tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3368274674433246465..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Documents: Williams, Mayman sell 60,000 sharesJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86312232491946110412012-08-30T14:17:17.265-04:002012-08-30T14:17:17.265-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32445962959926102402012-08-30T09:10:47.199-04:002012-08-30T09:10:47.199-04:00I got options on 100 purpose walls. mo money, mo m...I got options on 100 purpose walls. mo money, mo money!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60042033762164167512012-08-30T09:09:23.926-04:002012-08-30T09:09:23.926-04:00Can anyone name one thing either has done to boost...Can anyone name one thing either has done to boost the bottom line? Willaims, in particular?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87348083151819709732012-08-29T04:58:48.001-04:002012-08-29T04:58:48.001-04:00WHY NOW?
Not lifeboats.
Financial logic. If Mr. ...WHY NOW?<br /><br />Not lifeboats.<br /><br />Financial logic. If Mr. Obama is re-elected, taxes for stockholders will go up. Period.<br /><br />Gannettoids just not smart enough as "media executives" to explain it. Dumber than rocks.<br /><br />Grim, fucking grim, with these tools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7111496822320498222012-08-28T22:40:57.982-04:002012-08-28T22:40:57.982-04:00Lowering the lifeboats, gentlemen?Lowering the lifeboats, gentlemen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2482829892920821862012-08-28T06:26:20.758-04:002012-08-28T06:26:20.758-04:00CORRECT
Yes, that makes absolute sense. And why d...CORRECT<br /><br />Yes, that makes absolute sense. And why did they NOT make that clear to everyone? <br /><br />Amateurs. Bumblers. Yahoos.<br /><br />---<br /><br />" .. Their option strike prices, their expected GCI growth rate and their respective expiration windows for those options obviously led both to conclusions that it’s a good time to do it .."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62383794051781773062012-08-27T17:30:34.155-04:002012-08-27T17:30:34.155-04:00NOT GOOD
If there was a simple,clear explanation ...NOT GOOD<br /><br />If there was a simple,clear explanation for these sales -- OK. Like buying a house, or college costs, or simple diversification. Like Bill Gates, who announced a long time ago, he would sell shares, every quarter, to diversify his risk to MSFT.<br /><br />Not good, IMHO. Or amateurish, which is epidemic at GCI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44661419055122927982012-08-27T17:23:17.395-04:002012-08-27T17:23:17.395-04:00Why are we giving so many options to Williams? And...Why are we giving so many options to Williams? And what is the purpose of incentivizing our legal counsel with stock options? He already gets a bonus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6759665685383668642012-08-27T15:39:44.168-04:002012-08-27T15:39:44.168-04:00Take their leads, friends. Run past the porpoise w...Take their leads, friends. Run past the porpoise wall and head for the hills as fast as you can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84381152256351491522012-08-27T15:15:29.374-04:002012-08-27T15:15:29.374-04:00$800,000 is equivalent 20 $40,000 employees for a ...$800,000 is equivalent 20 $40,000 employees for a year. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68674196066178462892012-08-27T14:28:27.925-04:002012-08-27T14:28:27.925-04:00Good reporting Jim. I think it's important we...Good reporting Jim. I think it's important we know what these guys are doing with their stock. COuld be an indication of the direction of the company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56104415862669406092012-08-27T14:05:04.775-04:002012-08-27T14:05:04.775-04:00Sell! Sell! And sock away that money so that you c...Sell! Sell! And sock away that money so that you can live off interest when you grab the golden parachute and bail. No, folks, these people are not job creators. They are on top and will step on your fingers should you try to pull yourself up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4007809359516036562012-08-27T14:01:19.084-04:002012-08-27T14:01:19.084-04:00I respectfully disagree, 11:10.
I think that wa...I respectfully disagree, 11:10. <br /><br />I think that watching executive and board stock trades tells you something very important about the future of the company. And these folks need to know that they are being watched.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19248006247280938842012-08-27T13:40:57.552-04:002012-08-27T13:40:57.552-04:00From 2000-2004 GCI replaced the SRI (stock reserve...From 2000-2004 GCI replaced the SRI (stock reserve incentive) program with options as incentives. Strike price for the shares I received during those years averaged about $55 a share. Guess what those options are worth to me right now?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47834303785567004382012-08-27T11:12:52.822-04:002012-08-27T11:12:52.822-04:00Any chance either of these 1%ers will direct their...Any chance either of these 1%ers will direct their profits towards hiring back some of the veteran talent thrown under the bus in the last 4 years?<br /><br />NAH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31358978725493068352012-08-27T11:10:32.876-04:002012-08-27T11:10:32.876-04:00We do not give a rats about these clowns Jim. Is t...We do not give a rats about these clowns Jim. Is this all you got?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com