Below are insider transactions of 1,000 shares or more for the Chicago area’s largest publicly traded companies as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Insiders are officers, directors or owners of 10 percent or more of a corporation’s stock.
Career Education Corp.: Nick Fluge, officer, exercised an option for 128,500 shares at $4.66 to $29.35 each May 27-28 and sold 128,500 shares at $66 to $66.88 each May 27-28.
Diamondcluster International Inc.: John J. Sviokla, officer and director, exercised an option for 21,500 shares at $7.75 each May 25-28 and sold 24,898 shares at $9.30 to $9.63 each May 25-28. Javier Rubio Planellas, director, sold 55,000 shares at $9.50 to $9.63 each.
First Health Group Corp.: Patrick G. Dills, officer, exercised an option for 25,498 shares at $7.84 each on May 28.
General Growth Properties: Bernard Freibaum, chief financial officer, purchased 106,600 shares at $25.52 to $28.95 each May 27-28.
Motorola Inc.: Scott Arnold Anderson, officer, exercised an option for 25,000 shares at $8.13 each on May 28 and sold 25,000 shares at $19.70 each on May 28. Padmasree Warrior, chief technology officer, exercised an option for 61,250 shares at $9.98 to $14.70 each May 27-28 and sold 61,250 shares at $1970 to $19.85 each May 27-28.
Midway Games Inc.: Louis J. Nicastro, director, exercised an option for 35,063 shares at $3.15 to $5.29 each on May 28. Sumner M. Redstone, beneficial owner, purchased 495,900 shares at $11.24 to $11.50 each on June 2 and purchased 3,597,800 shares at $8.97 to $11.45 each May 25-June 1. Norman J. Menell, director, exercised an option for 35,063 shares at $3.15 to $5.29 each on May 27 and sold 42,463 shares at $9.95 to $10.16 each on May 27.
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.: Peter R. Hempstead, officer, exercised an option for 40,000 shares at $38.90 each May 28-June 1 and sold 40,000 shares at $62.80 to $62.95 each May 28-June 1.
