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Musk discloses 48.4% stake in SpaceX in regulatory filing

  • The rockets-to-AI company went public on June 12 after a record-setting IPO that raised $85.7 billion ​and vaulted the company's market cap past $2 ​trillion
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Elon Musk held a 48.4% stake in SpaceX as of June 30, a regulatory filing ​showed on Thursday, valuing his holding at ‌more than $900 billion at current market prices.

The rockets-to-AI company went public on June 12 after a record-setting IPO that raised $85.7 billion ​and vaulted the company’s market cap past $2 ​trillion.

However, its valuation has since retreated ⁠as enthusiasm faded.

Musk owns 6.42 billion shares, ​and exercises sole voting and dispositive power over them, ​the filing showed.

He has held more than 82% of SpaceX’s voting power since the IPO, emphasizing the extent ​of his sway over the company.

The stake comprises 849.5 million ​Class A shares held by trusts where Musk is a trustee, 3.92 ‌billion ⁠Class B shares held by those trusts, 1.30 billion restricted Class B shares held by Musk and 350 million Class B shares issuable upon exercise ​of stock ​options.

After falling ⁠nearly 33% through the end of July, SpaceX shares have jumped 30% so ​far in August following its quarterly results ​and ⁠the expiry of the first of several lockup restrictions.

Earlier this month, SpaceX posted its first quarterly earnings since its ⁠market ​debut, reporting a more than ​90% jump in revenue and an exponential increase in capital spending.

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