Tesla's Elon Musk sells more shares after Twitter vote

Tesla's Elon Musk sells more shares after Twitter vote
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Musk, the world's richest person and Tesla's top shareholder, tweeted last weekend that he would sell 10 per cent of his stock if users of the social media platform approved the move.

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Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sold more shares of the electric car maker, regulatory filings showed on Friday, after offloading about $5 billion worth of stock following a poll he posted on Twitter.

Musk, the world's richest person and Tesla's top shareholder, tweeted last weekend that he would sell 10 per cent of his stock if users of the social media platform approved the move. Days after Musk disposed $5 billion of the stock, or 3 per cent of his total holdings, the first such move since 2016.

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