Uber's Kalanick sells 21% of his stake after share lockup expires

Uber Technologies Inc co-founder and former chief executive Travis Kalanick has ...

FILE PHOTO: Former Uber Technologies Inc. CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick walks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the company's IPO in New York, U.S., May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

- Uber Technologies Inc co-founder and former chief executive Travis Kalanick has sold nearly 21% of his stake in the ride-hailing company following the expiry of a so-called lockup period, a regulatory filing from late Friday showed.He still owns about 75.4 million shares in Uber, worth more than $2 billion, based on their Friday closing.

Shares of Uber hit a record low of $25.58 on Wednesday, when trading restrictions on majority of the company’s 1.7 billion outstanding shares were lifted. The San Francisco-based company’s shares were down 2.2% at $26.44 in morning trade on Monday. They have tumbled about 41% since the market debut in May.

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