Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001140361-12-006554
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2012-02-09 16:06:03
Reporting Period:
2012-02-07
Filing Date:
2012-02-09
Accepted Time:
2012-02-09 16:06:03
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
1263113 H David Persing C/O Cepheid
904 Caribbean Drive
Sunnyvale CA 94089
Exec Vp,Chief Med/Tech Officer Yes 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 2012-02-07 46,750 $7.38 48,163 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2012-02-07 26,750 $43.06 21,413 No 4 S Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2012-02-07 9,600 $43.52 11,813 No 4 S Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2012-02-07 400 $44.43 11,413 No 4 S Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2012-02-07 10,000 $44.49 1,413 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
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 2012-02-07 26,750 $0.00 26,750 $7.38
Common Stock Non-qualified stock option (right to buy) Disposition 2012-02-07 20,000 $0.00 20,000 $7.38
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
5,000 2015-08-29 No 4 M Direct
30,000 2015-08-29 No 4 M Direct
Footnotes
  1. The transaction reported on this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 7, 2011.
  2. Represents the aggregate of sales effected on the same day at different prices.
  3. Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $42.875 to $43.33 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. Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $43.33 to $43.95 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.
  5. Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $44.405 to $44.49 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.
  6. The stock option grant is 100% vested and exercisable.