Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001140361-11-039014
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2011-08-02 16:05:14
Reporting Period:
2011-08-01
Filing Date:
2011-08-02
Accepted Time:
2011-08-02 16:05:14
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
1037760 Cepheid CPHD Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826) 770441625
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1212371 Nicolaas Arnold C/O Cepheid
904 Caribbean Drive
Sunnyvale CA 94089
Evp, Worldwide Comm'l Ops 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 Explanation
Common Stock Acquisiton 2011-08-01 30,000 $14.93 31,375 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2011-08-01 21,995 $37.41 9,380 No 4 S Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2011-08-01 8,005 $38.11 1,375 No 4 S Direct
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 M Direct
No 4 S Direct
No 4 S Direct
Reported Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Sec. Type Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Amount - 2 Price - 2
Common Stock Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) Disposition 2011-08-01 30,000 $0.00 30,000 $14.93
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
170,000 2016-10-14 No 4 M Direct
Reported Non-Derivative Holdings
Sec. Name Remaning Holdings Nature of Ownership Explanation
Common Stock 1,000 Indirect By Spouse
Footnotes
  1. Represents the aggregate of sales effected on the same day at different prices.
  2. Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $37.00 to $37.985 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
  3. Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $38.00 to $38.25 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer
  4. 1/4th of the total shares vested and became exercisable on October 14, 2010, and an additional 1/48th of the total shares vested or will vest and become exercisable on each monthly anniversary thereafter.