Whale Wisdom: VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.

VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. (VSEA)

Closing price on 12/31/2009:	$35.88
Filers holding this stock on 12/31/2009:	201
Aggregate shares on 12/31/2009:	65,877,102
Aggregate shares on 09/30/2009:	65,553,558
Percent change:	0.493557%
View insider trading info since Jan. 1 2008

Brokerage Ratings on this stock:

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Neutral:

Negative:

Brokerage	Date Issued	Rating	Price Target
CREDIT SUISSE	08/03/2009	NEUTRAL	$23.50
STIFEL NICOLAUS	08/02/2009	BUY	$34.00
UBS	08/02/2009	BUY
SOLEIL	05/03/2009	HOLD
CARIS & COMPANY	05/03/2009	AVERAGE	$27.00
BARCLAYS CAPITAL	02/01/2009	EQUAL WEIGHT	$26.00
NEEDHAM	09/30/2008	HOLD	$25.00
DEUTSCHE SECURITIES	07/27/2008	HOLD	$28.00
BROADPOINT CAPITAL	07/27/2008	STRONG BUY	$32.00
BANC OF AMERICA SEC	07/10/2008	NEUTRAL
LEHMAN BROTHERS	06/19/2008	OVERWEIGHT	$50.00
AG EDWARDS	08/28/2007	BUY	$65.00
NEEDHAM & CO	04/29/2007	BUY	$76.00
THOMAS WEISEL	04/10/2007	MARKET WEIGHT

Non-derivative Insider Transactions

Transaction Date	Owner	Edgar filing
12/10/2008	ROSEN GARY J	View Filing
05/08/2009	HALLIDAY ROBERT J	View Filing
05/19/2009	ROSEN GARY J	View Filing
06/01/2009	BAKER THOMAS C	View Filing
06/17/2009	ROSEN GARY J	View Filing
07/31/2009	HALLIDAY ROBERT J	View Filing
07/31/2009	ROSEN GARY J	View Filing
08/06/2009	PERLMUTTER ROBERT J	View Filing
11/30/2009	HALLIDAY ROBERT J	View Filing
12/01/2009	BAKER THOMAS C	View Filing
12/03/2009	ROSEN GARY J	View Filing
12/04/2009	ROSEN GARY J	View Filing
12/04/2009	HALLIDAY ROBERT J	View Filing
12/09/2009	DUTTON ROBERT W	View Filing
12/10/2009	HALLIDAY ROBERT J	View Filing
12/10/2009	BAKER THOMAS C	View Filing
12/15/2009	KIM YONG KIL	View Filing
12/14/2009	BAKER THOMAS C	View Filing
07/20/2005	AURELIO RICHARD A	View Filing
03/03/2010	PERLMUTTER ROBERT J	View Filing
03/05/2010	PERLMUTTER ROBERT J	View Filing
03/08/2010	KIM YONG KIL	View Filing
03/10/2010	KIM YONG KIL	View Filing