in September over allegations of fraud and deceptive statements related to the company's success. But the founder remains positive of Nikola's eventual success, Bloomberg said, citing an email from Milton's spokesperson.
Milton's 33% stake, or 91.6 million shares in the company, was worth $1.7 billion based on Monday's closing price. His position is the largest among any Nikola investor., permitting insiders to sell any shares they hold in the company. Current CEO Mark Russell, who owns shares directly and via a joint entity with Milton, and other strategic shareholders recently decided to extend the lock-up period, according to Bloomberg.
News of Milton's plans to remain Nikola's biggest stockholder follows the revelation that he sold 3.2 million Nikola shares to help finance three real-estate deals before his resignation. As part of the transactions, Milton's own private firm presented the shares to three separate property sellers on December 3. One deal involved Milton's purchase of a $32 million ranch in Utah, Bloomberg said, citing a source. That specific tranche of stock was valued at $56 million, representing 2% of his holdings in Nikola.After stepping down as chairman, Milton hasn't sold further holdings.
We got Tesla and then Nikola. What's next? Galileo and Galilee?
I shall write a book about him: “From tres commas to comma”
a lot of people thought he was going to dump his shares - plot twist.