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  • GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC Profile

    GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) calms your nerves and helps you breathe easier. One of the top five pharmaceutical firms in the world, GSK's top sellers include central nervous system therapies, respiratory drugs, and anti-infectives. The company's top product is asthma medication Advair, which combines two of the company's other products, Flovent and Serevent, to form a single, twice-daily treatment. Other bestsellers include herpes treatment Valtrex, epilepsy treatment Lamictal, antidepressants Paxil and Wellbutrin, migraine therapy Imitrex, and antibiotic Augmentin. The company's consumer products include Tums for sour stomachs and dental care products Aquafresh and Sensodyne.
    Andrew Witty
    CEO
    980 Great West Rd., Brentford

    London TW8 9GS, United Kingdom

    http://www.gsk.com

    Phone: +44-20-8990-9000

    Fax: +44-20-8990-4321
    Sector: Healthcare Industry: Drugs
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2006 Employees
    $45,816,100,000 0.7% $10,605,700,000 100,000
  • Key Executives: GSK

    Name Title Officer Since
    Andrew Witty CEO 1/31/08
    Julian Heslop CFO 4/1/05
    Bill Louv Chief Information Officer -
    Lawrence Culp Director 7/1/03
    Moncef Slaoui Chairman of the Board, Divisional/Director 5/17/06
    Sir Christopher Gent Chairman of the Board/Director 6/1/04
    Dr. Stephanie Burns, Ph.D. Director 2/12/07
    Dr. Daniel Podolsky Director 7/1/06
  • Top Competitors: GSK

  • Insider Trends: GSK

    Sentiment for GSK is

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    • 2M
    • 4M
    • 6M
    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: GSK

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    12/14/07 STOUT DAVID M 3,761 Planned Sale $200,000.00
    12/06/07 STOUT DAVID M 294,416 Planned Sale $15.50 M
    12/05/07 GREIG RUSSELL 12,500 Planned Sale $658,713.00
  • Ownership Breakdown : GSK

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 596.00
     
    Mutual Fund 292.00
    Other Major 3.00
  • Short Interest Volume: GSK

    Data as of —
    Current Short Interest Shares 1.10 B
    Current Short Interest Ratio 7.20
    Float
    Short Interest as % of Float
    Average Daily Volume 1.51 M
    Outstanding Shares 2.64 B