Even if he fails to buy Twitter, the Tesla CEO, who recently disclosed a 9.6% stake, is seen as likely to vote in ways that could shake up the company at its virtual May 25 meeting
Under the plan, the rights will become exercisable if anyone acquires ownership of 15% or more of Twitter's outstanding common stock in a transaction not approved by the Board
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has said he can't discuss the contours of the offer but the board is considering the deal
Musk lobbed his $43-bn takeover offer for Twitter with the intent of unlocking its potential to be the 'platform for free speech around the globe'
Tesla CEO Musk on Friday took a jab at Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a major Twitter investor who rejected Musk's hostile offer to acquire 100 per cent of the micro-blogging platform for $43 bn
After Elon Musk made a hostile bid to acquire Twitter for nearly $43 billion, CEO Parag Agrawal has tried to convince employees that the micro-blogging platform would follow a "rigorous process"
In his first public, non-tweeted comments since the saga began, Musk addressed why he wants to buy the company, and the changes he would want to bring about: Report
Musk, in the time since the initial proposal, made his first public comments Thursday about the big deal expressing doubt if the bid will ultimately go through.
A poison pill defense strategy allows existing shareholders the right to purchase additional shares at a discount, effectively diluting the ownership interest of the hostile party.
The purchase isn't straightforward, but Musk has several financing paths.
Offer price of $54.20 per share is 38% premium to Twitter's Apr 1 close, the last trading day before his stake in the platform was made public
Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal rejected Elon Musk's bid, saying the deal doesn't 'come close to the intrinsic value' of the popular social media platform
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Musk offered to buy the social media company for $54.20 a share, two weeks after revealing he'd accumulated a 9% stake
Musk's offer price of $54.20 per share represents a 38% premium to Twitter's April 1 close, the last trading day before the Tesla CEO's more than 9% stake in the company was made public
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A Twitter investor has sued Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for failing to disclose his stake in the micro-blogging platform as sought by the US laws.
Elon Musk's huge Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the colourful billionaire illegally delayed disclosing his stake in the social media company
Musk's deal to join the board included an agreement to keep his share in the company under 15 percent
Tech billionaire Elon Musk would not be joining Twitter's Board of Directors but he may still engage with the social media company's management on a variety of discussions