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Insider Trading: Mercer International Inc.

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of Mercer International Inc. in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of Mercer International Inc. since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of Mercer International Inc. since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is MERC. The reporting company's CIK number is 1333274.

The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $1,948,189. The total value of stock sales is $3,179,494. The total value of stock exercises is $716,045.


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Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at Mercer International Inc. (MERC) 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 Mercer International Inc. (MERC) 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 Mercer International Inc. (MERC).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-08 10,000 60,757 0 0 0 0
2008-05 62,500 469,164 62,600 468,874 0 0
2008-02 100,000 745,499 0 0 0 0
2007-06 0 0 25,000 250,500 0 0
2007-05 100 749 0 0 0 0
2007-03 0 0 46,666 562,103 46,666 333,545
2006-11 0 0 120,000 1,304,567 60,000 382,500
2006-04 65,000 593,450 65,000 593,450 0 0
2006-03 9,000 78,570 0 0 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for Mercer International Inc. (MERC)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-08-06 Lee Jimmy S H (Chief Executive Officer) Purchase 9,700 6.08 58,927
2008-08-05 Lee Jimmy S H (Chief Executive Officer) Purchase 300 6.10 1,830
2008-05-14 Shields Kenneth A (Director) Purchase 8,034 7.76 62,370
2008-05-13 Shields Kenneth A (Director) Purchase 16,866 7.48 126,073
2008-05-13 Adams Guy W (Director) Sale 62,600 7.49 468,874
2008-05-13 Lee Jimmy S H (Chief Executive Officer) Purchase 37,600 7.47 280,721
2008-02-29 Lee Jimmy S H (Chief Executive Officer) Purchase 100,000 7.45 745,499
2007-06-14 Shields Kenneth A (Director) Sale 25,000 10.02 250,500
2007-05-14 Shields Kenneth A (Director) Purchase 100 7.49 749
2007-03-06 Stueber Werner Eberhard (Vice President) Sale 8,500 12.02 102,127
2007-03-05 Stueber Werner Eberhard (Vice President) Sale 38,166 12.05 459,976
2007-03-05 Stueber Werner Eberhard (Vice President) Option Exercise 46,666 7.15 333,545
2006-11-24 Ridder Wolfram (Vice President) Sale 60,000 10.86 651,818
2006-11-24 Ridder Wolfram (Vice President) Option Exercise 60,000 6.38 382,500
2006-11-21 Adams Guy W (Director) Sale 15,000 10.89 163,388
2006-11-20 Adams Guy W (Director) Sale 45,000 10.87 489,361
2006-04-27 Shields Kenneth A (Director) Purchase 65,000 9.13 593,450
2006-04-27 Adams Guy W (Director) Sale 65,000 9.13 593,450
2006-03-08 Lauritzen Eric (Director) Purchase 9,000 8.73 78,570

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 Mercer International Inc. (symbol MERC, CIK number 1333274) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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