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> Some quick math says that Ballmer and Gates own about a third of Microsoft combined. Incorrect. They own about 6.7%. See http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=
by swombat 15y ago
> Some quick math says that Ballmer and Gates own about a third of Microsoft combined.
Incorrect. They own about 6.7%. See http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2587008 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2587008
- jeroen 15y agoAlso incorrect. They own about 10.7%. See the comment on the comment you link to.
- ikono 15y agoThat's pretty fascinating. I just assumed that the majority of their net wealth was in the form of MSFT shares. I'm now very curious what the other 2/3s of their net worth is held in. You can see them steadily selling off shares here: http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/own-disp?action=getissuer&CIK=0000789019 http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/own-disp?action=getissuer&CIK...
- cpeterso 15y agoIt's very common for executives to sell shares on a regular (non-secret) schedule to avoid claims of insider trading or false news about "Bill Gates selling stock; MSFT must be in trouble!"