Trump transfers all Trump Media shares into a trust

President-elect Donald Trump this week transferred his entire stake in Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (NASDAQ:DJT ) shares into a revocable trust of which he is the sole beneficiary, an SEC filing showed on Thursday evening. 

Trump moved 114.75 million shares to the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, the filing showed, representing his entire stake in the social media firm. With DJT’s close at $35.41 on Thursday, the stake was worth over $4 billion. 

The transfer now indicates that Trump does not directly hold any shares in Trump Media, and indirectly holds his stake in the firm. Trump’s stake represents over 50% of outstanding shares in DJT. 

A separate filing showed Trump’s eldest son- Donald Trump Jr., is the sole trustee of the Revocable Trust, and holds sole voting and investment rights over the holdings of the trust. 

Transferring holdings to a trust is a common practice among investors and stockholders, given that it allows for more flexibility in reporting tax obligations.

Trump had carried out similar transfers in 2016 and 2017, although these were largely real estate holdings. His transfer this time, however, is the biggest such move by the President-elect.

Trump Media operates the Truth Social platform, which is considered as an alternative to X. The company had publicly listed through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company earlier this year.

Source: Investing.com