No6 Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Gets many a mention on FSN. LON:YAU 762.00 http://finance.google.com/finance?q=LON:YAU The Directors seem to have cashed in recently. If gold is going higher, why are they cashing in now? Do you take any notice of directors selling? I would rather see them buy. Digital Look Traded Action Notifier Price Amount Value 24-Jan-08 Sell Carl Renzoni 802.24p 12,000 £96,268.66 24-Jan-08 Sell Victor H Bradley 801.74p 250,000 £2,004,336.43 24-Jan-08 Exercise of option Victor H Bradley 486.59p 250,000 £1,216,468.32 24-Jan-08 Sell Dino Titaro 801.74p 125,000 £1,002,168.21 24-Jan-08 Exercise of option Dino Titaro 486.59p 125,000 £608,234.16 24-Jan-08 Sell Nigel Lees 801.74p 165,000 £1,322,862.04 24-Jan-08 Exercise of option Nigel Lees 486.59p 165,000 £802,869.09 24-Jan-08 Sell Patrick J Mars 801.74p 125,000 £1,002,168.21 24-Jan-08 Exercise of option Patrick J Mars 486.59p 125,000 £608,234.16 24-Jan-08 Sell Charles Main 801.74p 133,000 £1,066,306.98 24-Jan-08 Exercise of option Charles Main 486.59p 133,000 £647,161.14 24-Jan-08 Sell Antenor F Silva Jr 801.74p 275,000 £2,204,770.07 24-Jan-08 Exercise of option Antenor F Silva Jr 186.06p 275,000 £511,673.07 24-Jan-08 Sell Peter Marrone 801.74p 2,000,000 £16,034,691.43 24-Jan-08 Exercise of option Peter Marrone 486.59p 1,500,000 £7,298,809.90 And they did this before. 25.05.2006 Yamana Gold's management are not waiting to see whether the recent wobble in the gold price is a blip or the beginning of a more sustained decline. The Canadian-based, Brazilian-focused gold miner has seen most of its key directors cash in hefty share options. President and chief exective Peter Marrone is leading the way with the sale of 750,000 options for a gross total of $10.2m. The options were exercisable at $1.67 and sold at $13.55. Other big sellers include finance director Charles Main and another director, Stan Bharti. Yamana, which has 6 operating mines and one under construction, is aiming for 1m ounces per year of gold production by 2008. http://www.moneyweek.com/file/13054/yamana...rd-cash-in.html Top Director Sells Yamana Gold Inc (YAU) Director name: Mr Charles Main Amount sold: 227,000 @ 726.44p Value: £1,649,018 Yamana Gold Inc (YAU) Director name: Mr Peter Marrone Amount sold: 750,000 @ 726.44p Value: £5,448,300 Yamana Gold Inc (YAU) Director name: Mr Stan Bharti Amount sold: 500,000 @ 726.44p Value: £3,632,200 Yamana Gold Inc (YAU) Director name: Mr Antenor F Silva Jr. Amount sold: 300,000 @ 726.44p Value: £2,179,320 Yamana Gold Inc (YAU) Director name: Mr Bruce Humphrey Amount sold: 252,000 @ 726.44p Value: £1,830,629 Yamana Gold Inc (YAU) Director name: Mr Greg McKnight Amount sold: 250,000 @ 726.44p Value: £1,816,100 Yamana Gold Inc (YAU) Director name: Mr Patrick J Mars Amount sold: 200,000 @ 726.44p Value: £1,452,880 Yamana Gold Inc (YAU) Director name: Mr Juvenal Mesquita Amount sold: 150,000 @ 726.44p Value: £1,089,660 Yamana Gold Inc (YAU) Director name: Mr Nigel Lees Amount sold: 90,000 @ 726.44p Value: £653,796 Yamana Gold Inc (YAU) Director name: Mr Dino Titaro Amount sold: 90,000 @ 726.44p Value: £653,796 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No6 Posted February 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Hope they are buying gold with their winnings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledavesab Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Hmmm despite its still good write ups on FSN the Directors have not taken advantage of market conditions to buy Have still been selling - but not recently however Traded Action Notifier Price Amount Value 11-Sep-08 Sell Peter Marrone 426.16p 85,000 £362,237.64 05-Sep-08 Sell Peter Marrone 514.88p 75,000 £386,161.54 11-Aug-08 Sell Peter Marrone 490.66p 70,000 £343,459.54 11-Aug-08 Sell Peter Marrone 509.25p 200,000 £1,018,491.36 11-Aug-08 Exercise of option Peter Marrone 150.67p 30,000 £45,201.06 Anyone any thoughts on this? Is Mr Marrone strapped for cash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledavesab Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Well his salary by big co CEO terms might not be massive (I would like it however!) His bonus in 2007 aint half bad ! http://people.forbes.com/profile/peter-marrone/87817 48 Years Old Mr. Marrone founded Yamana as President and Chief Executive Officer of Yamana in July 2003. Mr. Marrone was appointed Chairman of Yamana in May 2007. Mr. Marrone has more than 20 years of business and capital market experience and has been on the boards of a number of public companies and advised companies with a strong Brazilian presence. Mr. Marrone is a Faculty Scholar and holds a Bachelor of Laws degree. Mr. Marrone sits on the boards of Vaaldiam Resources Ltd. and Aura Minerals Inc. Compensation for 2007 Salary $900,000.00 Bonus $6,800,000.00 Other Annual Compensation $56,367.00 Long term incentive plan payouts $0.00 Restricted stock awards $0.00 Security underlying options $0.00 All other compensation $0.00 Option awards $ $0.00 Non-equity incentive plan compensation $0.00 Change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings $0.00 Total Compensation $7,756,367.00 more on options etc on the forbes site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No6 Posted February 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 That's some bonus, perhaps he thinks he works for a bank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledavesab Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Yeah. Admittedly I havent figured out if the bonus is the options or in wad of cash format. Either way its nice. I guess the point is, other attractions aside, Director selling on this level is a turn off. And it is substantial selling. If nothing else it suggests its still the wrong time to I wonder if Frizzers would have a view on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No6 Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Yeah. Admittedly I havent figured out if the bonus is the options or in wad of cash format. Either way its nice. I guess the point is, other attractions aside, Director selling on this level is a turn off. And it is substantial selling. If nothing else it suggests its still the wrong time to I wonder if Frizzers would have a view on this? In some companies where the directors own a large percentage of the shares, selling is a way to broaden the shareholder base. However, I would be suspicious of any company where the directors sell off shares after they have run up, even worse if they sell and there is some sudden bad news shortly afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledavesab Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Before I get into this just want to say that I have seen some articles which suggest that mining directors might be better at timing the market in terms of buys and sells than directors of other companies Also there is an investment trust that makes its purchases on directors buys and sells and it has found the Chief Exec & Finance Directors are the ones to follow (if following) - other directors buys/sells do not outperform.... apparently Anyway Fairly heavily critisised on this weeks FSN is Peter Marrone - neither Jim P nor Dave Mortgan like this deal especially in view of conflicts of interest - Marrone owns % of Aura apparently + another director also owns part. Marrone has been continuing to sell down his stake Its a pity JP didnt check on Marrone's sales when he last had him on the show. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-b...article1177396/ Yamana Gold Inc.'s (YRI-T )agreement this week to sell three mines to junior miner Aura Minerals Inc. (ORA-T) for $200-million (U.S.) in cash and stock had so much overlap and related party conflicts that neither company's chairman nor even Yamana's chief executive officer could be involved in the decision to do the deal. Now, some analysts are raising questions about the price Yamana will be paid for the three South American mines and the fact that the asset sales will reduce Yamana's production and curtail the company's prospects for growth. For Aura, however, the acquisition has the potential to vault the development company to a full-fledged mid-tier gold producer. "It will be an extremely transformational transaction," Aura's chief executive officer Patrick Downey said in an interview yesterday. The sale could also benefit Yamana's chairman and chief executive officer Peter Marrone. He owns more than 29 million Aura shares or almost 5 per cent of the company and is a member of Aura's board. Aura's shares surged 18 per cent yesterday on the news. "The mining industry is a small industry, so from that perspective I'm sure that there is lots of commonality in many transactions. But I'm comfortable saying that we did the best that we could to deliver the best value for Yamana," Mr. Marrone said in an interview yesterday. In addition to Mr. Marrone's position on both boards, Yamana's lead director Patrick Mars is also the chairman of Aura. Mr. Marrone said they were both recused from talks surrounding the sale of the three mines, the San Andres Mine in Honduras, and the Sao Francisco and Sao Vicente Mines in Brazil. The negotiations were conducted by Mr. Downey and two independent Aura directors who faced off against executives and independent directors from Yamana who did not include Mr. Marrone or Mr. Mars. Both companies received fairness opinions from outside investment banks that were retained to evaluate the merits of the transaction. This is not the first time Yamana has done a deal with a company related to Mr. Marrone. Late in 2005, Yamana struck a $49-million deal to take over RNC Gold Inc. Mr. Marrone was on RNC's board and owned more than 500,000 RNC shares including options. -------------- edit cant see any new sales since that prev mentioned - however nice grant of options in meantime! http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchang...newsPerPage=200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G0ldfinger Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Any updates on Yamana? Has anyone followed them closely? Share price is at 2007 levels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledavesab Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Hiya Goldie. I stuck my toe in and bought a small batch a few years ago. Didnt go anywhere until recently. Think it is recovering from the sales mentioned earlier in this thread. Dont keep a close eye on this one however. From a London market point of view seems to be near its highs, although it was a bargain in Oct 2008 if anyone caught it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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