Trump to receive bonus worth $1.2bn for Trump Media stock performance [View all]
Absolutely amazing - everything is rigged.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/24/trump-media-bonue
A price floor means ex-president gets bonus even though Trump Media & Technology Groups stock value has plummeted
Former president Donald Trump qualified for a bonus worth $1.2bn after shares in his social media company remained above a certain value despite falling sharply.
Trump is poised to receive 36m additional shares in Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), owner of his Truth Social platform, under an earn-out windfall which boosts the paper value of his stake in the business to about $3.7bn.
He was able to receive the bonus if TMTGs stock traded above $17.50 a share for 20 days out of any 30-day period within the first three years of the firms stock market debut a milestone it reached after closing at $32.57 on Tuesday.
Trumps shares in his social media company have offered him a financial lifeline as he faces about $500m in legal penalties after being found liable in civil fraud, defamation and sexual abuse cases. While he cannot sell his stock until September due to the terms of a lockup agreement, the shares fluctuating value have at times made him one of the worlds wealthiest people on paper.