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Insider Trading: Sothebys Holdings Inc

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of Sothebys Holdings Inc since year 2005 are given in the first table. The second table lists detailed insider transactions reported by Sothebys Holdings Inc since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is BID. The reporting company's CIK number is 823094. The total value of stock buying during this period is $858,066. The total value of stock sales is $98,366,387. The total value of stock exercises is $759,451.

Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at Sothebys Holdings Inc (BID) 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 Sothebys Holdings Inc (BID) 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 Sothebys Holdings Inc (BID).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-05 0 0 5,000 143,462 5,000 0
2008-03 19,000 581,222 27,549 716,844 0 0
2008-02 5,000 172,017 8,064 278,107 4,467 0
2008-01 0 0 2,200 72,770 2,200 0
2007-12 0 0 8,667 330,845 8,666 0
2007-11 0 0 6,000 232,080 6,000 0
2007-10 0 0 105,655 5,782,111 102,000 0
2007-09 0 0 68,450 3,083,490 68,450 0
2007-08 1,000 36,472 24,000 1,075,940 24,000 0
2007-07 0 0 5,000 255,000 5,000 0
2007-06 0 0 27,456 1,350,580 5,000 0
2007-05 0 0 116,211 5,649,382 51,250 0
2007-04 0 0 80,301 3,946,248 27,500 0
2007-03 0 0 122,223 4,571,838 58,500 0
2007-02 0 0 100,800 3,839,788 70,300 0
2007-01 0 0 172,300 5,918,370 129,500 0
2006-12 0 0 70,500 2,240,020 70,500 0
2006-11 0 0 43,000 1,297,696 30,000 0
2006-10 0 0 17,000 619,700 0 0
2006-09 1,000 28,780 288,500 8,585,361 275,500 0
2006-08 0 0 359,930 10,811,709 331,750 0
2006-07 0 0 19,775 535,440 0 0
2006-04 0 0 648,836 20,035,846 0 0
2006-03 0 0 696,366 16,372,913 695,900 759,451
2006-02 0 0 10,000 210,000 10,000 0
2005-11 0 0 5,000 94,850 0 0
2005-08 0 0 8,300 141,100 0 0
2005-05 500 8,275 5,854 82,897 0 0
2004-12 0 0 5,000 92,000 0 0
2004-11 2,000 31,300 0 0 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for Sothebys Holdings Inc (BID)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-05-15 Buckley Richard (Other) Sale 5,000 28.69 143,462
2008-05-15 Buckley Richard (Other) Option Exercise 5,000 .00 0
2008-03-17 Wickstrom Daryl (Mang. Dir. Global Auction Div.) Sale 8,366 25.57 213,896
2008-03-17 Bailey George (Other) Sale 10,000 26.40 264,000
2008-03-10 Angelo John M (Director) Purchase 4,000 27.62 110,490
2008-03-06 Angelo John M (Director) Purchase 5,000 29.40 146,975
2008-03-04 Angelo John M (Director) Purchase 5,000 32.14 160,680
2008-03-03 Angelo John M (Director) Purchase 5,000 32.62 163,077
2008-02-29 Zuckerman Mitchell (Other) Sale 3,597 34.60 124,456
2008-02-29 Angelo John M (Director) Purchase 5,000 34.40 172,017
2008-02-27 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 667 36.00 24,012
2008-02-27 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 667 .00 0
2008-02-21 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 666 35.00 23,310
2008-02-21 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 666 .00 0
2008-02-15 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 2,667 33.92 90,451
2008-02-15 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 2,667 .00 0
2008-02-13 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 467 34.00 15,878
2008-02-13 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 467 .00 0
2008-01-17 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 200 34.00 6,800
2008-01-17 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 200 .00 0
2008-01-15 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 2,000 32.98 65,970
2008-01-15 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 2,000 .00 0
2007-12-21 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 1,334 40.50 54,027
2007-12-21 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 1,333 .00 0
2007-12-18 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 1,333 38.50 51,320
2007-12-18 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 1,333 .00 0
2007-12-17 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 4,667 36.75 171,512
2007-12-17 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 4,667 .00 0
2007-12-06 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 1,333 40.50 53,986
2007-12-06 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 1,333 .00 0
2007-11-15 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 6,000 38.68 232,080
2007-11-15 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 6,000 .00 0
2007-10-15 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 32,000 55.29 1,747,054
2007-10-15 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 32,000 .00 0
2007-10-11 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 4,000 59.50 238,000
2007-10-11 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 4,000 .00 0
2007-10-10 Phillips Diana (EVP & WW Director of Press) Sale 622 58.00 36,076
2007-10-10 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Sale 5,000 56.00 280,000
2007-10-10 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Option Exercise 5,000 .00 0
2007-10-10 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 6,000 57.00 342,000
2007-10-10 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 6,000 .00 0
2007-10-09 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Sale 10,000 55.00 550,000
2007-10-09 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Option Exercise 10,000 .00 0
2007-10-09 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 2,000 55.00 110,000
2007-10-09 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 2,000 .00 0
2007-10-09 Bailey George (Other) Sale 3,033 55.00 166,815
2007-10-05 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Sale 5,000 54.00 270,000
2007-10-05 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Option Exercise 5,000 .00 0
2007-10-05 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 2,000 54.00 108,000
2007-10-05 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 2,000 .00 0
2007-10-03 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 2,000 53.00 106,000
2007-10-03 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 2,000 .00 0
2007-10-02 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 6,000 51.00 306,000
2007-10-02 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 6,000 .00 0
2007-09-26 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 2,000 49.00 98,000
2007-09-26 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 2,000 .00 0
2007-09-19 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 6,000 47.21 283,240
2007-09-19 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 6,000 .00 0
2007-09-19 Bailey George (Other) Sale 15,750 47.19 739,920
2007-09-19 Bailey George (Other) Option Exercise 15,750 .00 0
2007-09-18 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 1,333 44.50 59,318
2007-09-18 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 1,333 .00 0
2007-09-17 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 8,667 42.46 368,009
2007-09-17 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 8,667 .00 0
2007-09-13 Sheridan William S (EVP & CFO) Sale 16,250 42.13 684,606
2007-09-13 Sheridan William S (EVP & CFO) Option Exercise 16,250 .00 0
2007-09-06 Bailey George (Other) Sale 3,000 41.57 124,698
2007-09-06 Bailey George (Other) Option Exercise 3,000 .00 0
2007-08-16 Angelo John M (Director) Purchase 1,000 36.47 36,472
2007-08-15 Ulmer David (SVP Chief Tech & Strat Officer) Sale 4,000 43.91 175,628
2007-08-15 Ulmer David (SVP Chief Tech & Strat Officer) Option Exercise 4,000 .00 0
2007-08-15 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 10,000 44.36 443,627
2007-08-15 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 10,000 .00 0
2007-08-13 Zuckerman Mitchell (Other) Sale 6,100 46.00 280,600
2007-08-13 Zuckerman Mitchell (Other) Option Exercise 6,100 .00 0
2007-08-10 Zuckerman Mitchell (Other) Sale 3,900 45.15 176,085
2007-08-10 Zuckerman Mitchell (Other) Option Exercise 3,900 .00 0
2007-07-06 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Sale 5,000 51.00 255,000
2007-07-06 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Option Exercise 5,000 .00 0
2007-06-25 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Sale 5,000 49.00 245,000
2007-06-25 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Option Exercise 5,000 .00 0
2007-06-20 Buckley Richard (Other) Sale 1,044 48.39 50,519
2007-06-15 Bailey George (Other) Sale 4,000 49.05 196,190
2007-06-14 Woodhead Robin (EVP & CEO Soth. International) Sale 17,412 49.33 858,871
2007-05-23 Wickstrom Daryl (Mang. Dir. Global Auction Div.) Sale 16,250 45.99 747,310
2007-05-23 Wickstrom Daryl (Mang. Dir. Global Auction Div.) Option Exercise 16,250 .00 0
2007-05-15 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 40,000 48.52 1,944,972
2007-05-15 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 25,000 .00 0
2007-05-10 Buckley Richard (Other) Sale 11,227 50.56 567,665
2007-05-10 Buckley Richard (Other) Option Exercise 10,000 .00 0
2007-05-10 Sheridan William S (EVP & CFO) Sale 9,734 50.63 492,879
2007-04-16 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 40,000 49.60 1,979,783
2007-04-16 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 27,500 .00 0
2007-04-04 Phillips Diana (EVP & WW Director of Press) Sale 971 46.41 45,064
2007-04-04 Zuckerman Mitchell (Other) Sale 7,730 46.56 359,893
2007-03-22 Bailey George (Other) Sale 3,880 41.00 159,080
2007-03-21 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 2,500 39.00 97,500
2007-03-21 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 1,500 .00 0
2007-03-20 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 2,500 37.60 94,000
2007-03-20 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 1,500 .00 0
2007-03-15 Buckley Richard (Other) Sale 10,000 36.79 368,609
2007-03-15 Buckley Richard (Other) Option Exercise 10,000 .00 0
2007-03-15 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 35,000 36.81 1,290,796
2007-03-15 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 22,000 .00 0
2007-03-08 Ulmer David (SVP and Chief Tech Officer) Sale 9,000 38.63 347,707
2007-03-08 Ulmer David (SVP and Chief Tech Officer) Option Exercise 9,000 .00 0
2007-03-07 Sheridan William S (EVP & CFO) Sale 8,992 38.42 345,499
2007-03-06 Zuckerman Mitchell (Other) Sale 2,382 37.58 89,506
2007-03-05 Pillsbury Donaldson C (EVP & General Consl. & Secrty.) Sale 6,000 37.34 224,053
2007-03-05 Pillsbury Donaldson C (EVP & General Consl. & Secrty.) Option Exercise 6,000 .00 0
2007-03-05 Buckley Richard (Other) Sale 6,369 37.78 240,597
2007-02-20 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 2,500 39.00 97,500
2007-02-15 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 37,500 38.27 1,433,255
2007-02-15 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 23,500 .00 0
2007-02-09 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 2,500 39.00 97,500
2007-02-09 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 1,500 .00 0
2007-02-08 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Sale 10,000 37.90 379,000
2007-02-08 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Option Exercise 10,000 .00 0
2007-02-05 Pillsbury Donaldson C (EVP & General Consl. & Secrty.) Sale 12,000 37.33 448,005
2007-02-05 Pillsbury Donaldson C (EVP & General Consl. & Secrty.) Option Exercise 12,000 .00 0
2007-02-01 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 2,500 37.60 94,000
2007-02-01 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 1,500 .00 0
2007-01-29 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Sale 20,000 36.90 738,000
2007-01-29 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Option Exercise 20,000 .00 0
2007-01-29 Pillsbury Donaldson C (EVP & General Consl. & Secrty.) Sale 6,000 37.00 222,000
2007-01-29 Pillsbury Donaldson C (EVP & General Consl. & Secrty.) Option Exercise 6,000 .00 0
2007-01-23 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 2,500 36.20 90,500
2007-01-23 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 1,500 .00 0
2007-01-22 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Sale 20,000 35.40 708,000
2007-01-22 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Option Exercise 20,000 .00 0
2007-01-22 Gillis Mike (SVP, Controller, CAO) Sale 9,500 35.00 332,500
2007-01-22 Gillis Mike (SVP, Controller, CAO) Option Exercise 9,500 .00 0
2007-01-22 Pillsbury Donaldson C (EVP & General Consl. & Secrty.) Sale 3,000 35.00 105,000
2007-01-22 Pillsbury Donaldson C (EVP & General Consl. & Secrty.) Option Exercise 3,000 .00 0
2007-01-22 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 2,500 34.90 87,250
2007-01-22 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 1,500 .00 0
2007-01-19 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Sale 10,000 33.90 339,000
2007-01-19 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Option Exercise 10,000 .00 0
2007-01-16 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Sale 30,000 33.40 998,049
2007-01-16 Ruprecht William F (CEO & President) Option Exercise 19,000 .00 0
2007-01-12 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Sale 10,000 32.90 329,000
2007-01-12 Alexander Susan (EVP & WW Head of HR) Option Exercise 10,000 .00 0
2007-01-12 Pillsbury Donaldson C (EVP & General Consl. & Secrty.) Sale 3,000 33.00 99,000
2007-01-12 Pillsbury Donaldson C (EVP & General Consl. & Secrty.) Option Exercise 3,000 .00 0
2007-01-10 Woodhead Robin (EVP & CEO Soth. International) Sale 10,000 30.49 304,873
2007-01-10 Woodhead Robin (EVP & CEO Soth. International) Option Exercise 10,000 .00 0
2007-01-05 Pillsbury Donaldson C (EVP & General Consl. & Secrty.) Sale 3,000 31.28 93,855
2007-01-05 Pillsbury Donaldson C (EVP & General Consl. & Secrty.) Option Exercise 3,000 .00 0
2006-12-07 Sheridan William S (EVP & CFO) Sale 40,500 31.76 1,287,283
2006-12-07 Sheridan William S (EVP & CFO) Option Exercise 40,500 .00 0

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 Sothebys Holdings Inc (symbol BID, CIK number 823094) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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