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Insider Trading: AMERISTAR CASINOS INC

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of AMERISTAR CASINOS INC since year 2005 are given in the first table. The second table lists detailed insider transactions reported by AMERISTAR CASINOS INC since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is ASCA. The reporting company's CIK number is 912145. The total value of stock buying during this period is $4,454,669. The total value of stock sales is $5,416,533. The total value of stock exercises is $1,750,670.

Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at AMERISTAR CASINOS INC (ASCA) 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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    $380k

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

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  • $32.80

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Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for AMERISTAR CASINOS INC (ASCA).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-03 36,000 648,000 0 0 0 0
2007-02 0 0 72,256 2,336,703 72,256 745,193
2007-01 0 0 0 0 2,000 5,125
2006-11 0 0 75,388 1,877,681 75,388 479,353
2006-10 0 0 4,800 118,738 4,800 33,444
2006-08 199,600 3,806,669 0 0 0 0
2006-07 0 0 0 0 10,680 74,412
2006-02 0 0 48,470 1,083,411 50,470 413,143

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for AMERISTAR CASINOS INC (ASCA)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-03-11 Boushy John M (President and CEO) Purchase 36,000 18.00 648,000
2007-02-22 Malone Thomas (Vice President and Controller) Sale 5,560 34.00 189,040
2007-02-22 Malone Thomas (Vice President and Controller) Option Exercise 5,560 11.53 64,092
2007-02-20 Malone Thomas (Vice President and Controller) Sale 6,432 32.20 207,110
2007-02-20 Malone Thomas (Vice President and Controller) Option Exercise 6,432 6.97 44,814
2007-02-20 Walsh Peter (Sr. V.P. and General Counsel) Sale 60,264 32.20 1,940,553
2007-02-20 Walsh Peter (Sr. V.P. and General Counsel) Option Exercise 60,264 10.56 636,287
2007-01-24 Hodges Larry Option Exercise 2,000 2.56 5,125
2006-11-16 Juris Leslie Nathanson Sale 1,500 25.96 38,943
2006-11-16 Juris Leslie Nathanson Option Exercise 1,500 8.54 12,817
2006-11-15 Malone Thomas (Vice President and Controller) Sale 6,343 25.20 159,843
2006-11-15 Malone Thomas (Vice President and Controller) Option Exercise 6,343 13.32 84,457
2006-11-13 Malone Thomas (Vice President and Controller) Sale 9,657 25.00 241,425
2006-11-13 Malone Thomas (Vice President and Controller) Option Exercise 9,657 13.32 128,582
2006-11-13 Kanofsky Gordon (Executive Vice President) Sale 24,500 24.95 611,205
2006-11-13 Kanofsky Gordon (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 24,500 2.36 57,820
2006-11-08 Malone Thomas (Vice President and Controller) Sale 7,200 24.75 178,200
2006-11-08 Malone Thomas (Vice President and Controller) Option Exercise 7,200 4.08 29,340
2006-11-08 Walsh Peter (Sr. V.P. and General Counsel) Sale 10,930 24.70 269,971
2006-11-08 Walsh Peter (Sr. V.P. and General Counsel) Option Exercise 10,930 6.97 76,154
2006-11-08 Kanofsky Gordon (Executive Vice President) Sale 3,500 25.00 87,508
2006-11-08 Kanofsky Gordon (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 3,500 2.36 8,260
2006-11-07 Walsh Peter (Sr. V.P. and General Counsel) Sale 9,758 24.71 241,159
2006-11-07 Walsh Peter (Sr. V.P. and General Counsel) Option Exercise 9,758 6.97 67,988
2006-11-01 Walsh Peter (Sr. V.P. and General Counsel) Sale 2,000 24.71 49,427
2006-11-01 Walsh Peter (Sr. V.P. and General Counsel) Option Exercise 2,000 6.97 13,935
2006-10-31 Walsh Peter (Sr. V.P. and General Counsel) Sale 4,800 24.74 118,738
2006-10-31 Walsh Peter (Sr. V.P. and General Counsel) Option Exercise 4,800 6.97 33,444
2006-08-24 Neilsen Craig H (CEO/President) Purchase 50,000 19.72 986,239
2006-08-10 Neilsen Craig H (CEO/President) Purchase 50,000 18.82 940,868
2006-08-08 Neilsen Craig H (CEO/President) Purchase 50,000 18.72 943,495
2006-07-28 Steinbauer Thomas M (Senior V.P. of Finance, CFO) Option Exercise 10,680 6.97 74,412
2006-02-24 Malone Thomas (Vice President and Controller) Sale 6,000 22.75 136,500
2006-02-24 Malone Thomas (Vice President and Controller) Option Exercise 6,000 6.97 41,805
2006-02-24 Frost Angela (Senior V.P. of Operations) Sale 27,470 22.38 614,778
2006-02-24 Frost Angela (Senior V.P. of Operations) Option Exercise 27,470 4.66 128,113
2006-02-24 Monaly Joseph Sale 5,000 22.66 113,300
2006-02-24 Monaly Joseph Option Exercise 5,000 15.76 78,825
2006-02-22 Monaly Joseph Sale 10,000 21.88 218,833
2006-02-22 Monaly Joseph Option Exercise 10,000 15.76 157,650
2006-02-08 Hodges Larry Option Exercise 2,000 3.38 6,750

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 AMERISTAR CASINOS INC (symbol ASCA, CIK number 912145) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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