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Kimberly-Clark insiders sold $1.0M in the past 12 months. How much of their stake is that?

About 1.4% of the shares they held or received (after tax withholding) during the period. The usual measure, against starting holdings alone, can't be used here because most of the shares sold arrived during the period.

Updated Oct 9, 2026 from SEC filings · covers Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 9, 2026
How this comparesMore of their stake sold than at 123 of the 416 other companies we can measure (#294 of 417)See ranking
1
buyer among officers and directors (1 trade), past 12 months
0%
of sales were under disclosed trading plans, past 12 months
2 of 30
officers and directors sold shares, past 12 months
Recent activity · past 30 days, Sep 10, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026

No officer or director trades were reported for the past 30 days. The most recent before that:

Jul 31, 20262 executives had 2.6K shares ($290K) withheld by the company for taxes (not a market sale). That is between 20% and 25% of each person's total stake held that day. 6.2K shares came in from vesting or option exercises the same day, so their combined holdings rose by 3.6K net.
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
Craig Slavtcheff
Chief R&D Officer
2,245$109.3125%6.7KJul 31, 2026Aug 4, 2026
Patricia Corsi
Chief Growth Officer
404$109.3120%1.7KJul 31, 2026Aug 4, 2026

"% of total stake" is the shares in this event against all the vested shares the person held that day, across every share class and holding entity, after that day's vesting. "n/a" means the person's holdings don't reconcile, or the row is a purchase. "Holdings record incomplete" means more shares were sold than the filings show the person held that day, so a percentage would be wrong.

Is this normal? Less than usual: about one-eighth of the 5-year average. 2 insiders sold; the average is 5 a year. Year by year
Latest filing: Filed Aug 4 for a tax withholding on Jul 31. Craig Slavtcheff had 2.2K shares withheld by the company for taxes. Filing
48 SEC ownership filings in the period · See the evidence

What stands out

Todd Maclin bought 10K shares for $1.0M, first on Feb 9, 2026.Purchase, Feb 9, 2026
Tax withholding outweighed market sales: the company withheld $10.6M of officers' and directors' shares for taxes, against $1.0M sold on the open market. The largest was Michael Hsu ($4.3M withheld).Largest withholding, Apr 26, 2026

Percentages cover 18 of 30 officers and directors. 12 are left out

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Left out: Mae Jemison, Christa Quarles, Sherilyn McCoy, Jaime Ramirez, Sylvia Burwell, Deeptha Khanna, Joseph Romanelli, Stacey Panayiotou and John Carmichael (held no vested shares at the start); Dunia Shive (most holdings were last confirmed in 2019); John Culver (most holdings were last confirmed in 2020); Deirdre Mahlan (most holdings were last confirmed in 2021).
Disclosed company stock is not an insider's whole wealth.

Who sold, and how much of their stake

Officers and directors, past 12 months. Each bar is 100% of that person's own stake; not comparable between people. The stake is the vested shares held at the start of the period (Oct 9, 2025); the gold part is what they sold.

Andrew Scribner
Controller, VP & FP&A
Sold $719K (plan status beside the amount). That is 100% of the shares held or received (after tax withholding) during the period†. A share of the starting stake is not shown: most of these shares arrived during the period. Why
$719KNo plan disclosed
Katy Chen
President, Int'l Personal Care
Sold $288K (plan status beside the amount). That is 26% of the shares held or received (after tax withholding) during the period†. A share of the starting stake is not shown: most of these shares arrived during the period. Why
$288KTo cover taxes
Amounts, filings and trading plans for each seller

Selling by month

Officers and directors, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Each sale is counted once: under a disclosed plan, else to cover taxes, else no plan disclosed.

To cover taxesNo plan disclosedOne dollar scale for every month; the tallest bar is labeled
OctNovDecJanFeb 2026: $318K no plan disclosedFebMarApr 2026: $136K to cover taxesAprMay 2026: $152K to cover taxesMay 2026: $401K no plan disclosed$553KMayJunJulAugSepOct

Common questions

Is the Kimberly-Clark CEO selling stock?

No. Michael Hsu reported no open-market sales in the past 12 months.

Why are Kimberly-Clark insiders selling?

Filings rarely give a reason, and we don't guess at one. What they show is how the sales were made: 0% of sales by value ran under 10b5-1 trading plans disclosed in the filings, 29% were to cover taxes and 71% had no disclosed plan. A trading plan schedules sales in advance.

Are any Kimberly-Clark insiders buying?

Yes. 1 officer or director reported 1 purchase in the past 12 months (Form 4 code P, which includes private purchases).

How much of their stake did Kimberly-Clark insiders sell?

About 1.4% of the shares they held or received (after tax withholding) during the period. The usual measure, against starting holdings alone, can't be used here because most of the shares sold arrived during the period. That covers the 12 months to Oct 9, 2026 and counts vested shares reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5, which is not an insider's whole wealth.

The evidence

Who sold2 officers and directors: amount, % of holdings, trading plan
Who soldAmount% of holdingsTrading plan
Andrew Scribner
Controller, VP & FP&A
$719K
7.1K shares
100%†
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† Most of the shares Andrew Scribner sold arrived during the period, so this is shares sold as a share of the 3K held at the start plus the 5.4K received, less 1.3K withheld by the company for taxes.
No plan disclosed
Katy Chen
President, Int'l Personal Care
$288K
3K shares
26%†
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† Most of the shares Katy Chen sold arrived during the period, so this is shares sold as a share of the 4K held at the start plus the 7.4K received, less 0 withheld by the company for taxes.
To cover taxes
The full ownership picture30 of 30 insiders fully reconciled · 18 officers and directors

Vested shares across all share classes, held directly and through trusts, LLCs and family members, as reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5. Unvested awards and options are never counted as owned shares.

InsiderHeld Oct 9, 2025SoldHeld Oct 9, 2026Still held
Michael Hsu
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Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Chairman of the Board and CEO, Director
287K0355Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Michael Hsu
+35Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−44Kwithheld by the company for taxes
126K → 215Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock265,273332,816
TrustCommon Stock21,99121,991
Russell Torres
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
President and COO
67K086Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Russell Torres
+11Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−13Kwithheld by the company for taxes
40K → 71Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock66,74686,294
Jeffrey Melucci
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Chief Bus., Strat. & Admin.
47K064Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Jeffrey Melucci
+13Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−11Kwithheld by the company for taxes
45K → 70Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock47,00264,417
Ehab Abou-Oaf
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Pres. Int'l Fam. Care & Prof.
41K055Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Ehab Abou-Oaf
+4.5Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
16K → 28Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock40,90954,593
Nelson Urdaneta
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Chief Financial Officer
28K045Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Nelson Urdaneta
+10Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−11Kwithheld by the company for taxes
37K → 64Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock27,60145,285
Sandra Karrmann
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Chief People Officer
25K025Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Sandra Karrmann
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
15K → 15Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock25,49325,493
Zackery Hicks
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Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Chief Digital & Technology Off
14K014Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Zackery Hicks
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
39K → 39Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock14,32114,321
Andrew Drexler
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Vice President and Controller
9.2K09.2Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Andrew Drexler
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
7K → 7Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock9,1879,187
Suzana Blades
i
Started reporting during the period; starting holdings are from the Form 3.
SVP and General Counsel
6.7K06.7Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Suzana Blades
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
5.4K → 5.4Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Started reporting during the period; starting holdings are from the Form 3.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
DirectCommon Stock6,6956,695
Tamera Fenske
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Chief Supply Chain Officer
6.2K030Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Tamera Fenske
+12Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−19Kwithheld by the company for taxes
34K → 49Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock6,16729,782
Katy Chen
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Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
President, Int'l Personal Care
4K−3K8.4Knot meaningful
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Katy Chen
+4.3Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
20K → 35Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock3,9978,362
Andrew Scribner
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Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Controller, VP & FP&A
3K−7.1K0not meaningful
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Andrew Scribner
+2.2Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−1.3Kwithheld by the company for taxes
4.4K → 9.6Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock3,0490
Craig Slavtcheff
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Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Chief R&D Officer
2.9K06.7Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Craig Slavtcheff
+6.5Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−2.8Kwithheld by the company for taxes
22K → 32Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock2,8956,651
Grant McGee
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
General Counsel & Secretary
2.7K06.1Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Grant McGee
+5.8Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−2.4Kwithheld by the company for taxes
20K → 29Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock2,6706,144
Todd Maclin
Director
2.4K012Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Todd Maclin
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
19K → 31Kunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
DirectCommon Stock2,4002,400
TrustCommon Stock010,000
Mark Smucker
Director
8270827no sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Mark Smucker
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
18K → 30Kunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
TrustCommon Stock827827
Patricia Corsi
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Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Chief Growth Officer
53601.7Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Patricia Corsi
+1.9Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−807withheld by the company for taxes
8.2K → 16Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock5361,661
Francesco Tinto
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Started reporting during the period; starting holdings are from the Form 3.
Chief Info & GBS Officer
45045no sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Francesco Tinto
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
0 → 25Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Started reporting during the period; starting holdings are from the Form 3.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
spouse in trustCommon Stock4545

30 of 30 insiders fully reconciled: starting holdings plus reported transactions match ending holdings (30 exactly, 0 with a minor or footnoted difference). Percentages cover 18 of 30 officers and directors. Left out: Mae Jemison, Christa Quarles, Sherilyn McCoy, Jaime Ramirez, Sylvia Burwell, Deeptha Khanna, Joseph Romanelli, Stacey Panayiotou and John Carmichael (held no vested shares at the start); Dunia Shive (most holdings were last confirmed in 2019); John Culver (most holdings were last confirmed in 2020); Deirdre Mahlan (most holdings were last confirmed in 2021). "Still held" compares ending with starting vested shares; a plus sign means the holding grew.

What explains the selling$1.0M of sales by plan status, purpose, seller and month

Officer and director open-market sales: $1.0M across 10,145 shares. Plan status and stated purpose are separate questions, and a sale can have both.

By plan status

No plan disclosed · $719K

Sales with no 10b5-1 plan and no tax reference in the filing. $719K of it is Andrew Scribner. No plan disclosed is a statement about the filing, not about why the sale happened. Largest such sale: Andrew Scribner, May 6, 2026

Taxes

$288K of sales (28.6%) cite tax obligations in their footnotes. Separately, 105,615 shares ($10.6M) were withheld by the company for taxes, which isn't a market sale. Example: Katy Chen, May 4, 2026

Purchases · 1 buyer (1 trade)

1 officer or director bought shares in this period, in 1 trade(Form 4 code P). Across all their filings on record there are 7 purchase trades.

SellerShares soldProceedsUnder a disclosed planShare of totalSales dates
Andrew Scribner
Controller, VP & FP&A
7.1K$719K0%71%Feb 5, 2026 to May 6, 2026
Katy Chen
President, Int'l Personal Care
3K$288K0%29%Apr 30, 2026 to May 4, 2026

Sales by month

MonthSale proceedsDisclosed planTo cover taxesNo plan disclosed
Oct 2025$0$0$0$0
Nov 2025$0$0$0$0
Dec 2025$0$0$0$0
Jan 2026$0$0$0$0
Feb 2026$318K$0$0$318K
Mar 2026$0$0$0$0
Apr 2026$136K$0$136K$0
May 2026$553K$0$152K$401K
Jun 2026$0$0$0$0
Jul 2026$0$0$0$0
Aug 2026$0$0$0$0
Sep 2026$0$0$0$0
Oct 2026$0$0$0$0
Is this normal? Selling year by year5 earlier years to compare with

Less than usual: about one-eighth of the 5-year average. 2 insiders sold; the average is 5 a year.

12 months endingShares soldInsiders who soldProceeds
Oct 9, 2026
Latest 12 months
10K2$1.0M
Oct 9, 2025
1 year earlier
34K3$4.6M
Oct 9, 2024
2 years earlier
161K11$21.9M
Oct 10, 2023
3 years earlier
69K6$9.8M
Oct 10, 2022
4 years earlier
94K4$13.0M
Oct 10, 2021
5 years earlier
50K3$6.9M

Open-market sales (Form 4 code S) by people who were officers or directors, in split-adjusted shares. Earlier years include people who have since left. A sale that an outside holder also reports (a family trust, a fund) is counted with outside holders in every year. Shares, not dollars, are compared, so a change in the stock price doesn't look like a change in selling. Years the filings don't fully cover are shown but left out of the average.

Known gaps and uncertaintyEvery officer and director reconciles

Every officer and director reconciles for this period.

Inferred rename: "Incentive Investment Plan" is treated as the same holder as "401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (117 shares). Old name, new name

External context: we only cite outside events when a documented connection exists. None is shown for this period.

Sources and methodology2,133 filings from SEC EDGAR, and how we read them

All 2,133 Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed for Kimberly-Clark (SEC CIK 55785) from May 8, 2003 to Sep 1, 2026, retrieved from SEC EDGAR on Oct 9, 2026. Prices are the ones reported in each filing, often weighted averages. 4 filings were left out because Kimberly-Clark filed them as an owner of another company's stock.

Holdings. Each holding line (a share class plus an owner, such as a trust or LLC) carries its last reported balance forward. Entities first reported during the period start at zero, so transfers between an insider's own trusts don't count as selling. Lines not reported for three years or more are listed separately and left out of totals.

Sales. A sale counts as under a 10b5-1 plan if its footnote cites one or the filing's Rule 10b5-1 box is checked, and as tax-related if its footnote cites tax obligations or sell-to-cover. Shares withheld by the company for taxes are listed separately. Sales with neither attribute are labeled "no plan disclosed".

Full methodology

Former or inactive filers (53)No filing in 18 months; last reported balances, not in any total
NameLast filedLast reported balance
Gonzalo UribeJul 30, 20247,377 shares, last reported balance as of Jul 29, 2024
Doug CunninghamMay 10, 2024No balance on record
Robert LongMay 1, 20247,536 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 29, 2024
Paula RamosMay 1, 20246,033 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 29, 2024
Alison LewisApr 29, 202418,361 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 26, 2024
Tristram WilkinsonFeb 28, 202430,686 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 26, 2024
Michael WhiteJan 4, 20242,100 shares, last reported balance as of Oct 22, 2015
Robert DecherdJan 4, 202348,444 shares, last reported balance as of Oct 29, 2020
Shane AzziMay 2, 20221,918 shares, last reported balance as of May 1, 2022
Maria HenryApr 27, 202262,169 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 28, 2022
Ian ReadJan 5, 2022700 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 14, 2020
Aaron PowellAug 18, 20218,127 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 17, 2021
Kimberly UnderhillJul 27, 202145,609 shares, last reported balance as of Jul 26, 2021
Abelardo BruJan 6, 2021No balance on record
Gustavo GhoryAug 4, 2020No balance on record
Scott BostonApr 30, 2020No balance on record
Sergio CruzApr 30, 20204,576 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 28, 2020
Achal AgarwalMar 3, 202051,254 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 28, 2020
Marc ShapiroJan 3, 202023,101 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 28, 2012
Nancy KarchJan 3, 2020No balance on record
Thomas FalkDec 12, 2019689,390 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 11, 2019
Sandra MacQuillanMay 17, 201912,524 shares, last reported balance as of May 16, 2019
Anthony PalmerMar 4, 201918,439 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 28, 2019
John BergstromJan 3, 201911,000 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 22, 2013
James JennessJan 3, 2019No balance on record
Fabian GarciaJan 3, 2019No balance on record
Michael AzbellNov 28, 201819,503 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 27, 2018
Larry AllgaierApr 26, 2018963 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 25, 2018
Paz CalvoJan 5, 20184,030 shares, last reported balance as of May 25, 2017
Thomas MielkeMay 16, 201721,690 shares, last reported balance as of May 16, 2017
Lizanne GottungNov 1, 201624,732 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 4, 2016
Elane StockMay 5, 201620,699 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 20, 2016
Mark ButhmanNov 19, 2015105,806 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 19, 2015
Linda RiceJul 6, 20153,300 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 30, 2012
John AlmApr 6, 2015No balance on record
Robert AbernathyJun 23, 201479,701 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 30, 2014
Joanne BauerJun 9, 201421,478 shares, last reported balance as of May 27, 2014
Nancy LoeweMay 5, 20141,663 shares, last reported balance as of Oct 31, 2013
Christian BrickmanFeb 19, 201425,824 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 17, 2014
Jan SpencerMay 2, 201237,504 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 30, 2012
Robert BlackApr 27, 201220,203 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 25, 2012
Craig SullivanApr 5, 20122,000 shares, last reported balance as of Sep 1, 2004
Dennis BeresfordApr 6, 20111,500 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 12, 2010
Randy VestJul 6, 200983,007 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 29, 2009
Steven KalmansonFeb 19, 2008113,096 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 17, 2008
Ronald McCrayAug 8, 200764,412 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 7, 2007
Pastora CaffertyApr 10, 20074,715 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 9, 2007
William LehmanJun 9, 200542,163 shares, last reported balance as of Jun 8, 2005
Merwe Van DerFeb 28, 200540,213 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 24, 2005
Paul CollinsApr 5, 2004No balance on record
Kathi SeifertDec 3, 200371,519 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 1, 2003
Claudio GonzalezDec 1, 2003185,706 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 28, 2003
Randall TobiasNo balance on record

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