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THE WASHINGTON POST: Figma CEO Dylan Field gives up $46 million in shares as AI fears weigh on company
['Brody Ford', 'The Washington Post']
The Nightly
Figma Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dylan Field forfeited about $46 million ($A65 million) in company stock awards, a move to revive investor confidence in the face of AI disruption fears.
Field was set to receive about 2.4 million shares of Class B stock on July 1.
The Class B stock, which gives Field greater control over the company, can be converted at any time into Class A stock, which trades on the market and closed at $19.49 on July 1.
The San Francisco-based company’s stock price has declined about 77 per cent from its high of $122 just after Figma’s initial public offering more than a year ago.
Even without the grant, Field owns a massive amount of Figma stock - more than 76 million Class B shares, which if converted would be worth more than $2.1 billion as of Wednesday’s closing price of $28.15.