Ex-Tesla Australia Head Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading, Bought Piedmont Shares And Made Profit Of $28,883
Ex-Tesla Australia Head Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading, Bought Piedmont Shares And Made Profit Of $28,883
The former head of Elon Musk-led Tesla Inc's (NASDAQ:TSLA) Australian unit pleaded guilty to two counts of insider trading.
这位前首席执行官埃隆·马斯克-主导特斯拉公司纳斯达克代码:TSLA的澳大利亚分公司对两项内幕交易指控表示认罪。
What Happened: Australian corporate watchdog on Wednesday said Kurt Schlosser bought shares in a lithium producer based on information that the electric carmaker had a supply agreement with them.
怎么了：澳大利亚企业监管机构周三表示库尔特·施洛瑟根据一家电动汽车制造商与他们达成供应协议的信息，购买了这家锂生产商的股票。
Tesla did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comment.
特斯拉没有立即回应本辛加的置评请求。
The former director, who pleaded guilty at a court in Sydney, bought 86,748 shares in U.S.-based Piedmont Lithium Inc. (NASDAQ:PLL) in Sept. 2020 after being informed of details of the spodumene concentrate supply deal with Tesla, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said.
这位前董事在悉尼一家法院认罪，他购买了总部位于美国的86,748股票皮埃蒙特锂公司。(纳斯达克：PLL)9月澳大利亚证券和投资委员会(ASIC)表示，在被告知与特斯拉的锂辉石精矿供应协议的细节后，2020年。
Schlosser, once the agreement became public and the stock price rose, sold his Piedmont shares for a profit of roughly $28,883. He also communicated information about the deal, before becoming public, to a friend, knowing that he would be likely to invest in Piedmont shares, the watchdog said.
一旦协议公之于众，股价上涨，施洛瑟就出售了他持有的皮埃蒙特股票，获利约28883美元。监管机构表示，在公开交易之前，他还向一位朋友传达了有关这笔交易的信息，因为他知道自己可能会投资皮埃蒙特的股票。
Meanwhile, Musk is facing a shareholder lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court over his executive compensation.
与此同时，马斯克正面临特拉华州衡平法院就其高管薪酬提起的股东诉讼。
Price Action: In premarket trading on Wednesday, Tesla stock was adding 0.12% to $194.65, according to Benzinga Pro data.
价格行动：根据Benzinga Pro的数据，在周三的盘前交易中，特斯拉的股价上涨了0.12%，至194.65美元。