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SpaceX’s Shotwell says 2 million shares to be gifted to children’s Trump Accounts

By Thomson Reuters Oct 30, 2026 | 4:41 PM

Oct 30 (Reuters) – SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said in an X post on Friday that more than ​2 million of the company’s ‌shares will be distributed to eligible children through “Trump Accounts” in December.

Here are some more details:

• The initial gift of shares, currently ‌being ​transferred to escrow, will ⁠go to children ⁠aged 11 to 17 living in ZIP codes with a median family income of $57,000 or less, Shotwell said

• Children ​living in ZIP codes with too few residents for median family ⁠income data to ⁠be reported will also be ​eligible

• Eligible families should receive a notice ​by Monday, she said

• A separate ‌gift is expected to be finalized in coming weeks for eligible children in military families serving overseas, children ⁠in foster care, and children whose family income is $90,000 or less, living in eligible Texas ⁠counties

• CEO ‌Elon Musk said earlier ⁠this month that SpaceX and ​Tesla ‌had formed special committees to ​explore a ⁠potential merger, though he said the panels had not agreed upon transaction terms and might never do so

(Reporting by Prathik Jayaprakash in Bengaluru; Editing by ​Pooja Desai)