John Michael Patterson

John Michael Patterson appears in our data through filings on Xilinx Inc shares, published by SEC (Form 4). We count 32 filings; the first trade dates from 22 August 2006 and the latest from 4 August 2020.

Both buying and selling appear: 3 purchases worth €59k, against 11 sales worth €3.6M. Taken together, the sales exceed the purchases by €3.6M. A purchase on the market is a deliberate choice to commit personal money, which is why it draws more attention than a grant. Other entries cover 1 share grant and 17 option exercises.

Half of the purchases are above €18k and half below.

Most recently, on 5 August 2020, the filings show an option exercise in Xilinx Inc. The clock since the last published purchase (25 November 2008) now reads 6,558 days. Filings reach the SEC (Form 4) feed a median of 1 day after the trade. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4. Keep in mind that insiders sell for many reasons unrelated to the outlook, from tax bills to estate planning. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.