Overview
- Reuters, citing the confidential filing, says SpaceX will use supervoting stock, Texas corporate law and mandatory arbitration that together concentrate control with Elon Musk.
- The filing shows Musk holds 42.5% of equity and 83.8% of voting power and will keep more than half the votes after the IPO.
- Shareholders would waive jury trials and class actions under the bylaws and would face higher hurdles for proposals, limiting their ability to challenge management in court or at annual meetings.
- Investor advisers and unions have urged the SEC to scrutinize SpaceX’s disclosures, with SOC Investment Group and the American Federation of Teachers warning about conflicts, accounting and risks to pensions.
- SpaceX has confidentially filed for a listing targeted as soon as June, with reports pointing to about a $1.75 trillion valuation and up to roughly $75 billion raised, while ETFs and fast-entry index rules could bring the stock into major benchmarks within weeks of trading.