Exercise 3,446 .00 0
2007-12-28 Mischell Thomas E (Sr. V.P. - Taxes) Sale 30,000 29.26 877,950
2007-12-28 Mischell Thomas E (Sr. V.P. - Taxes) Option Exercise 30,000 28.04 841,200
2007-09-28 Lindner Carl H (Director) Purchase 209,900 28.64 6,010,532
2007-09-25 Jacobs Terry S (Director) Sale 10,000 27.87 278,700
2007-09-25 Lindner Carl H (Chairman of the Board) Purchase 50,000 27.84 1,391,888
2007-09-24 Lindner Carl H (Chairman of the Board) Purchase 50,000 27.47 1,373,681
2007-09-21 Lindner Carl H (Chairman of the Board) Purchase 50,000 28.23 1,411,305
2007-08-20 Lindner Carl H (Chairman of the Board) Purchase 100,000 28.93 2,893,428
2007-05-30 Emmerich Theodore H (Director) Option Exercise 1,500 25.17 37,750
2007-05-29 Martin William R (Director) Option Exercise 1,500 25.17 37,750
2007-03-07 Mischell Thomas E (Sr. V.P. - Taxes) Sale 20,000 33.52 670,500
2007-03-07 Mischell Thomas E (Sr. V.P. - Taxes) Option Exercise 20,000 25.25 505,066
2007-02-14 Jacobs Terry S (Director) Sale 7,100 36.45 258,814
2006-12-27 Mischell Thomas E (Sr. V.P. - Taxes) Sale 10,000 36.50 365,000
2006-12-27 Mischell Thomas E (Sr. V.P. - Taxes) Option Exercise 10,000 25.25 252,533
2006-12-05 Jensen Keith A (Sr. Vice President) Sale 12,525 53.42 669,065
2006-12-05 Jensen Keith A (Sr. Vice President) Option Exercise 13,750 18.45 253,687
2006-11-29 Lindner Carl H Iii (Co-CEO & Co-President) Option Exercise 112,579 38.54 4,339,169
2006-11-29 Lindner S Craig (Co-CEO & Co-President) Option Exercise 112,579 38.54 4,339,169
2006-09-14 Lindner Carl H Iii (Co-CEO & Co-President) Sale 67,700 47.68 3,228,427
2006-09-14 Lindner S Craig (Co-CEO & Co-President) Sale 52,900 47.63 2,522,105
2006-09-13 Evans James E (Sr. V. Pres. & Gen. Counsel) Sale 130,300 47.90 6,240,046
2006-09-13 Evans James E (Sr. V. Pres. & Gen. Counsel) Option Exercise 136,964 31.90 4,603,148
2006-09-13 Lindner Carl H Iii (Co-CEO & Co-President) Sale 66,750 47.86 3,194,392
2006-09-13 Lindner S Craig (Co-CEO & Co-President) Sale 57,100 47.89 2,733,027
2006-09-12 Evans James E (Sr. V. Pres. & Gen. Counsel) Sale 19,700 47.80 941,758
2006-09-12 Evans James E (Sr. V. Pres. & Gen. Counsel) Option Exercise 19,700 37.88 746,236
2006-08-17 Jensen Keith A (Sr. Vice President) Sale 25,000 46.11 1,152,645
2006-08-17 Jensen Keith A (Sr. Vice President) Option Exercise 25,000 19.84 496,000
2006-08-16 Jensen Keith A (Sr. Vice President) Sale 75,000 45.31 3,408,486
2006-08-16 Jensen Keith A (Sr. Vice President) Option Exercise 75,000 23.17 1,737,750
2006-06-01 Martin William R (Director) Option Exercise 1,000 30.31 30,310
2006-05-26 Emmerich Theodore H (Director) Option Exercise 1,000 30.31 30,310
2006-05-18 Jensen Keith A (Sr. Vice President) Option Exercise 12,564 .00 0
2006-04-25 Lindner Carl H (Chairman of the Board) Purchase 29,257 .00 0
2006-02-17 Jacobs Terry S (Director) Option Exercise 5,000 22.34 111,700
2006-01-25 Lindner Carl H (Chairman of the Board) Purchase 33,484 36.38 1,218,281
2006-01-09 Jensen Keith A (Sr. Vice President) Option Exercise 4,873 39.08 190,436
2005-12-23 Mischell Thomas E (Sr. V.P. - Taxes) Sale 7,200 38.41 276,530
2005-12-23 Mischell Thomas E (Sr. V.P. - Taxes) Option Exercise 7,200 30.06 216,432
2005-12-23 Evans James E (Sr. V. Pres. & Gen.) Sale 18,200 38.39 698,698
2005-12-23 Evans James E (Sr. V. Pres. & Gen.) Option Exercise 21,700 30.06 652,302
2005-06-01 Jacobs Terry S (Director) Purchase 1,864 .00 0
2005-03-18 Runk Fred J (Treasurer) Purchase 56 30.34 1,699
2005-03-10 Runk Fred J (Treasurer) Purchase 33 31.00 1,023

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 American Financial Group Inc (symbol AFG, CIK number 1042046) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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