Finding insider trades…Reading each Form 4…Adding them up…
Finding insider trades…Reading each Form 4…Adding them up…
FAFFirst American Financial Corp
Directors, top managers and anyone owning more than 10% of a company must report every time they buy, sell or receive its shares, within two business days, on a Form 4. Here is what First American Financial's insiders did over the last year, and what each kind of trade means.
Open-market trades only, by value. Tap a month.
■ above the line: bought · ■ below: sold
| Person and role | Bought | Sold | Shares held after | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret M McCarthyDirector | – | $468.0K | 24.0K | |
| Lisa W CornehlChief lawyer (SVP, Chief Legal Officer) | – | $399.6K | 29.7K | |
| Steven A AdamsChief accountant (VP & Chief Accounting Officer) | – | $243.9K | 10.2K | |
| Matthew F. WajnerChief financial officer (EVP, Chief Financial Officer) | – | – | 53.0K | |
| Mark Edward SeatonChief executive (Chief Executive Officer) · Director | – | – | 232.1K | |
| Dennis J GilmoreDirector | – | – | 477.0K | |
| Parker S KennedyDirector | – | – | 254.0K | |
| Deborah WahlDirector | – | – | 5.8K | |
| Marsha A SpenceDirector | – | – | 9.5K | |
| Mark C OmanDirector | – | – | 53.4K | |
| Jeffrey J DaileyDirector | – | – | 2.8K | |
| Reginald Harold GilyardDirector | – | – | 25.1K | |
| James L DotiDirector | – | – | 71.6K | |
| Michael D McKeeDirector | – | – | 56.1K |
Read straight from the Form 4 filings First American Financial's directors, top managers and large owners sent to the SEC. Insiders sell for many reasons: taxes, diversifying, planned sales. Buying with their own money is rarer. None of this says whether to buy or sell the shares.