Insider overview: Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. [Tulsa World, Okla.]

Mar. 29--Thomas William Smith, beneficial owner of more than 10 percent, sold 74,500 indirectly held shares from March 15-16 at between $38.94 and $38.97 with a market value of $2.9 million, and now holds 2,416,920 shares total common.

This is the first Pre-Paid transaction by Smith since January 2009, when he sold 200,000 shares at $33.57 with a market value of more than $6.7 million.

Shares of PPD closed Friday at $37.61, up 11 cents. They have traded at a low of $27.80 on March 30, 2009, and a high of $53.05 on Oct. 6.

BALDOR ELECTRIC CO.: Gene J. Hagedorn, executive vice president-materials, on March 17 exercised options to buy 6,500 shares at $23.98, with a market value of $155,870.

On the next day sold 7,500 directly held shares at $35 with a market value of $262,500, and now holds 46,621 shares total common.

In the 12 qualified sells by Hagedorn, the share price has fallen 1.5 percent in the six-month period following the transactions.

He has a Thomson Reuters proven sell score of 65 (100 being the most predictive).

Also, Randy L. Colip, executive vice president-motor sales, on March 15 sold 3,200 directly held shares at $34.53 with a market value of $110,496, and now holds 22,222 shares total common.

In the seven qualified sells by Colip, the share price has risen 14.3 percent in the six-month period following the transactions.

He has a Thomson Reuters proven sell score of 51 (100 being the most predictive).

BEZ shares closed Friday at $37.10, up 48 cents, or 1.31 percent.

HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS: David G. Blair on March 18 sold 7,000 directly held shares at $42.54 with a market value of $297,788, and now holds 14,268 shares total common.

This is the first transaction by Blair for HEP stock, according to Thomsom Reuters.

Blair serves as president of Holly Logistic Services LLC, subsidiary of Holly Corp. that is the general partner of Holly Energy Partners LP.

On Friday, HEP stock fell 65 cents to $41.35.

Leggett & Platt Inc. : John G. Moore, vice president-corporate affairs and human resources, secretary and chief legal officer, on March 16 sold 5,000 directly held shares at $21.29 with a market value of $106,462, and now has 41,930 shares total common.

Moore has been selling stock since Feb. 5, 2009. In the previous four transactions he sold a total of 23,159 directly held shares at between $12.78 and $20.04, with a total market value of $361,013.

In the five qualified sells by Moore, the share price has risen 28.1 percent in the six-month period following the transactions.

He has a Thomson Reuters proven sell score of 8.

Shares of LEG were unchanged Friday at $21.61.

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