SpaceX President Cashes Out $52 Million Before Monday's Starship Launch
SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell sold $52.5 million of company stock on September 22, ahead of Monday‘s Starship launch, the rocket’s first attempt to reach orbit. It is the first significant stock sale by a SpaceX executive since the company listed on Nasdaq in June, according to TipRanks. Sponsored Sponsored How the SpaceX Stock Sale Worked A Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 24 shows Shotwell first exercised stock options. Options let an employee buy shares at a fixed, older price. She bought 342,170 shares at $8.40 to $19.40 each, a total cost of about $4.5 million. She then sold all of them the same day through Morgan Stanley at roughly $151 to $155 per share. The trades ran under a Rule 10b5-1 plan she adopted on June 23, according to the filing. These plans lock in sale instructions ahead of time, so an executive cannot pick the day based on private news. Shotwell Still Holds About $830 Million in Shares After the sale, Shotwell holds 2.47 million Class A shares directly and 3.11 million through two family trusts. At Fridays $148.68 close, that stake is worth roughly $830 million. SpaceX (SPCX) Stock Performance as of Fridays Close. Source: Yahoo Finance The









