According to Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) filing Form 10-K filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the company completed the sale of $5 billion of shares announced 48 hours ago.
"On December 9, 2020, Tesla, Inc. completed the sale of $5.0 billion (before commissions) of its common stock through its“ at-the-market ”offering program previously disclosed on December 8, 2020. The final settlement of the shares sold is expected to be completed by December 11, 2020."
Tesla announced a $5 billion capital raise on Tuesday, December 8th. While many expected the sale to end next week, the company's shares were sold at lightning speed.
Since the S&P Index Committee announced on November 16 that Tesla shares will be added to the S&P 500 on December 21, the company has added about $210 billion in market capitalization. Tesla currently has a market cap of over $594 billion, which almost equals the seven most expensive automakers in the world combined. Since the beginning of the year, the company's shares are up about 660%.
Tesla has already raised $5 billion in September. Together, this additional cash will help the company expand vehicle production faster and accelerate the construction of new factories.
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Eva Fox joined Tesmanian in 2019 to cover breaking news as an automotive journalist. The main topics that she covers are clean energy and electric vehicles. As a journalist, Eva is specialized in Tesla and topics related to the work and development of the company.
