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Insider Trading: AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC since year 2005 are given in the first table. The second table lists detailed insider transactions reported by AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is ABK. The reporting company's CIK number is 874501. The total value of stock buying during this period is $2,480,456. The total value of stock sales is $98,620,541. The total value of stock exercises is $46,934,448.

Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC (ABK) 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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    $2,640k

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC (ABK) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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    $46.64

    $23.32



Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC (ABK).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-03 93,250 629,437 0 0 0 0
2007-11 29,000 798,267 0 0 0 0
2007-10 11,250 462,652 0 0 0 0
2007-07 0 0 0 0 10,000 486,599
2007-05 0 0 7,449 688,789 13,750 600,411
2007-04 0 0 130,204 12,074,446 131,250 6,317,961
2007-02 0 0 291,345 26,405,275 51,750 2,707,601
2006-12 0 0 12,000 1,081,380 12,000 583,920
2006-11 0 0 125,000 10,440,625 125,000 7,017,500
2006-09 0 0 187,800 15,929,125 0 0
2006-08 0 0 94,522 8,099,029 95,114 5,240,623
2006-07 0 0 8,240 685,238 339,720 21,592,929
2006-05 0 0 23,109 1,918,375 12,000 590,940
2006-03 0 0 47,801 3,842,896 50,143 1,795,964
2005-12 0 0 52,338 4,081,784 0 0
2005-11 0 0 160,600 11,963,879 0 0
2005-10 0 0 5,000 345,600 0 0
2005-05 0 0 15,000 1,064,100 0 0
2005-04 9,000 590,100 0 0 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC (ABK)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-03-07 Wallis David W (Senior Managing Director) Purchase 6,250 6.75 42,187
2008-03-07 Leonard Sean T (SVP, Chief Financial Officer) Purchase 1,000 6.75 6,750
2008-03-07 Renfield Miller Douglas C (Executive Vice President) Purchase 10,000 6.75 67,500
2008-03-07 Uhlein John W (Executive Vice President) Purchase 5,000 6.75 33,750
2008-03-07 Wallace Henry D G (Director) Purchase 10,000 6.75 67,500
2008-03-07 Bienstock Gregg L (Senior Vice President) Purchase 6,000 6.75 40,500
2008-03-07 Considine Jill M (Director) Purchase 10,000 6.75 67,500
2008-03-07 Callen Michael A (Chairman, President and CEO) Purchase 25,000 6.75 168,750
2008-03-07 Theobald Thomas C (Director) Purchase 20,000 6.75 135,000
2007-11-13 Mcdonough Kathleen A (Senior Managing Director) Purchase 9,635 28.03 270,101
2007-11-12 Mcdonough Kathleen A (Senior Managing Director) Purchase 365 27.66 10,095
2007-11-02 Wallace Henry D G (Director) Purchase 500 25.54 12,770
2007-11-02 Genader Robert J (Chairman, President and CEO) Purchase 10,000 25.25 252,500
2007-11-02 Theobald Thomas C (Director) Purchase 2,000 27.15 54,300
2007-11-01 Wallace Henry D G (Director) Purchase 500 27.84 13,922
2007-11-01 Gandolfo Thomas J (Senior Managing Director) Purchase 1,000 29.00 29,000
2007-11-01 Callen Michael A (Director) Purchase 3,000 31.08 93,255
2007-11-01 Theobald Thomas C (Director) Purchase 2,000 31.16 62,324
2007-10-30 Wallis David W (Senior Managing Director) Purchase 2,500 39.99 99,975
2007-10-29 Uhlein John W (Executive Vice President) Purchase 7,500 41.38 310,365
2007-10-29 Wallace Henry D G (Director) Purchase 1,250 41.85 52,312
2007-07-31 Uhlein John W (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 10,000 48.66 486,599
2007-05-04 Renfield Miller Douglas C (Executive Vice President) Sale 349 94.16 32,861
2007-05-04 Gregory W Grant (Director) Option Exercise 3,750 30.35 113,812
2007-05-01 Renfield Miller Douglas C (Executive Vice President) Sale 7,100 92.38 655,928
2007-05-01 Renfield Miller Douglas C (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 10,000 48.66 486,599
2007-04-27 Wallis David W (Senior Managing Director) Sale 6,454 92.73 598,466
2007-04-27 Wallis David W (Senior Managing Director) Option Exercise 7,500 48.66 364,950
2007-04-27 Uhlein John W (Executive Vice President) Sale 10,000 93.08 930,814
2007-04-27 Uhlein John W (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 10,000 48.66 486,599
2007-04-27 Genader Robert J (Chairman, President and CEO) Sale 110,000 92.71 10,197,785
2007-04-27 Genader Robert J (Chairman, President and CEO) Option Exercise 110,000 48.66 5,352,600
2007-04-27 Callen Michael A (Director) Sale 3,750 92.64 347,381
2007-04-27 Callen Michael A (Director) Option Exercise 3,750 30.35 113,812
2007-02-22 Lassiter Phillip B (Director) Sale 67,863 90.55 6,142,338
2007-02-21 Lassiter Phillip B (Director) Sale 46,600 90.78 4,223,734
2007-02-16 Mcdonough Kathleen A (Senior Managing Director) Sale 11,500 91.17 1,049,312
2007-02-16 Mcdonough Kathleen A (Senior Managing Director) Option Exercise 11,500 48.66 559,590
2007-02-16 Doyle Kevin J (Senior Vice President) Sale 18,000 91.02 1,639,183
2007-02-16 Doyle Kevin J (Senior Vice President) Option Exercise 18,000 48.66 875,879
2007-02-15 Mckinnon William T (Senior Managing Director) Sale 8,250 91.05 751,129
2007-02-15 Mckinnon William T (Senior Managing Director) Option Exercise 8,250 58.93 486,172
2007-02-15 Genader Robert J (Chairman, President and CEO) Sale 5,332 91.15 486,022
2007-02-09 Gandolfo Thomas J (Senior Managing Director) Sale 16,000 89.14 1,426,320
2007-02-09 Gandolfo Thomas J (Senior Managing Director) Option Exercise 14,000 56.14 785,960
2006-12-18 Bienstock Gregg L (Senior Vice President) Sale 12,000 90.12 1,081,380
2006-12-18 Bienstock Gregg L (Senior Vice President) Option Exercise 12,000 48.66 583,920
2006-11-14 Lassiter Phillip B (Director) Sale 125,000 83.52 10,440,625
2006-11-14 Lassiter Phillip B (Director) Option Exercise 125,000 56.14 7,017,500
2006-09-13 Lassiter Phillip B (Director) Sale 80,600 84.83 6,836,485
2006-09-12 Lassiter Phillip B (Director) Sale 49,400 85.06 4,201,749
2006-08-30 Bienstock Gregg L (Senior Vice President) Sale 10,000 87.22 872,150
2006-08-30 Bienstock Gregg L (Senior Vice President) Option Exercise 10,000 48.66 486,599
2006-08-28 Shoback Robert G (Senior Managing Director) Sale 6,075 85.87 521,660
2006-08-28 Shoback Robert G (Senior Managing Director) Option Exercise 6,667 63.97 426,487
2006-08-25 Uhlein John W (Executive Vice President) Sale 11,300 85.44 965,493
2006-08-25 Uhlein John W (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 11,300 69.77 788,401
2006-08-24 Uhlein John W (Executive Vice President) Sale 8,689 85.57 743,488
2006-08-24 Uhlein John W (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 8,689 69.84 606,883
2006-08-23 Genader Robert J (Chairman, President and CEO) Sale 58,458 85.47 4,996,238
2006-08-23 Genader Robert J (Chairman, President and CEO) Option Exercise 58,458 50.16 2,932,253
2006-07-31 Lassiter Phillip B (Director) Option Exercise 327,720 64.68 21,196,929
2006-07-28 Renfield Miller Douglas C (Executive Vice President) Sale 8,240 83.16 685,238
2006-07-28 Renfield Miller Douglas C (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 12,000 33.00 396,000
2006-05-11 Gregory W Grant (Director) Option Exercise 3,000 39.56 118,680
2006-05-11 Callen Michael A (Director) Sale 3,000 83.30 249,900
2006-05-11 Callen Michael A (Director) Option Exercise 3,000 39.56 118,680
2006-05-10 Genader Robert J (President and CEO) Sale 14,484 83.05 1,202,838
2006-05-03 Gandolfo Thomas J (Senior Managing Director) Sale 5,625 82.78 465,637
2006-05-03 Gandolfo Thomas J (Senior Managing Director) Option Exercise 6,000 58.93 353,580
2006-03-24 Mcdonough Kathleen A (Senior Managing Director) Option Exercise 2,300 31.02 71,346
2006-03-23 Mcdonough Kathleen A (Senior Managing Director) Sale 11,200 79.46 889,896
2006-03-23 Mcdonough Kathleen A (Senior Managing Director) Option Exercise 11,200 31.02 347,424
2006-03-20 Uhlein John W (Executive Vice President) Sale 4,000 81.91 327,640
2006-03-20 Bienstock Gregg L (Senior Vice President) Sale 6,893 81.52 561,944
2006-03-20 Bienstock Gregg L (Senior Vice President) Option Exercise 6,893 63.62 438,509
2006-03-16 Doyle Kevin J (Senior Vice President) Sale 18,008 80.62 1,451,740
2006-03-16 Doyle Kevin J (Senior Vice President) Option Exercise 21,750 31.02 674,685
2006-03-15 Renfield Miller Douglas C (Senior Managing Director) Sale 5,580 79.50 443,610
2006-03-15 Renfield Miller Douglas C (Senior Managing Director) Option Exercise 8,000 33.00 264,000
2006-03-14 Genader Robert J (President and CEO) Sale 2,120 79.28 168,066
2005-12-14 Genader Robert J (President and CEO) Sale 35,438 77.97 2,764,541
2005-11-07 Lassiter Phillip B (Director) Sale 95,000 74.49 7,080,191
2005-10-21 Callen Michael A (Director) Sale 5,000 69.12 345,600
2005-05-04 Boyle David L (Vice Chairman) Sale 15,000 70.94 1,064,100
2005-04-22 Theobald Thomas C (Director) Purchase 7,000 65.57 458,850

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 AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC (symbol ABK, CIK number 874501) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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