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Transaction Date Insider Security Shares Price per share Total value Source
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 165,846 $34.39 $5,704,107
Purchase
CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC
Common Stock 251,300 $34.52 $8,675,379
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 292,541 $34.76 $10,167,555
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 297,609 $35.26 $10,492,801
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 190,009 $36.03 $6,845,454
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 261,965 $36.27 $9,500,947
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 353,200 $36.82 $13,004,824
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 245,600 $37.06 $9,101,690
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 600,000 $36.37 $21,819,000
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 278,399 $36 $10,021,250
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 75,751 $36.51 $2,765,669
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 262,627 $36.15 $9,493,178
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 489,800 $36.28 $17,768,964
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 285,007 $35.43 $10,098,653
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 487,968 $33.67 $16,428,907
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 580,735 $34.1 $19,801,902
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 414,898 $34.03 $14,118,564
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 500,000 $34.46 $17,230,500
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 833,020 $36.02 $30,002,048
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 250,000 $36.02 $9,006,000
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 617,833 $36.57 $22,592,299
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 594,396 $37.8 $22,468,169
Sale
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST other: (See Footnote 2)
Common Stock 316,180 $37.97 $12,005,355
Option
CROWLEY WILLIAM C director
Stock option (right to buy) 50,000 $12.6 $630,000
Sale
CROWLEY WILLIAM C director
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 183 $40.2 $7,357
Sale
LAMPERT EDWARD S 10 percent owner
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 50,704 $40.2 $2,038,301
Option
CROWLEY WILLIAM C director
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 50,000 $12.6 $630,000
Option
SHORT MICHAEL J officer: EVP and CFO
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 6,994 $19.21 $134,355
Sale
LAMPERT EDWARD S 10 percent owner
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 1,171,752 $40.25 $47,163,018
Option
BROWN ROBERT J director
Stock Option (right to buy) 5,000 $32.5 $162,500
Sale
FERRANDO JONATHAN P officer: EVP - GC, Corp Dev & HR
Common Stock 35,300 $20.08 $708,824
Sale
BROWN ROBERT J director
Common Stock 10,000 $41 $410,000
Option
SHORT MICHAEL J officer: EVP and CFO
Common Stock 6,994 $19.21 $134,355
Sale
SHORT MICHAEL J officer: EVP and CFO
Common Stock 6,994 $19.21 $134,355
Sale
CROWLEY WILLIAM C director
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 4,229 $40.25 $170,217
Option
FERRANDO JONATHAN P officer: EVP - GC, Corp Dev & HR
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 35,300 $20.08 $708,824
Option
BROWN ROBERT J director
Common Stock 10,000 $32.5 $325,000
Option
FERRANDO JONATHAN P officer: EVP - GC, Corp Dev & HR
Common Stock 35,300 $20.08 $708,824
Sale
CROWLEY WILLIAM C director
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 781 $40.01 $31,248
Sale
LAMPERT EDWARD S 10 percent owner
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 216,779 $40.01 $8,673,328
Option
FERRANDO JONATHAN P officer: EVP - GC, Corp Dev & HR
Common Stock 50,000 $20.08 $1,004,000
Sale
JACKSON MICHAEL J director, officer: Chairman and..
Common Stock 229,800 $39.9 $9,169,709
Sale
CROWLEY WILLIAM C director
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 343 $40.16 $13,775
Sale
LAMPERT EDWARD S 10 percent owner
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 95,124 $40.16 $3,820,180
Sale
FERRANDO JONATHAN P officer: EVP - GC, Corp Dev & HR
Common Stock 50,000 $20.08 $1,004,000
Option
JACKSON MICHAEL J director, officer: Chairman and..
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 275,195 $19.21 $5,286,496
Option
JACKSON MICHAEL J director, officer: Chairman and..
Common Stock 275,195 $19.21 $5,286,496
Option
FERRANDO JONATHAN P officer: EVP - GC, Corp Dev & HR
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 50,000 $20.08 $1,004,000
Option
SHORT MICHAEL J officer: EVP and CFO
Common Stock 80,000 $19.21 $1,536,800
Sale
SHORT MICHAEL J officer: EVP and CFO
Common Stock 80,000 $19.21 $1,536,800

Insider trading

Monitoring trades made by the management members or major shareholders of companies may help create a sharper picture of what is happening inside the companies. Base your decisions on buys or sells of the people involved and do the right thing at the right time.

Who is insider?

Every director or senior officer, as well as any other entity or individual owning more than 10% of the company’s shares on the stock market, is called an insider. Such people or entities are allowed to buy/sell the company's shares under strictly controlled conditions. Key premise here is that none of them can make trades based on non-public information about the company.