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Insider Trading: BOOKS A MILLION INC

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of BOOKS A MILLION INC in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of BOOKS A MILLION INC since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of BOOKS A MILLION INC since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is BAMM. The reporting company's CIK number is 891919.

The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $2,074,723. The total value of stock sales is $8,851,932. The total value of stock exercises is $1,385,865.


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Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at BOOKS A MILLION INC (BAMM) 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 BOOKS A MILLION INC (BAMM) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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    $14.77

    $9.85

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Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for BOOKS A MILLION INC (BAMM).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-04 0 0 141,337 1,214,307 0 0
2007-07 0 0 36,000 598,680 0 0
2007-06 199,001 1,104,723 0 0 0 0
2006-10 0 0 62,167 1,232,343 62,167 325,308
2006-09 0 0 3,000 54,600 0 0
2006-07 0 0 42,666 726,352 21,666 88,729
2006-06 0 0 137,743 2,338,635 149,933 650,037
2006-05 0 0 100,000 1,479,325 150,400 288,161
2006-03 0 0 21,000 237,690 21,000 33,630
2005-08 97,000 970,000 97,000 970,000 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for BOOKS A MILLION INC (BAMM)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-04-17 Finley Terrance G (President of Merchandising Grp) Sale 18,558 8.59 159,412
2008-04-15 Finley Terrance G (President of Merchandising Grp) Sale 6,000 8.57 51,420
2008-04-14 Finley Terrance G (President of Merchandising Grp) Sale 16,500 8.49 140,085
2008-04-10 Finley Terrance G (President of Merchandising Grp) Sale 52,500 8.58 452,392
2007-07-11 Finley Terrance G (President of Merchandise Group) Sale 36,000 16.63 598,680
2007-06-21 Markham Douglas G (CFO) Purchase 10,000 15.99 159,900
2007-06-11 Finley Terrance G (President of Merchanding Group) Purchase 99,000 3.96 392,040
2007-06-06 Rogers William H Jr (Director) Purchase 12,000 2.88 34,620
2007-06-06 Mason J Barry (Director) Purchase 12,000 8.04 96,479
2007-06-06 Anderson Terrence C (Director) Purchase 12,000 8.04 96,479
2007-06-06 Cochran Sandra B (President and CEO) Purchase 16,667 6.47 107,835
2007-06-06 Bruno Ronald G (Director) Purchase 24,000 5.46 131,100
2007-06-06 Anderson Clyde B (Exec Chairman of the Board) Purchase 13,334 6.47 86,270
2006-10-12 Anderson Clyde B (Executive Chairman of Board) Sale 4,973 19.50 96,973
2006-10-12 Anderson Clyde B (Executive Chairman of Board) Option Exercise 4,973 6.47 32,175
2006-10-11 Anderson Clyde B (Executive Chairman of Board) Sale 19,704 19.63 386,744
2006-10-11 Anderson Clyde B (Executive Chairman of Board) Option Exercise 19,704 6.47 127,484
2006-10-10 Anderson Clyde B (Executive Chairman of Board) Sale 37,490 19.97 748,626
2006-10-10 Anderson Clyde B (Executive Chairman of Board) Option Exercise 37,490 4.42 165,649
2006-09-28 Cochran Sandra B (President and CEO) Sale 3,000 18.20 54,600
2006-07-10 Wallington Richard S (Vice President) Sale 4,166 15.60 64,997
2006-07-10 Wallington Richard S (Vice President) Option Exercise 4,166 6.47 26,954
2006-07-06 Wallington Richard S (Vice President) Sale 2,500 17.35 43,375
2006-07-06 Wallington Richard S (Vice President) Option Exercise 2,500 6.47 16,175
2006-07-05 Cochran Sandra B (President and CEO) Sale 5,000 17.21 86,031
2006-07-03 Wallington Richard S (Chief Financial Officer) Sale 15,000 17.33 259,949
2006-07-03 Wallington Richard S (Chief Financial Officer) Option Exercise 15,000 3.04 45,600
2006-07-03 Cochran Sandra B (President and CEO) Sale 16,000 17.00 272,000
2006-06-30 Cochran Sandra B (President and CEO) Sale 7,500 17.80 133,537
2006-06-30 Anderson Clyde B (Exec. Chairman of the Board) Sale 7,500 17.80 133,537
2006-06-30 Anderson Clyde B (Exec. Chairman of the Board) Option Exercise 7,500 2.70 20,276
2006-06-29 Cochran Sandra B (President and CEO) Sale 4,000 17.75 71,000
2006-06-29 Anderson Clyde B (Exec. Chairman of the Board) Sale 8,000 17.75 142,000
2006-06-29 Anderson Clyde B (Exec. Chairman of the Board) Option Exercise 4,000 3.04 12,160
2006-06-28 Cochran Sandra B (President, Director & CEO) Sale 7,500 17.75 133,125
2006-06-28 Anderson Clyde B (Exec. Chairman of the Board) Sale 7,500 17.75 133,125
2006-06-28 Anderson Clyde B (Exec. Chairman of the Board) Option Exercise 7,500 3.04 22,800
2006-06-27 Wallington Richard S (Chief Financial Officer) Sale 5,000 18.09 90,450
2006-06-27 Wallington Richard S (Chief Financial Officer) Option Exercise 5,000 2.37 11,835
2006-06-27 Cochran Sandra B (President, Director & CEO) Sale 28,833 17.97 518,133
2006-06-27 Cochran Sandra B (President, Director & CEO) Option Exercise 13,833 6.47 89,499
2006-06-27 Anderson Clyde B (Exec. Chairman of the Board) Sale 7,500 17.75 133,125
2006-06-27 Anderson Clyde B (Exec. Chairman of the Board) Option Exercise 7,500 3.04 22,800
2006-06-26 Rogers William H Jr (Director) Sale 4,410 17.71 78,103
2006-06-26 Rogers William H Jr (Director) Option Exercise 10,000 2.39 23,900
2006-06-08 Rogers William H Jr (Director) Option Exercise 2,000 16.00 32,000
2006-06-08 Anderson Terrence C (Director) Option Exercise 2,000 16.00 32,000
2006-06-08 Bruno Ronald G (Director) Option Exercise 2,000 16.00 32,000
2006-06-01 Cochran Sandra B (President and CEO) Sale 50,000 15.45 772,500
2006-06-01 Cochran Sandra B (President and CEO) Option Exercise 88,600 3.96 350,767
2006-05-25 Finley Terrance G (Pres of Merchandising Group) Sale 50,000 14.23 711,575
2006-05-25 Finley Terrance G (Pres of Merchandising Group) Option Exercise 50,000 1.69 84,500
2006-05-24 Cochran Sandra B (President and CEO) Sale 50,000 15.36 767,750
2006-05-24 Cochran Sandra B (President and CEO) Option Exercise 100,400 2.03 203,661
2006-03-30 Bruno Ronald G (Director) Sale 6,000 11.49 68,940
2006-03-30 Bruno Ronald G (Director) Option Exercise 6,000 1.38 8,280
2006-03-23 Wallington Richard S (Chief Financial Officer) Sale 15,000 11.25 168,750
2006-03-23 Wallington Richard S (Chief Financial Officer) Option Exercise 15,000 1.69 25,350
2005-08-26 Cochran Sandra B (President and CEO) Sale 97,000 10.00 970,000
2005-08-26 Anderson Clyde B (Exec. Chairman of th) Purchase 48,500 10.00 485,000
2005-08-26 Anderson Charles C (10% Owner) Purchase 48,500 10.00 485,000

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 BOOKS A MILLION INC (symbol BAMM, CIK number 891919) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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