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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
849667	American Italian Pasta Co	AIPC	Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)	841032638

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1365704	W. Robert Schuller	4100 N. Mulberry Drive Suite 200 Kansas City MO 64116	Evp & General Counsel	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Class A Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share	Acquisiton	2010-05-17	3,166	$7.47	38,697	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share	Disposition	2010-05-17	564	$41.96	38,133	No	4	D	Direct
Class A Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share	Disposition	2010-05-18	2,602	$42.55	35,531	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	D	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Class A Common Stock	Stock Appreciation Right	Disposition	2010-05-17	3,166	$0.00	3,166	$7.47

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
10,553		2013-10-25	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

Exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right ("SAR") for stock is treated as a purchase of all of the shares underlying the SAR that were exercised, at the price set forth in the SAR and simultaneous sale back to American Italian Pasta Co. ("AIPC") of a number of the underlying shares having a value based on the market price of AIPC's stock on the date of exercise, equal to the exercise price. Only the net shares (representing the value of the appreciation) are issued.
Sale of stock on the open market of the number of shares acquired by Mr. Schuller following the exercise of the SAR described above. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 3, 2010.
The SARs were granted to Mr. Schuller on October 25, 2006. The SAR vests 50% ratably over four years with the first anniversary date of June 5, 2007 for vesting purposes and 50% vests at the end of four years, which is June 5, 2010.