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.
這位前首席執行官埃隆·馬斯克-主導特斯拉公司納斯達克代碼:TSLA的澳大利亞分公司對兩項內幕交易指控表示認罪。
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.
怎麼了：澳大利亞企業監管機構週三表示庫爾特·施洛瑟根據一家電動汽車製造商與他們達成供應協議的信息，購買了這家鋰生產商的股票。
Tesla did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comment.
特斯拉沒有立即迴應本辛加的置評請求。
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.
這位前董事在悉尼一家法院認罪，他購買了總部位於美國的86,748股票皮埃蒙特鋰公司。(納斯達克：PLL)9月澳大利亞證券和投資委員會(ASIC)表示，在被告知與特斯拉的鋰輝石精礦供應協議的細節後，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.
一旦協議公之於眾，股價上漲，施洛瑟就出售了他持有的皮埃蒙特股票，獲利約28883美元。監管機構表示，在公開交易之前，他還向一位朋友傳達了有關這筆交易的信息，因為他知道自己可能會投資皮埃蒙特的股票。
Meanwhile, Musk is facing a shareholder lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court over his executive compensation.
與此同時，馬斯克正面臨特拉華州衡平法院就其高管薪酬提起的股東訴訟。
Price Action: In premarket trading on Wednesday, Tesla stock was adding 0.12% to $194.65, according to Benzinga Pro data.
價格行動：根據Benzinga Pro的數據，在週三的盤前交易中，特斯拉的股價上漲了0.12%，至194.65美元。