Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001289430-10-000014
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2010-01-25 12:00:00
Reporting Period:
2010-01-22
Filing Date:
2010-01-25
Accepted Time:
2010-01-25 20:05:23
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
1140486 Atheros Communications Inc ATHR Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674) 770485570
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1339722 D Ben Naskar C/O Atheros Communications, Inc.
5480 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Vice President & Gm 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 2010-01-22 7,986 $27.37 69,550 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2010-01-22 7,000 $34.04 62,550 No 4 S Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2010-01-22 3,486 $34.65 59,064 No 4 S Direct
Common Stock Acquisiton 2010-01-22 45,000 $0.00 104,064 No 4 A 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 A Direct
Reported Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Sec. Type Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Amount - 2 Price - 2
Common Stock Employee Stock Options (right to buy) Disposition 2010-01-22 7,986 $0.00 7,986 $27.37
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
17,014 2015-02-12 No 4 M Direct
Footnotes
  1. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
  2. Represents the weighted average sales price for a number of sale transactions effected at prices ranging from $33.60 to $34.45. The Reporting Person has provided to the issuer, and undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, or any security holder of the issuer, information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.
  3. Represents the weighted average sales price for a number of sale transactions effected at prices ranging from $34.60 to $34.70. The Reporting Person has provided to the issuer, and undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, or any security holder of the issuer, information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.
  4. On February 6, 2009, the Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units ("RSUs") that would vest subject to the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. The performance criteria for 2009 were met and certified by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors on January 22, 2010, resulting in vesting of the RSUs as follows: The RSUs will vest and be settled in shares of the Issuer's common stock over three (3) years, with the first 1/3 of the RSUs vesting on February 8, 2010 and the remaining RSUs vesting in equal quarterly installments over the following two (2) years.
  5. The options become exercisable in 48 equal monthly installments commencing on March 13, 2008.