Musk's Bid to Buy Twitter: CEO Parag Agrawal is likely to get $42 Million if Terminated
Musk-Twitter deal: CEO Parag Agrawal could receive $42 million if terminated from Twitter after Musk said to eliminate the Twitter board because he said he does not have confidence in Twitter’s management.
Highlights
- Musk’s deal with Twitter to buy the platform ends its run as a public company
- Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal could earn $42 million (Rs 320 crore)
- Twitter’s CEO will get $42 million if he were to be terminated within 12 months
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A few days ago, billionaire investor Elon Musk revealed his shareholdings in Twitter Company and claimed to be the highest with 9.2 %, and after a few days, he offered $43 billion to but the Twitter.
Twitter’s board of members denied its offer of Musk and also filed a suit against Musk for not disclosing his stake in Company after increasing 5% within 10 days of crossing the 5% in the company’s stake.
Elon Musk also said he didn’t have confidence in Twitter’s management. Earlier Musk said to give $0 to twitter’s Board members as a salary.
In a disputed bid between Twitter and Musk, Parag Agrawal, CEO of Twitter would get an estimated $42 million (Rs. 320 crores) if he were terminated within 12 months of a change in control at the social media company. According to research firm Equilar.
Elon Musk, on Monday, struck a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion (Rs. 3, 36, 400 crore) Twitter is ending its run as a public company since 2013.
Musk in his securities filing on April 14 had since he did not have confidence in Twitter’s management.
Twitter denied commenting on Equilar’s report.
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