4/19/12

First Majestic (FR.to) (AG) insiders keep on selling

What does it mean when a CFO owns zero shares of the company at which he works but when he exercises 25,000 of his $3.70 strike price options he immediately sells them into the market?

Polman, Raymond L.
Insider's Relationship to Issuer: 5 - Senior Officer of Issuer
Transaction
Date
Transaction Nature # or value acquired
or disposed of
Unit
Price
Account
Balance
Security Type: Common Shares (Direct Ownership)
Apr 17/12 10 - Disposition in the public market -500 $15.71 -25,000
Apr 17/12 10 - Disposition in the public market -2,000 $15.72 -24,500
Apr 17/12 10 - Disposition in the public market -5,000 $15.70 -22,500
Apr 17/12 10 - Disposition in the public market -2,500 $15.65 -17,500
Apr 17/12 10 - Disposition in the public market -2,400 $15.73 -15,000
Apr 17/12 10 - Disposition in the public market -100 $15.75 -12,600
Apr 17/12 10 - Disposition in the public market -1,100 $15.77 -12,500
Apr 17/12 10 - Disposition in the public market -100 $15.77 -11,400
Apr 17/12 10 - Disposition in the public market -1,300 $15.73 -11,300
Apr 17/12 10 - Disposition in the public market -3,700 $15.76 -10,000
Apr 17/12 10 - Disposition in the public market -700 $15.81 -6,300
Apr 17/12 10 - Disposition in the public market -600 $15.81 -5,600
Apr 17/12 10 - Disposition in the public market -100 $15.71 -5,000
Apr 17/12 10 - Disposition in the public market -4,400 $15.72 -4,900
Apr 17/12 10 - Disposition in the public market -500 $15.81 -500
Apr 18/12 51 - Exercise of options 25,000 $3.70 0

Ohhh, nothing, nothing at all! After all, what's the company CFO going to know that we don't, eh? Move along now....

By the way, approx $12 X 25,000 shares = $300,000.