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Insider Trading: BROWN SHOE CO INC

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of BROWN SHOE CO INC since year 2005 are given in the first table. The second table lists detailed insider transactions reported by BROWN SHOE CO INC since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is bws. The reporting company's CIK number is 14707. The total value of stock buying during this period is $515,820. The total value of stock sales is $33,075,028. The total value of stock exercises is $14,809,390.

Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at BROWN SHOE CO INC (bws) 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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    $1,714k

    $171k

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at BROWN SHOE CO INC (bws) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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    $40.29

    $26.86

    $13.43



Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for BROWN SHOE CO INC (bws).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-03 10,000 151,753 0 0 0 0
2008-01 5,500 77,640 0 0 0 0
2007-11 8,000 128,949 0 0 8,887 116,775
2007-08 0 0 15,000 306,242 15,000 71,458
2007-07 2,000 49,968 15,000 367,070 15,000 71,458
2007-06 0 0 15,000 447,862 15,000 71,458
2007-05 1,000 28,840 104,986 3,080,173 94,486 946,744
2007-04 0 0 10,000 423,600 10,000 71,458
2007-03 1,500 68,440 360,487 17,149,979 351,823 5,397,809
2007-02 0 0 10,000 537,200 10,000 112,292
2007-01 0 0 10,000 487,500 10,000 112,292
2006-12 0 0 10,000 457,371 10,000 112,292
2006-11 0 0 45,440 2,042,258 33,507 285,944
2006-10 0 0 10,000 358,075 10,000 112,292
2006-09 0 0 10,700 338,627 10,000 112,292
2006-08 0 0 50,100 1,588,991 0 0
2006-05 0 0 0 0 206,277 2,371,987
2006-03 0 0 114,485 5,489,072 292,539 4,597,393
2006-01 0 0 0 0 17,000 245,446
2005-06 275 10,230 0 0 0 0
2004-03 0 0 21 1,008 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for BROWN SHOE CO INC (bws)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-03-24 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman & CEO) Purchase 10,000 15.18 151,753
2008-01-24 Korn Steven W (Director) Purchase 3,000 15.48 46,440
2008-01-07 Neidorff Michael F (Director) Purchase 2,500 12.48 31,200
2007-11-29 Hood Mark E (SVP & CFO) Purchase 5,000 16.16 80,825
2007-11-29 Schumacher Richard C (SVP & Chief Accounting Officer) Option Exercise 8,887 13.14 116,775
2007-11-29 Klein Ward M (Director) Purchase 3,000 16.04 48,124
2007-08-01 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Sale 15,000 20.42 306,242
2007-08-01 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Option Exercise 15,000 4.76 71,458
2007-07-12 Korn Steven W (Director) Purchase 2,000 24.98 49,968
2007-07-02 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Sale 15,000 24.47 367,070
2007-07-02 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Option Exercise 15,000 4.76 71,458
2007-06-01 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Sale 15,000 29.86 447,862
2007-06-01 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Option Exercise 15,000 4.76 71,458
2007-05-29 Hendra Carla C (Director) Purchase 1,000 28.84 28,840
2007-05-25 Wood Joseph W (President, Brown Shoe Retail) Sale 79,486 29.94 2,362,462
2007-05-25 Wood Joseph W (President, Brown Shoe Retail) Option Exercise 79,486 11.01 875,286
2007-05-01 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Sale 15,000 26.68 400,275
2007-05-01 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Option Exercise 15,000 4.76 71,458
2007-04-02 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman & CEO) Sale 10,000 42.36 423,600
2007-04-02 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman & CEO) Option Exercise 10,000 7.15 71,458
2007-03-20 Wood Joseph W (President, Famous Footwear) Option Exercise 32,191 13.59 437,528
2007-03-16 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman & CEO) Sale 30,000 45.22 1,356,512
2007-03-16 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman & CEO) Option Exercise 30,000 22.37 671,100
2007-03-15 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman & CEO) Sale 22,500 45.59 1,025,858
2007-03-15 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman & CEO) Option Exercise 22,500 26.01 585,150
2007-03-14 Hood Mark E (SVP & CFO) Purchase 1,500 45.63 68,440
2007-03-14 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman & CEO) Sale 30,000 45.34 1,357,317
2007-03-14 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman & CEO) Option Exercise 30,000 17.05 511,500
2007-03-13 Schumacher Richard C (SVP & Chief Accounting Officer) Sale 18,300 46.97 858,034
2007-03-13 Schumacher Richard C (SVP & Chief Accounting Officer) Option Exercise 25,163 10.83 272,605
2007-03-13 Rich Gary M (Pres., Brown Shoe Wholesale) Sale 27,783 46.58 1,291,801
2007-03-13 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman & CEO) Sale 39,135 46.55 1,818,489
2007-03-13 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman & CEO) Option Exercise 39,135 17.05 667,251
2007-03-12 Rich Gary M (President, Brown WHolessale) Sale 2,000 49.03 98,052
2007-03-12 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman & CEO) Sale 52,024 48.25 2,509,800
2007-03-12 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman & CEO) Option Exercise 74,468 12.09 900,047
2007-03-09 Rich Gary M (President, Brown Wholesale) Sale 50,000 50.56 2,518,118
2007-03-09 Rich Gary M (President, Brown Wholesale) Option Exercise 88,366 14.27 1,260,753
2007-03-01 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Sale 10,000 48.59 485,911
2007-03-01 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Option Exercise 10,000 9.19 91,875
2007-02-01 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Sale 10,000 53.72 537,200
2007-02-01 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Option Exercise 10,000 11.23 112,292
2007-01-03 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Sale 10,000 48.75 487,500
2007-01-03 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Option Exercise 10,000 11.23 112,292
2006-12-01 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Sale 10,000 45.74 457,371
2006-12-01 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Option Exercise 10,000 11.23 112,292
2006-11-30 Oberlander Michael I (SVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec) Sale 10,000 47.63 476,300
2006-11-30 Oberlander Michael I (SVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec) Option Exercise 11,500 7.12 81,937
2006-11-30 Rich Gary M (President,Brown Shoe Wholesale) Sale 14,618 47.34 691,991
2006-11-30 Rich Gary M (President,Brown Shoe Wholesale) Option Exercise 1,919 10.23 19,629
2006-11-28 Schumacher Richard C (SVP & Chief Accounting Officer) Sale 10,822 45.49 492,306
2006-11-28 Schumacher Richard C (SVP & Chief Accounting Officer) Option Exercise 10,088 7.15 72,086
2006-11-01 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Sale 10,000 38.17 381,661
2006-11-01 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Option Exercise 10,000 11.23 112,292
2006-10-02 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Sale 10,000 35.81 358,075
2006-10-02 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Option Exercise 10,000 11.23 112,292
2006-09-01 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Sale 10,000 31.76 316,290
2006-09-01 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Option Exercise 10,000 11.23 112,292
2006-08-28 Rosen Andrew M (EVP and CFO) Sale 50,000 31.81 1,585,801
2006-05-26 Koch Douglas (SVP & Chief Talent Officer) Option Exercise 24,752 19.37 479,508
2006-05-26 Fromm Ronald A (Chairman of the Board & CEO) Option Exercise 169,149 9.77 1,652,725
2006-03-16 Wood Joseph W (President, Famous Footwear) Option Exercise 8,764 15.20 133,212
2006-03-06 Schumacher Richard C (SVP & Chief Accounting Officer) Sale 40,000 48.12 1,926,566
2006-03-06 Schumacher Richard C (SVP & Chief Accounting Officer) Option Exercise 40,000 16.11 644,374
2006-03-06 Rich Gary M (President,Brown Shoe Wholesale) Sale 17,904 47.82 857,582
2006-03-03 Rosen Andrew M (Senior Vice President & CFO) Option Exercise 57,157 15.63 893,285
2006-03-03 Rich Gary M (President,Brown Shoe Wholesale) Sale 11,398 47.54 540,750
2006-03-03 Rich Gary M (President,Brown Shoe Wholesale) Option Exercise 90,874 15.74 1,422,104
2006-01-05 Schumacher Richard C (SVP & Chief Accounti) Option Exercise 7,000 14.44 101,066
2006-01-03 Rich Gary M (President, Brown Sho) Option Exercise 10,000 14.44 144,380
2005-06-15 Korn Steven W (Director) Purchase 275 37.20 10,230
2004-03-06 Rich Gary M (President,Brown Shoe Wholesale) Sale 14 48.05 672

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 BROWN SHOE CO INC (symbol bws, CIK number 14707) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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