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Insider Trading: LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is LGND. The reporting company's CIK number is 886163.

The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $8,390,237. The total value of stock sales is $70,112,496. The total value of stock exercises is $4,147,446.


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Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC (LGND) 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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    $6,028k

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC (LGND) 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 LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC (LGND).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-05 515,300 1,749,335 512,300 1,739,258 0 0
2008-03 3,000 10,971 0 0 0 0
2007-11 2,000 8,560 0 0 0 0
2007-08 7,000 42,280 0 0 0 0
2007-06 402,100 2,748,083 400,100 2,734,683 0 0
2007-05 8,350 54,108 0 0 0 0
2007-04 0 0 0 0 10,005 42,392
2007-03 0 0 5,720,000 60,288,799 0 0
2006-12 350,000 3,776,900 217,783 2,383,387 217,783 1,707,277
2006-11 0 0 260,570 2,966,369 263,350 2,390,905
2006-03 0 0 0 0 1,841 6,872

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC (LGND)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-05-09 Meglasson Martin (V-P, Discovery Research) Purchase 3,000 3.36 10,077
2008-05-09 Knott David M (Director) Purchase 512,300 3.40 1,739,258
2008-05-09 Knott David M (Director) Sale 512,300 3.40 1,739,258
2008-03-05 Kozarich John W (Director) Purchase 3,000 3.66 10,971
2007-11-20 Kozarich John W (Director) Purchase 2,000 4.28 8,560
2007-08-30 Meglasson Martin (V-P, Discovery Research) Purchase 2,000 6.20 12,390
2007-08-29 Kozarich John W (Director) Purchase 1,000 6.14 6,140
2007-08-13 Kozarich John W (Director) Purchase 2,000 6.02 12,030
2007-08-13 Higgins John L (President & CEO) Purchase 2,000 5.86 11,720
2007-06-15 Higgins John L (President & CEO) Purchase 2,000 6.70 13,400
2007-06-15 Knott David M (Director) Purchase 400,100 6.84 2,734,683
2007-06-15 Knott David M (Director) Sale 400,100 6.84 2,734,683
2007-05-30 Aryeh Jason (Director) Purchase 8,350 6.48 54,108
2007-04-02 Blissenbach Henry F (Director) Option Exercise 10,005 4.24 42,392
2007-03-26 Loeb Daniel S (Other) Sale 5,720,000 10.54 60,288,799
2006-12-15 Meglasson Martin (V-P, Discovery Research) Sale 5,313 11.23 59,655
2006-12-15 Meglasson Martin (V-P, Discovery Research) Option Exercise 5,313 7.25 38,519
2006-12-15 Petttit William A (Sr. V-P, HR and Administration) Sale 30,000 11.28 338,520
2006-12-15 Petttit William A (Sr. V-P, HR and Administration) Option Exercise 30,000 10.68 320,400
2006-12-15 Groves Eric S (V-P, Project Management) Sale 50,000 11.23 561,500
2006-12-15 Groves Eric S (V-P, Project Management) Option Exercise 50,000 7.62 381,250
2006-12-14 Negro-vilar Andres (Exe V-P, R & D, CSO) Sale 6,666 11.19 74,585
2006-12-14 Negro-vilar Andres (Exe V-P, R & D, CSO) Option Exercise 6,666 7.62 50,828
2006-12-13 Loeb Daniel S (Director) Purchase 220,000 10.84 2,385,900
2006-12-13 Negro-vilar Andres (Exe V-P, R & D, CSO) Sale 5,000 10.87 54,372
2006-12-13 Negro-vilar Andres (Exe V-P, R & D, CSO) Option Exercise 5,000 7.62 38,125
2006-12-12 Loeb Daniel S (Director) Purchase 130,000 10.70 1,391,000
2006-12-12 Petttit William A (Sr. V-P, HR and Administration) Sale 45,804 10.60 485,598
2006-12-12 Petttit William A (Sr. V-P, HR and Administration) Option Exercise 45,804 8.60 394,105
2006-12-11 Negro-vilar Andres (Exe V-P, R & D, CSO) Sale 30,000 10.76 322,650
2006-12-11 Negro-vilar Andres (Exe V-P, R & D, CSO) Option Exercise 30,000 7.38 221,250
2006-12-05 Crouch Taylor (Sr. V-P, Ops & Pres. Int'l) Sale 45,000 10.81 486,507
2006-12-05 Crouch Taylor (Sr. V-P, Ops & Pres. Int'l) Option Exercise 45,000 5.84 262,800
2006-11-20 Maier Paul V (Sr. V-P, CFO) Sale 27,016 11.43 308,733
2006-11-20 Maier Paul V (Sr. V-P, CFO) Option Exercise 27,016 9.25 249,898
2006-11-20 Broaddus Warner R (V-P, Gen. Counsel & Secy.) Sale 3,646 11.48 41,856
2006-11-17 Maier Paul V (Sr. V-P, CFO) Sale 77,190 11.37 877,836
2006-11-17 Maier Paul V (Sr. V-P, CFO) Option Exercise 77,190 8.26 692,037
2006-11-17 Broaddus Warner R (V-P, Gen. Counsel & Secy.) Sale 28,542 11.34 323,718
2006-11-17 Broaddus Warner R (V-P, Gen. Counsel & Secy.) Option Exercise 28,542 8.25 235,471
2006-11-16 Maier Paul V (Sr. V-P, CFO) Sale 54,772 11.37 622,971
2006-11-16 Maier Paul V (Sr. V-P, CFO) Option Exercise 40,000 9.31 372,499
2006-03-01 Cross Alexander D (Director) Option Exercise 1,841 3.73 6,872

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 LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC (symbol LGND, CIK number 886163) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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