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Insider Trading: SPARTAN STORES INC

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of SPARTAN STORES INC in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of SPARTAN STORES INC since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of SPARTAN STORES INC since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is SPTN. The reporting company's CIK number is 877422.
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The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $96,635. The total value of stock sales is $9,543,335. The total value of stock exercises is $2,677,211.


Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at SPARTAN STORES INC (SPTN) 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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  • $2,083k

    $208k

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at SPARTAN STORES INC (SPTN) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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  • $32.99

    $24.74

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    $8.25



Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for SPARTAN STORES INC (SPTN).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-01 0 0 26,920 589,278 0 0
2007-12 0 0 1,750 39,375 0 0
2007-11 5,000 96,635 0 0 0 0
2007-10 0 0 18,625 465,625 18,625 143,133
2007-09 0 0 45,837 1,141,321 42,187 118,967
2007-08 0 0 11,084 303,841 0 0
2007-07 0 0 1,305 43,051 0 0
2007-06 0 0 1,320 35,085 0 0
2007-05 0 0 5,222 138,982 0 0
2007-03 0 0 11,875 310,367 0 0
2007-02 0 0 82,775 2,083,745 18,179 157,551
2007-01 0 0 50,682 1,056,233 0 0
2006-10 0 0 62,908 1,217,314 68,134 880,848
2006-08 0 0 27,826 423,791 56,063 422,280
2006-07 0 0 0 0 37,977 195,917
2006-05 0 0 32,019 441,445 59,906 191,304
2006-02 0 0 109,142 1,253,882 168,740 567,211

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for SPARTAN STORES INC (SPTN)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-01-02 Sturken Craig C (Chairman and CEO) Sale 26,920 21.89 589,278
2007-12-04 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Finance) Sale 1,750 22.50 39,375
2007-11-12 Couch David Des (VP Information Technology) Purchase 5,000 19.33 96,635
2007-10-18 Staples David M (Executive VP & CFO) Sale 18,625 25.00 465,625
2007-10-18 Staples David M (Executive VP & CFO) Option Exercise 18,625 7.68 143,133
2007-09-05 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President Finance) Sale 3,650 23.97 87,490
2007-09-04 Sturken Craig C (Chairman, President & CEO) Sale 42,187 24.98 1,053,831
2007-09-04 Sturken Craig C (Chairman, President & CEO) Option Exercise 42,187 2.82 118,967
2007-08-13 Staples David M (Executive VP & CFO) Sale 9,734 27.18 264,570
2007-08-01 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Finance) Sale 1,350 29.09 39,271
2007-07-02 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Finance) Sale 1,305 32.99 43,051
2007-06-04 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Finance) Sale 1,320 26.58 35,085
2007-05-24 Staples David M (Executive VP and CFO) Sale 2,611 26.15 68,277
2007-05-14 Staples David M (Executive Vice President & CFO) Sale 2,611 27.08 70,705
2007-03-28 Staples David M (Exec. Vice President and CFO) Sale 10,000 26.79 267,900
2007-03-02 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Finance) Sale 1,875 22.65 42,467
2007-02-09 Staples David M (Executive Vice President & CFO) Option Exercise 13,336 8.70 116,023
2007-02-06 Adornato Theodore (Executive VP Retail Operations) Sale 7,705 25.11 193,472
2007-02-06 Eidson Dennis (Exec. VP Merchandising & Mktg.) Sale 7,647 25.11 192,016
2007-02-06 Sturken Craig C (Chairman, President and CEO) Sale 25,000 25.44 636,098
2007-02-05 Adornato Theodore (Executive VP Retail Operations) Option Exercise 4,843 8.58 41,528
2007-02-05 Sturken Craig C (Chairman, President and CEO) Sale 25,000 25.00 625,000
2007-02-05 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Finance) Sale 4,000 25.05 100,205
2007-02-05 Staples David M (Executive VP & CFO) Sale 13,423 25.10 336,954
2007-01-09 Sturken Craig C (Chairman, President and CEO) Sale 15,282 20.42 312,058
2007-01-08 Sturken Craig C (Chairman, President and CEO) Sale 15,500 21.05 326,275
2007-01-05 Sturken Craig C (Chairman, President and CEO) Sale 19,900 21.00 417,900
2006-10-19 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Finance) Sale 2,774 19.49 54,065
2006-10-18 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Finance) Sale 8,572 19.31 165,525
2006-10-18 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Finance) Option Exercise 16,572 13.41 222,230
2006-10-18 Staples David M (Executive Vice President & CFO) Sale 51,562 19.35 997,724
2006-10-18 Staples David M (Executive Vice President & CFO) Option Exercise 51,562 12.77 658,618
2006-08-08 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Finance) Option Exercise 12,500 9.31 116,375
2006-08-08 Staples David M (Executive VP & CFO) Option Exercise 18,000 7.44 133,920
2006-08-03 Eidson Dennis (Exec. VP Merchandising & Mktg.) Sale 3,771 15.84 59,732
2006-08-03 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Finance) Sale 6,106 15.80 96,474
2006-08-02 Eidson Dennis (Exec. VP Merchandising & Mktg.) Option Exercise 6,563 2.84 18,655
2006-08-02 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Finance) Option Exercise 19,000 8.07 153,330
2006-08-01 Adornato Theodore (Exec. V.P. Retail Operations) Sale 2,172 15.01 32,597
2006-08-01 Staples David M (Executive V.P. & CFO) Sale 15,777 14.89 234,988
2006-07-31 Adornato Theodore (Exec. V.P. Retail Operations) Option Exercise 4,844 4.45 21,555
2006-07-31 Staples David M (Executive V.P. & CFO) Option Exercise 33,133 5.26 174,362
2006-05-16 Sturken Craig C (Chairman, President and CEO) Sale 26,359 13.79 363,411
2006-05-16 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Finance) Sale 5,660 13.79 78,034
2006-05-15 Sturken Craig C (Chairman, President and CEO) Option Exercise 46,875 2.82 132,187
2006-05-15 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Finance) Option Exercise 13,031 4.54 59,117
2006-02-13 Adornato Theodore (Exec. V.P. Retail Operations) Sale 160 11.65 1,864
2006-02-13 Eidson Dennis (Exec. V.P. Marketing & Mdse.) Sale 542 11.65 6,314
2006-02-13 Sturken Craig C (President and CEO) Sale 4,035 11.65 47,007
2006-02-13 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Finance) Sale 642 11.65 7,479
2006-02-13 Staples David M (Executive Vice President & CFO) Sale 4,734 11.65 55,151
2006-02-10 Adornato Theodore (Exec. V.P. Retail Operations) Sale 595 11.55 6,870
2006-02-10 Eidson Dennis (Exec. V.P. Marketing & Mdse.) Sale 2,020 11.55 23,324
2006-02-10 Sturken Craig C (President and CEO) Sale 15,055 11.55 173,834
2006-02-10 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Finance) Sale 2,393 11.55 27,631
2006-02-10 Staples David M (Executive Vice President & CFO) Sale 17,662 11.55 203,936
2006-02-10 Staples David M (Executive Vice President & CFO) Option Exercise 1,562 3.25 5,076
2006-02-09 Adornato Theodore (Executive V.P. Retai) Sale 297 11.53 3,423
2006-02-09 Eidson Dennis (Exec VP Merchandisin) Sale 1,012 11.53 11,665
2006-02-09 Sturken Craig C (President & CEO) Sale 7,527 11.53 86,763
2006-02-09 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Fi) Sale 1,196 11.53 13,786
2006-02-09 Staples David M (Exec. Vice President) Sale 8,831 11.53 101,794
2006-02-08 Adornato Theodore (Executive V.P. Retai) Sale 595 11.36 6,759
2006-02-08 Eidson Dennis (Exec VP Merchandisin) Sale 2,020 11.36 22,949
2006-02-08 Sturken Craig C (President & CEO) Sale 15,055 11.36 171,039
2006-02-08 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Fi) Sale 2,393 11.36 27,186
2006-02-08 Staples David M (Exec. Vice President) Sale 17,662 11.36 200,640
2006-02-07 Adornato Theodore (Executive V.P. Retai) Sale 74 11.55 854
2006-02-07 Eidson Dennis (Exec VP Merchandisin) Sale 253 11.55 2,922
2006-02-07 Sturken Craig C (President & CEO) Sale 1,882 11.55 21,737
2006-02-07 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Fi) Sale 299 11.55 3,453
2006-02-07 Staples David M (Exec. Vice President) Sale 2,208 11.55 25,502
2006-02-07 Staples David M (Exec. Vice President) Option Exercise 37,492 6.25 234,437
2006-02-06 Adornato Theodore (Executive V.P. Retai) Option Exercise 4,843 4.45 21,551
2006-02-06 Eidson Dennis (Exec VP Merchandisin) Option Exercise 11,562 2.84 32,859
2006-02-06 Sturken Craig C (President & CEO) Option Exercise 75,000 2.39 179,250
2006-02-06 Van Hall Thomas A (Vice President of Fi) Option Exercise 13,281 2.77 36,788
2006-02-06 Staples David M (Exec. Vice President) Option Exercise 25,000 2.29 57,250

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 SPARTAN STORES INC (symbol SPTN, CIK number 877422) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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