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Insider Trading: ARKANSAS BEST CORP /DE/

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of ARKANSAS BEST CORP /DE/ in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of ARKANSAS BEST CORP /DE/ since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of ARKANSAS BEST CORP /DE/ since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is ABFS. The reporting company's CIK number is 894405.

The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $0. The total value of stock sales is $36,530,359. The total value of stock exercises is $5,351,259.


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Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at ARKANSAS BEST CORP /DE/ (ABFS) 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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  • $29,946k

    $2,994k

    $299k

    $29k

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at ARKANSAS BEST CORP /DE/ (ABFS) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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  • $41.26

    $30.95

    $20.63

    $10.32



Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for ARKANSAS BEST CORP /DE/ (ABFS).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-05 0 0 748,966 29,946,587 42,300 1,027,912
2008-04 0 0 19,159 776,910 15,000 261,900
2007-08 0 0 0 0 97,554 2,145,009
2007-05 0 0 3,500 140,945 0 0
2007-02 0 0 8,312 342,952 8,312 226,474
2007-01 0 0 0 0 20,000 112,750
2006-11 0 0 14,108 564,313 13,668 229,961
2006-02 0 0 50,819 2,160,826 44,163 875,061
2006-01 0 0 12,000 516,599 18,156 472,192
2005-11 0 0 49,929 2,081,227 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for ARKANSAS BEST CORP /DE/ (ABFS)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-05-06 Zakon Alan J (Director) Sale 36,000 39.65 1,427,959
2008-05-06 Young Robert A Iii (Director) Sale 143,202 39.80 5,680,581
2008-05-05 Young Robert A Iii (Director) Sale 206,798 40.37 8,320,242
2008-05-01 Baltz Christopher D (Sr VP - Yield Management (1)) Sale 6,300 41.77 263,145
2008-05-01 Baltz Christopher D (Sr VP - Yield Management (1)) Option Exercise 6,300 26.53 167,131
2008-05-01 Zakon Alan J (Director) Option Exercise 36,000 23.91 860,781
2008-04-30 Morris John H (Director) Sale 9,000 40.72 366,480
2008-04-30 Morris John H (Director) Option Exercise 9,000 22.02 198,150
2008-04-28 Kemp Wesley B (Sr VP of Operations, ABF (1)) Sale 5,159 40.13 207,030
2008-04-28 Kemp Wesley B (Sr VP of Operations, ABF (1)) Option Exercise 6,000 10.62 63,750
2007-08-16 Young Robert A Iii (Director) Option Exercise 97,554 21.99 2,145,009
2007-05-24 Morris John H (Director) Sale 3,500 40.27 140,945
2007-02-27 Meyers John R (Vice President) Sale 4,156 41.10 170,811
2007-02-26 Meyers John R (Vice President) Option Exercise 4,156 27.25 113,237
2007-02-26 Cooper Richard F (Sr VP-General Counsel & Sec) Sale 4,156 41.42 172,141
2007-02-26 Cooper Richard F (Sr VP-General Counsel & Sec) Option Exercise 4,156 27.25 113,237
2007-01-30 Young Robert A Iii (Director) Option Exercise 20,000 5.64 112,750
2006-11-20 Morris John H (Director) Sale 440 39.84 17,529
2006-11-14 Meyers John R (Vice President) Sale 4,281 40.00 171,240
2006-11-14 Meyers John R (Vice President) Option Exercise 4,281 23.84 102,064
2006-11-13 Meyers John R (Vice President) Sale 2,902 40.00 116,080
2006-11-13 Meyers John R (Vice President) Option Exercise 2,902 13.62 39,539
2006-11-10 Meyers John R (Vice President) Sale 6,485 40.01 259,464
2006-11-10 Meyers John R (Vice President) Option Exercise 6,485 13.62 88,358
2006-02-27 Morton James L (VP-Tax & Chief Int. Auditor) Sale 11,971 42.76 511,931
2006-02-22 Morton James L (VP-Tax & Chief Int. Auditor) Option Exercise 11,971 25.67 307,315
2006-02-21 Cooper Richard F (Sr VP-Adm, Corp Sec) Sale 14,192 42.28 600,101
2006-02-21 Cooper Richard F (Sr VP-Adm, Corp Sec) Option Exercise 14,192 26.53 376,496
2006-02-09 Davidson Robert A (President & CEO) Sale 17,500 42.45 742,875
2006-02-09 Davidson Robert A (President & CEO) Option Exercise 18,000 10.62 191,250
2006-02-09 Loeffler David E (Treasurer) Sale 7,156 42.75 305,919
2006-01-31 Legg William M (Director) Sale 12,000 43.05 516,599
2006-01-31 Legg William M (Director) Option Exercise 12,000 25.74 308,880
2006-01-30 Loeffler David E (Treasurer) Option Exercise 6,156 26.53 163,312
2005-11-18 Morton James L (Chief Int. Auditor) Sale 14,300 41.69 596,109
2005-11-11 Morton James L (Chief Int. Auditor) Sale 5,446 42.39 230,834
2005-11-10 Loeffler David E (Treasurer) Sale 30,183 41.56 1,254,284

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 ARKANSAS BEST CORP /DE/ (symbol ABFS, CIK number 894405) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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