Listed 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.
Abbott Laboratories: Holger A. Liepmann, officer, exercised an option for 10,284 shares at $32.61 each on Aug. 23.
Allstate Corp.: Edward M. Liddy, CEO, exercised an option for 533,212 shares at $9.93 to $41.58 each on Aug. 20 and sold 228,269 shares at $47.50 to $47.57 each on Aug. 20.
DiamondCluster International Inc.: Michael E. Mikolajczyk, director, sold 10,000 shares at $11 each on Aug. 26.
Equity Residential: David J. Neithercut, officer, exercised an option for 25,000 shares at $15.19 each on Aug. 24 and sold 25,000 shares at $31.95 each on Aug. 24. Gerald A. Spector, chief operating officer, exercised an option for 75,000 shares at $21.06 each on Aug. 20 and sold 75,000 shares at $30.82 each on Aug. 20. Bruce C. Strohm, general counsel, exercised an option for 40,000 shares at $25.34 each on Aug. 20 and sold 40,000 shares at $30.90 each on Aug. 20.
Exelon Corp.: John W. Rowe, CEO, exercised an option for 34,376 shares at $17.60 each on Aug. 23 and sold 34,376 shares at $36.20 each on Aug. 23.
FMC Technologies Inc.: Joseph H. Netherland, CEO, exercised an option for 44,733 shares at $13.84 each on Aug. 23 and sold 44,733 shares at $30.59 to $30.66 each on Aug. 23.
GATX Corp.: David M. Edwards, officer, exercised an option for 20,000 shares at $20.91 each on Aug. 18 and sold 19,800 shares at $25.43 each on Aug. 18.
Illinois Tool Works Inc.: Philip M. Gresh Jr., officer, exercised an option for 12,000 shares at $30.13 each on Aug. 23 and sold 12,000 shares at $90.73 each on Aug. 23.
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.: Peter A. Barge, officer, sold 15,000 shares at $30.30 to $30.60 each on Aug. 20.
Landauer Inc.: James M. O’Connell, officer and treasurer, exercised an option for 20,000 shares at $26.44 each on Aug. 18.
Motorola Inc.: Gregory Q. Brown, officer, exercised an option for 29,000 shares at $8.13 each on Aug. 20 and sold 29,000 shares at $15.83 each on Aug. 20.
NiSource Inc.: Gary L. Neale, CEO, exercised an option for 50,000 shares at $14.38 each on Aug. 20 and sold 39,220 shares at $20.77 to $20.90 each on Aug. 20-23.
Sears Roebuck & Co.: Alan J. Lacy, CEO, exercised an option for 56,878 shares at $21.64 each on Aug. 20.
Tellabs Inc.: Michael J. Birck, chairman, indirectly sold 33,000 shares at $9.15 each on Aug. 23.
Unitrin Inc.: Eric John Draut, chief financial officer, exercised an option for 19,961 shares at $25.37 to $36.29 each on Aug. 24.
WMS Industries Inc.: Sumner M. Redstone, beneficial owner, sold 579,300 shares at $21.68 to $23.40 each on Aug. 11-18 and sold 243,800 shares at $19.52 to $21.63 each on Aug. 19-25.
Zebra Technologies Corp.: Gerhard Cless, officer and director, indirectly sold 52,499 shares at $83 each on Aug. 20.
