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Insider Trading: Venoco, Inc.

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of Venoco, Inc. in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of Venoco, Inc. since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of Venoco, Inc. since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is VQ. The reporting company's CIK number is 1313024.

The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $712,440. The total value of stock sales is $22,232,634. The total value of stock exercises is $342,000.


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Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at Venoco, Inc. (VQ) 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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  • $1,661k

    $166k

    $16k

    $1k

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at Venoco, Inc. (VQ) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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  • $23.09

    $17.32

    $11.55

    $5.77



Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for Venoco, Inc. (VQ).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-11 13,000 51,480 0 0 0 0
2008-08 2,000 29,390 0 0 0 0
2008-07 0 0 70,945 1,661,957 31,000 192,000
2008-06 0 0 5,000 100,725 5,000 30,000
2008-05 0 0 5,000 105,056 5,000 30,000
2008-01 0 0 5,000 100,732 5,000 30,000
2007-11 0 0 5,000 115,006 5,000 30,000
2007-10 0 0 5,000 100,000 5,000 30,000
2007-08 16,000 259,422 0 0 0 0
2007-06 5,500 100,148 0 0 0 0
2006-12 0 0 11,350 180,408 0 0
2006-11 16,000 272,000 1,250,000 19,868,750 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for Venoco, Inc. (VQ)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-11-20 Mcfarland J C (Director) Purchase 2,500 2.55 6,375
2008-11-19 Griggs Douglas J (Chief Accounting Officer) Purchase 3,000 3.58 10,730
2008-11-12 Mcfarland J C (Director) Purchase 2,500 3.85 9,625
2008-11-10 Ficker Timothy A (Chief Financial Officer) Purchase 5,000 4.95 24,750
2008-08-12 Mcfarland J C (Director) Purchase 2,000 14.70 29,390
2008-07-14 Marquez Trust (10% Owner) Sale 44,945 24.00 1,078,702
2008-07-01 Depuy Mark (Senior V.P. & COO) Sale 1,000 22.86 22,860
2008-07-01 Depuy Mark (Senior V.P. & COO) Option Exercise 1,000 12.00 12,000
2008-07-01 Anderson Terry L (General Counsel) Sale 25,000 22.42 560,395
2008-07-01 Anderson Terry L (General Counsel) Option Exercise 30,000 6.00 180,000
2008-06-02 Schneider William (President) Sale 5,000 20.14 100,725
2008-06-02 Schneider William (President) Option Exercise 5,000 6.00 30,000
2008-05-21 Schneider William (President) Sale 5,000 21.01 105,056
2008-05-21 Schneider William (President) Option Exercise 5,000 6.00 30,000
2008-01-02 Schneider William (President) Sale 5,000 20.15 100,732
2008-01-02 Schneider William (President) Option Exercise 5,000 6.00 30,000
2007-11-01 Schneider William (President) Sale 5,000 23.00 115,006
2007-11-01 Schneider William (President) Option Exercise 5,000 6.00 30,000
2007-10-15 Schneider William (President) Sale 5,000 20.00 100,000
2007-10-15 Schneider William (President) Option Exercise 5,000 6.00 30,000
2007-08-27 Reed Joel L (Director) Purchase 10,000 16.26 162,550
2007-08-27 Scoggins Myles W (Director) Purchase 6,000 16.15 96,872
2007-06-28 Mcfarland J C (Director) Purchase 1,000 18.59 18,590
2007-06-27 Walker Richard S (Director) Purchase 4,500 18.12 81,558
2006-12-04 Marquez Bernadette (10% Owner) Sale 11,350 15.90 180,408
2006-11-16 Marquez Bernadette (10% Owner) Sale 1,250,000 15.90 19,868,750
2006-11-16 Depuy Mark (Senior V.P. & COO) Purchase 500 17.00 8,500
2006-11-16 Warren Glen C Jr (Director) Purchase 10,000 17.00 170,000
2006-11-16 Mcfarland J C (Director) Purchase 2,000 17.00 34,000
2006-11-16 O'donnell Ed (Director) Purchase 1,000 17.00 17,000
2006-11-16 Griggs Douglas J (Chief Accounting Officer) Purchase 2,500 17.00 42,500

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 Venoco, Inc. (symbol VQ, CIK number 1313024) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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