Al Gore just sold $29 million of Apple stock

Matt Weinberger

Feb 25, 2017, 05:38 IST

Former VP Al Gore also serves on the Apple board of directors.

Former US Vice President Al Gore sold 215,437 shares of Apple this week at an average price of $136.72 per share - a transaction netting him about $29.4 million.

This transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which you can read here. Earlier this week, Apple's stock hit an all-time high of $136.68 and kept trending upwards from there.

Gore serves as a member of Apple's board of directors. Back in 2013, Gore attracted attention when he sold another $30 million worth of Apple stock.

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Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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