Sales of Microsoft stock since mid-2003 by Bill Gates, Microsoft
founder, former chairman and director, showing date ranges, numbers of
shares, average prices and shares
remaining after the sales. Arithmetic gaps in shares remaining may reflect gifts not required to be reported.
Gates, still in his 50s, arguably already is the globe's leading philanthropist. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and related trust at the end of 2007 had assets in excess of $33 billion.
|
Date range |
Shares
sold |
Average
price |
Shares
remaining |
| Oct. 31-Nov. 13 2008 |
20,000,000 |
$21.75 |
773,131,010 |
| July 21-Aug. 8 2008 |
20,000,000 |
$26.53 |
793,129,980 |
| May 6-14 2008 |
20,000,000 |
$29.66 |
813,129,980 |
| Nov. 13 2007 |
7,000,000 |
$34.03 |
857,499,336 |
| Oct. 31-Nov. 7 2007 |
13,000,000 |
$36.67 |
846,499,336 |
| July 26-Aug. 3 2007 |
14,000,000 |
$29.45 |
877,499,336 |
| July 23-25 2007 |
6,000,000 |
$31.04 |
891,499,336 |
| May 1-9 2007 |
20,000,000 |
$30.67 |
897,499,336 |
| Feb. 6-28 2007 |
20,000,000 |
$29.06 |
917,499,336 |
| Nov. 2-16 2006 |
20,000,000 |
$29.06 |
937,499,336 |
| July 27-Aug. 9 2006 |
20,000,000 |
$24.23 |
957,499,336 |
| Feb. 3-14 2006 |
20,000,000 |
$26.94 |
977,499,336 |
| Nov. 3-16, 2005 |
20,000,000 |
$27.11 |
997,499,336 |
| July 26-Aug. 4 2005 |
20,000,000 |
$26.36 |
1,017,499,336 |
| May 4-13 2005 |
20,000,000 |
$25.09 |
1,037,499,336 |
| Feb. 2-11 2005 |
20,000,000 |
$26.17 |
1,057,499,336 |
| Nov. 15-30 2004 |
20,000,000 |
$26.87 |
1,077,499,336 |
| Jul 28-Aug. 9 2004 |
20,000,000 |
$28.03 |
1,097,499,336 |
| April 19-May 12 2004 |
20,000,000 |
$26.19 |
1,117,499,336 |
| Jan. 27-Feb. 9 2004 |
20,000,000 |
$27.31 |
1,137,499,336 |
| Nov. 11-14 2003 |
6,000,000 |
$25.76 |
1,157,499,336 |
| July 23-Aug. 19 2003 |
20,000,000 |
$26.07 |
1,163,499,336 |
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