Insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of Mercer International Inc. (MERC) since 2015 are shown in Table 1 and Table 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of Mercer International Inc.. (See page 1 of this report.) Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions. This company's CIK number is 1333274.
Total stock buying since 2015: $53,581,852.
Total stock sales since 2015: $10,717,406.
Total stock option exercises since 2015: $293,130.
| Insider Buying | Insider Sales | Option Exercises | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Shares | Value | Shares | Value | Shares | Value |
| 2025 | 940,811 | $3,126,325 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024 | 43,300 | $264,729 | 26,910 | $167,972 | 127,340 | $0 |
| 2023 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 145,512 | $0 |
| 2022 | 11,000 | $141,152 | 10,000 | $170,100 | 53,971 | $0 |
| 2021 | 201,000 | $2,103,827 | 37,750 | $489,768 | 76,912 | $0 |
| 2020 | 24,000 | $199,810 | 6,100 | $53,015 | 136,404 | $0 |
| 2019 | 10,000 | $110,000 | 0 | $0 | 336,643 | $0 |
| 2018 | 1,000 | $14,308 | 183,500 | $2,623,304 | 74,300 | $0 |
| 2017 | 3,400,108 | $41,866,762 | 504,560 | $6,574,287 | 196,548 | $0 |
| 2016 | 427,495 | $3,291,826 | 0 | $0 | 135,547 | $74,130 |
| 2015 | 183,578 | $2,463,113 | 45,081 | $638,960 | 161,969 | $219,000 |
| Trade Date | Insider Name | Trade Type | Shares | Price ($) | Value ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-12 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 9,000 | 13.29 | 119,583 |
| 2017-12-08 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 3,243 | 13.43 | 43,537 |
| 2017-12-07 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 14,000 | 13.46 | 188,510 |
| 2017-12-06 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 8,000 | 13.38 | 107,072 |
| 2017-12-05 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 9,000 | 13.49 | 121,437 |
| 2017-12-04 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 8,000 | 13.59 | 108,720 |
| 2017-12-04 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 3,500 | 13.50 | 47,250 |
| 2017-11-30 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 13,000 | 13.93 | 181,064 |
| 2017-11-29 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 12,000 | 13.96 | 167,484 |
| 2017-11-24 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 7,500 | 14.17 | 106,305 |
| 2017-11-22 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 7,500 | 14.38 | 107,842 |
| 2017-11-21 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 10,000 | 14.21 | 142,060 |
| 2017-11-16 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 7,500 | 14.14 | 106,065 |
| 2017-11-15 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 7,500 | 14.02 | 105,157 |
| 2017-11-14 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 10,000 | 14.02 | 140,160 |
| 2017-11-10 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 7,500 | 14.12 | 105,885 |
| 2017-11-09 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 7,500 | 14.29 | 107,190 |
| 2017-11-08 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 10,000 | 14.32 | 143,220 |
| 2017-11-01 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 5,000 | 14.40 | 72,025 |
| 2017-10-31 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 10,000 | 14.60 | 145,950 |
| 2017-10-30 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 10,000 | 14.27 | 142,670 |
| 2017-10-26 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 5,000 | 14.17 | 70,870 |
| 2017-10-25 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 10,000 | 14.23 | 142,340 |
| 2017-10-24 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 10,000 | 14.40 | 144,000 |
| 2017-10-20 | Lauritzen Eric (Director) | Sale | 8,500 | 14.21 | 120,793 |
| 2017-10-20 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 5,000 | 14.23 | 71,165 |
| 2017-10-19 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 10,000 | 13.96 | 139,640 |
| 2017-10-18 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 10,000 | 13.63 | 136,300 |
| 2017-10-10 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 15,647 | 12.24 | 191,472 |
| 2017-10-10 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 2,258,743 | 12.49 | 28,220,735 |
| 2017-10-09 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 9,353 | 11.93 | 111,599 |
| 2017-10-06 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 400,000 | 11.95 | 4,780,000 |
| 2017-10-04 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 5,000 | 11.89 | 59,429 |
| 2017-10-03 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 10,000 | 11.87 | 118,670 |
| 2017-10-02 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 10,000 | 11.81 | 118,120 |
| 2017-09-29 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 75,000 | 11.89 | 891,525 |
| 2017-09-26 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 16,000 | 11.16 | 178,528 |
| 2017-09-26 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 125,000 | 11.40 | 1,425,000 |
| 2017-09-25 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 9,000 | 10.76 | 96,858 |
| 2017-09-20 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 7,000 | 10.87 | 76,090 |
| 2017-09-19 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 9,000 | 10.94 | 98,487 |
| 2017-09-18 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 9,000 | 10.82 | 97,362 |
| 2017-09-12 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 9,989 | 11.10 | 110,887 |
| 2017-09-11 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 15,011 | 11.08 | 166,381 |
| 2017-09-07 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 3,997 | 10.91 | 43,607 |
| 2017-09-06 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 16,800 | 10.91 | 183,271 |
| 2017-09-05 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Sale | 4,203 | 11.12 | 46,733 |
| 2017-08-21 | Lauritzen Eric (Director) | Sale | 5,000 | 10.96 | 54,800 |
| 2017-08-02 | Shepherd James (Director) | Sale | 4,560 | 10.91 | 49,731 |
| 2017-07-20 | Lauritzen Eric (Director) | Sale | 13,000 | 12.22 | 158,860 |
| 2017-07-18 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 11,177 | 11.70 | 130,748 |
| 2017-07-17 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 4,580 | 11.70 | 53,563 |
| 2017-07-14 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 60,420 | 11.53 | 696,340 |
| 2017-07-13 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 33,026 | 11.50 | 379,666 |
| 2017-07-10 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 25,000 | 11.25 | 281,225 |
| 2017-07-07 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 16,974 | 11.00 | 186,680 |
| 2017-07-05 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 2,500 | 11.50 | 28,750 |
| 2017-06-21 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 38,532 | 11.73 | 452,095 |
| 2017-06-20 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 3,293 | 11.80 | 38,850 |
| 2017-06-15 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 19,975 | 11.66 | 232,968 |
| 2017-06-08 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 10,000 | 11.50 | 114,980 |
| 2017-06-07 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 11,557 | 11.35 | 131,125 |
| 2017-05-31 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 1,993 | 11.62 | 23,162 |
| 2017-05-30 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 3,435 | 11.60 | 39,835 |
| 2017-05-26 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 526 | 11.40 | 5,996 |
| 2017-05-25 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 18,485 | 11.40 | 210,784 |
| 2017-05-24 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 2,815 | 11.25 | 31,663 |
| 2017-05-23 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 14,200 | 11.30 | 160,460 |
| 2017-05-22 | Lauritzen Eric (Director) | Sale | 6,000 | 11.15 | 66,900 |
| 2017-05-22 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 13,906 | 11.18 | 155,399 |
| 2017-05-19 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 42,283 | 11.12 | 470,144 |
| 2017-05-18 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 10,000 | 11.14 | 111,390 |
| 2017-05-16 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 200 | 11.30 | 2,260 |
| 2017-05-15 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 29,014 | 11.29 | 327,713 |
| 2017-05-02 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 9,817 | 11.81 | 115,928 |
| 2017-04-24 | Lauritzen Eric (Director) | Sale | 500 | 12.00 | 6,000 |
| 2017-04-20 | Lauritzen Eric (Director) | Sale | 6,000 | 11.71 | 70,260 |
| 2017-04-13 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 15,000 | 11.50 | 172,455 |
| 2017-04-12 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 2,400 | 11.75 | 28,192 |
| 2017-02-23 | Short Richard George (VP, Controller) | Option Ex | 8,595 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-02-23 | Stannus Genevieve (Treasurer) | Option Ex | 6,878 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-02-23 | Merwin Brian (VP Strategic Initiatives) | Option Ex | 8,595 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-02-23 | Ure David Kent (SVP, Finance, CFO & Secretary) | Option Ex | 15,307 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-02-23 | Ridder Wolfram (VP Business Development) | Option Ex | 17,756 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-02-23 | Nossol Leonhard (Group Controller for Europe) | Option Ex | 15,962 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-02-23 | Cooper David Michael (VP Sales & Marketing Europe) | Option Ex | 13,834 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-02-23 | Heine Eric Xavier (VP Sales Marketing & Logistics) | Option Ex | 11,916 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-02-23 | Gandossi David M (CEO and President) | Option Ex | 36,898 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-02-23 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Option Ex | 60,807 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-11-09 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 1,888 | 8.35 | 15,761 |
| 2016-11-08 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 27,247 | 8.30 | 226,150 |
| 2016-11-07 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 27,401 | 8.29 | 227,291 |
| 2016-10-27 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 25,000 | 7.94 | 198,450 |
| 2016-10-26 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 25,000 | 7.87 | 196,750 |
| 2016-10-25 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 25,000 | 7.92 | 198,000 |
| 2016-10-24 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 1,900 | 7.60 | 14,440 |
| 2016-10-21 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 8,259 | 7.80 | 64,420 |
| 2016-10-12 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 71,700 | 8.22 | 589,589 |
| 2016-10-11 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 5,000 | 8.32 | 41,600 |
| 2016-02-25 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 6,200 | 8.28 | 51,335 |
| 2016-02-24 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 2,900 | 8.29 | 24,040 |
| 2016-02-17 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 100,000 | 7.97 | 797,000 |
| 2016-02-11 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 100,000 | 6.47 | 647,000 |
| 2016-01-05 | Short Richard George (VP, Controller) | Option Ex | 6,329 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-01-05 | Stannus Genevieve (Treasurer) | Option Ex | 5,138 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-01-05 | Merwin Brian (VP Strategic Initiatives) | Option Ex | 5,922 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-01-05 | Ure David Kent (CFO and Secretary) | Option Ex | 9,046 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-01-05 | Ridder Wolfram (VP Business Development) | Option Ex | 12,185 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-01-05 | Nossol Leonhard (Group Controller for Europe) | Option Ex | 16,547 | 4.48 | 74,130 |
| 2016-01-05 | Cooper David Michael (VP Sales & Marketing Europe) | Option Ex | 9,492 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-01-05 | Heine Eric Xavier (VP Sales Marketing & Logistics) | Option Ex | 9,073 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-01-05 | Gandossi David M (CEO and President) | Option Ex | 19,738 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-01-05 | Lee Jimmy S H (Executive Chairman) | Option Ex | 42,077 | .00 | 0 |
| 2015-10-22 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 33,578 | 10.68 | 358,613 |
| 2015-06-19 | Kellogg Peter R | Buy | 150,000 | 14.03 | 2,104,500 |
| 2015-03-18 | Stannus Genevieve (Treasurer) | Sale | 5,000 | 14.07 | 70,355 |
| 2015-03-06 | Cooper David Michael (VP Sales & Marketing Europe) | Option Ex | 30,000 | 7.30 | 219,000 |
| 2015-02-20 | Heine Eric Xavier (VP Sales Marketing & Logistics) | Sale | 4,504 | 14.20 | 63,956 |
| 2015-02-19 | Cooper David Michael (VP Sales & Marketing Europe) | Sale | 3,090 | 14.42 | 44,557 |
| 2015-02-19 | Heine Eric Xavier (VP Sales Marketing & Logistics) | Sale | 15,496 | 14.47 | 224,180 |
| 2015-02-18 | Cooper David Michael (VP Sales & Marketing Europe) | Sale | 15,566 | 13.86 | 215,744 |
| 2015-02-17 | Orr Nancy (Director) | Sale | 1,425 | 14.15 | 20,168 |
| 2015-02-02 | Short Richard George (VP, Controller) | Option Ex | 6,329 | .00 | 0 |
| 2015-02-02 | Stannus Genevieve (Treasurer) | Option Ex | 5,138 | .00 | 0 |
| 2015-02-02 | Merwin Brian (VP Strategic Initiatives) | Option Ex | 5,922 | .00 | 0 |
| 2015-02-02 | Ure David Kent (Senior VP Finance) | Option Ex | 11,057 | .00 | 0 |
| 2015-02-02 | Ridder Wolfram (VP Business Development) | Option Ex | 12,185 | .00 | 0 |
| 2015-02-02 | Nossol Leonhard (Group Controller for Europe) | Option Ex | 10,958 | .00 | 0 |
| 2015-02-02 | Cooper David Michael (VP Sales and Marketing Europe) | Option Ex | 9,492 | .00 | 0 |
| 2015-02-02 | Heine Eric Xavier (VP Sales Marketing & Logistics) | Option Ex | 9,073 | .00 | 0 |
| 2015-02-02 | Gandossi David M (EVP, CFO and Secretary) | Option Ex | 19,738 | .00 | 0 |
| 2015-02-02 | Lee Jimmy S H (Chief Executive Officer) | Option Ex | 42,077 | .00 | 0 |
Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises of MERC listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of Mercer International Inc. (symbol MERC, CIK number 1333274) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.