Michael A. Hilton

All filings by Michael A. Hilton on record concern First Financial Holdings Inc /DE/. Between 25 November 2005 and 26 February 2009, the trades on record add up to 20 filings.

In open-market terms, that means 2 purchases worth €3,011 on one side and 4 sales worth €174k on the other. The net balance comes to €171k on the selling side. A purchase on the market is a deliberate choice to commit personal money, which is why it draws more attention than a grant. Besides market trades, the filings include 1 share grant and 2 option exercises.

On 27 February 2009 came the latest disclosure, a share grant for €1,964 in First Financial Holdings Inc /DE/. The clock since the last published purchase (1 February 2008) now reads 6,856 days. Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 14 days. The legal deadline for a Form 4 is two business days after the transaction. A sale on its own says little: insiders also sell to pay tax, fund a purchase or diversify. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.