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Insider Trading: ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is ABP. The reporting company's CIK number is 867665.
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The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $2,633,334. The total value of stock sales is $121,859. The total value of stock exercises is $1,119,495.


Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP (ABP) 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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  • $536,700

    $53,670

    $5,367

    $536

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP (ABP) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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  • $4.00

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Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP (ABP).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2009-04 0 0 0 0 8,000 16,480
2008-04 50,000 164,500 0 0 165,000 108,900
2008-03 0 0 0 0 6,000 12,360
2007-12 60,000 206,600 0 0 0 0
2007-11 100,592 400,815 0 0 125,000 152,500
2007-08 82,181 299,077 0 0 0 0
2007-03 0 0 0 0 495,000 536,700
2006-12 20,000 62,800 0 0 0 0
2006-11 33,600 119,280 0 0 128,000 154,480
2006-10 81,400 247,989 0 0 0 0
2006-08 48,600 186,027 0 0 0 0
2006-07 0 0 0 0 7,000 4,760
2006-05 26,900 121,349 0 0 26,000 39,560
2006-04 0 0 0 0 8,000 16,480
2006-03 0 0 20,000 111,199 70,660 74,635
2005-12 0 0 2,000 10,660 4,000 2,640
2005-11 68,000 436,034 0 0 0 0
2005-05 50,000 116,850 0 0 0 0
2005-04 19,700 60,085 0 0 0 0
2005-03 80,300 211,928 0 0 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP (ABP)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2009-04-19 Burke Franklin A (Director) Option Exercise 8,000 2.06 16,480
2008-04-04 Billingsley Lee T (Vice President - Exploration) Option Exercise 99,000 .66 65,340
2008-04-02 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 50,000 3.29 164,500
2008-03-25 Powell Paul A (Director) Option Exercise 2,000 2.06 4,120
2008-03-25 Carter Harold D (Director) Option Exercise 2,000 2.06 4,120
2008-03-25 Burke Franklin A (Director) Option Exercise 2,000 2.06 4,120
2007-12-13 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 10,000 3.36 33,600
2007-12-12 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 50,000 3.46 173,000
2007-11-29 Watson Robert L G (CEO/President) Option Exercise 100,000 1.36 136,000
2007-11-27 Williford Chris E (Executive VP/CFO) Option Exercise 15,000 .66 9,900
2007-11-14 Wendel Stephen T (VP - Land & Marketing) Option Exercise 10,000 .66 6,600
2007-11-12 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 60,000 3.92 235,200
2007-11-09 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 40,592 4.08 165,615
2007-08-16 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 69,502 3.63 252,292
2007-08-10 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 12,679 3.69 46,785
2007-03-26 Williford Chris E (Executive VP/CFO) Option Exercise 80,000 .66 52,800
2007-03-26 Wendel Stephen T (VP - Land & Marketing) Option Exercise 50,000 .66 33,000
2007-03-26 Watson Robert L G (CEO/President) Option Exercise 200,000 1.36 272,000
2006-12-29 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 20,000 3.14 62,800
2006-11-22 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 22,400 3.55 79,520
2006-11-20 Williford Chris E (Executive VP/CFO) Option Exercise 20,000 .66 13,200
2006-11-20 Wendel Stephen T (VP - Land & Marketing) Option Exercise 8,000 .66 5,280
2006-11-20 Watson Robert L G (CEO/President) Option Exercise 100,000 1.36 136,000
2006-10-03 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 40,600 3.01 122,205
2006-10-02 Watson Robert L G (CEO/President) Purchase 3,000 3.12 9,360
2006-10-02 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 37,800 3.08 116,424
2006-08-11 Wagda Jospeh A (Director) Purchase 5,000 3.87 19,350
2006-08-11 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 27,400 3.82 104,668
2006-07-17 Logue Dennis E (Director) Option Exercise 7,000 .68 4,760
2006-05-25 Wallace William H (Vice President - Operations) Option Exercise 10,000 .66 6,600
2006-05-25 Bartlett Scott Jr (Director) Purchase 5,000 4.56 22,799
2006-05-25 Riggs Richard M (Director) Option Exercise 8,000 2.06 16,480
2006-05-25 Powell Paul A (Director) Option Exercise 8,000 2.06 16,480
2006-05-25 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 21,900 4.50 98,550
2006-04-20 Carter Harold D (Director) Option Exercise 8,000 2.06 16,480
2006-03-07 Williford Chris E (Executive VP/CFO) Sale 20,000 5.56 111,199
2006-03-06 Williford Chris E (Executive VP/CFO) Option Exercise 20,000 .66 13,200
2006-03-06 Watson Robert L G (CEO/President) Option Exercise 40,000 1.36 54,400
2006-03-03 Wendel Stephen T (VP - Land & Marketing) Option Exercise 10,660 .66 7,035
2005-12-29 Wallace William H (Vice President - Ope) Sale 2,000 5.33 10,660
2005-12-27 Wallace William H (Vice President - Ope) Option Exercise 4,000 .66 2,640
2005-11-21 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 25,000 6.45 161,250
2005-11-10 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 18,000 6.41 115,434
2005-11-09 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 25,000 6.37 159,350
2005-05-19 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 50,000 2.34 116,850
2005-04-06 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 19,700 3.05 60,085
2005-03-24 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 5,200 2.70 14,040
2005-03-23 Burke Franklin A (Director) Purchase 75,100 2.64 197,888

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 ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP (symbol ABP, CIK number 867665) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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