
Red flag or just business as usual? Tesla executives dump over $100 million in stock as shares plunge nearly 50% since December’s high, raising eyebrows on Wall Street
The latest filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed that insiders have disposed of more than $100 million worth of Tesla shares since early February, reported ABC News. The selloffs have raised questions about whether the actions are an indicator of bad news to come for the company or merely a normal course of business, according to the report.
Executives Cash Out Amid Stock Decline
One of the latest sales was by James Murdoch, a close friend of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and a board member since 2017, reported ABC News. Murdoch sold about $13 million worth of Tesla stock on March 10, the same day the company had its biggest one-day drop in five years, according to the report. As per a filing, «the shares were sold to cover the exercise price relating to the exercise of stock options to purchase 531,787 shares, which are scheduled to expire in 2025,» ABC News reported.
Even Elon Musk's brother, Kimbal Musk, another board member, sold 75,000 shares for approximately $27 million in a sale last month, according to the report. Tesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm also sold more than $75 million worth of shares in two transactions within the last five weeks, reported ABC News. These sales were under a pre-arranged plan to sell shares, so it cannot be considered insider trading.
Tesla's Chief Financial Officer, Vaibhav Taneja, recently offloaded more than $5 million of company shares, reported ABC News. Although some of the sales were pre-planned, one sale earlier in the month was not part of any planned sale, as per the report.
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Executives Pocketed $100 Million Profit
The board members' and executives' selloffs of shares amounted to approximately $118 million, but the sales tended to occur
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