Elon Musk Sells Tesla Shares Worth $3.58 Billion

Reuters2022-12-15

Dec 14 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has sold 22 million shares worth $3.58 billion in the electric-vehicle maker this week, a U.S. securities filing showed on Wednesday.

The latest sale, Musk's second since his $44 billion purchase of Twitter in October, brings the total Tesla stocks sold by the billionaire to nearly $40 billion over the past year.

He now owns 13.4% of the world's most valuable carmaker, according to Refinitiv data.

Investor concerns that Musk's purchase of Twitter could divert his time away from Tesla have driven down shares of the company more than 60% in 2022, making it one of the worst-performing stocks among major automakers and tech firms this year.

The stock hit its lowest in over two years last night.

Musk, who recently lost his title as the world's richest person, unloaded shares over three days between Monday and Wednesday, according to the filing.

Tesla did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside business hours.

The latest share sale comes a month after Musk sold shares worth $4 billion in Tesla days after he closed the Twitter deal.

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  • Lukas.Song
    2022-12-16
    Lukas.Song
    Hmm..
  • Guardian_J
    2022-12-16
    Guardian_J
    Woo
  • ArcticFox88
    2022-12-16
    ArcticFox88
    Like
  • ExiledKitty
    2022-12-15
    ExiledKitty
    His collaterised debts using Tesla shares is going to get margin call soon. This is going to drive the price to the ground when it happens (and is happening if price continue to fall). Good luck to those who are naive. Dont love the stock, love the money only. 
  • soosoo
    2022-12-15
    soosoo
    [Miser] 
  • hphoa
    2022-12-15
    hphoa
    🍌
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