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David Whiston
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Musk Tweets Tesla May Go Private at $420 a Share but Stockholders May Not Have to Sell at That Price

Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted around midday on Aug. 7 the following: "Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding Secured." A buyout price of $420 per share would be for about $71.6 billion based on the July 27 outstanding share count of 170.6 million in the latest 10-Q filing, though it's unclear if Musk's roughly 22% ownership stake would be part of the deal or just converted into equity of a new private company. If a deal is announced and we think its execution is more likely than not,...
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Tesla Inc

Tesla designs, develops, manufactures, sells and leases electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems, and provides services related to its products. The company operates as two reportable segments: automotive, which includes the design, development, manufacturing, sales, and leasing of electric vehicles as well as sales of automotive regulatory credits; and energy generation and storage, which includes the design, manufacture, installation, sales, and leasing of solar energy generation and energy storage products, services related to such products, and sales of solar energy system incentives.

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