Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: bt_dooftlook

It depends.

Was it restricted or nonrestricted stock.

If it was restricted, there was a From 144 filed. What date was the form filed? It could have been filed before SeeBS ran with the 60 Minutes story.

If it was nonrestricted, a From 4 was filed.

Does Sumner Redstone have a habit of regularly selling Viacom shares? Probably.

The same mistake can't be made that SeeBS made. A lot of investigation needs to be done before anyone can claim Redstone's sale was inside information. Also, the SeeBS story became public information so you can't say there was inside information, otherwise you would have to say Redstone knew the story was bogus and SeeBS would take it on the chin. I highly doubt that is what Redstone was thinking before the story ran.

Besides, Viacom's stock has been sliding since the spring. Executives get a lot of stock. Usually, the stock exceeds the monetary pay in dollars. That means that executives are constantly selling stock of their companies.

Studies have shown that there is little positive correlation to long term insider stock sales to the price of the stock. Indeed, there is some negative correlation meaning that long term continued selling by insiders usually occurs when the price of the stock is rising.

Trying to pin Redstone's stock sale to the SeeBS story is barking up the wrong tree, in my professional Series 7 (NASD/SEC) licensed opinion.


387 posted on 09/20/2004 8:41:58 PM PDT by Dont_Tread_On_Me_888 (John Kerry--three fake Purple Hearts. George Bush--one real heart of gold.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 363 | View Replies ]


To: Dont_Tread_On_Me_888; bt_dooftlook
It depends.

Look at the date of the transaction. I believe it was September 14. He may have needed the cash to pay his taxes on the 15th.

525 posted on 09/20/2004 10:13:05 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (What did Dan Rather know, and when did he know it?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 387 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson