Secretive $20 billion startup Palantir is buying $225 million of stock back from employees - in exchange for their silence
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The catch, reports BuzzFeed's William Alden, is that employees and "certain" ex-employees are only eligible for the buyback offer if they agree to a variety of conditions, including:
- The renewal of their non-disclosure agreements.
- An agreement not to poach Palantir employees for 12 months.
- A promise not to sue the company or company executives.
- An agreement not to talk to the press - and a promise to forward any emails from reporters to Palantir within three days.
If Palantir employees agree to these terms, they're eligible to sell 12.5% of their equity or $500,000 worth of shares back to the company, whichever is lower. At $7.41 a share, Palantir is offering a higher price than most private brokers, BuzzFeed reports.
It's a big payout for employees of Palantir, which is backed by the CIA's venture capital arm and which has historically capped salaries at lower-than-competitive rates and made up the gap with stock options.
For Palantir itself, these rules are a way to ensure that its veil of secrecy. That's especially important now, following a previous report by BuzzFeed about high employee turnover and lost customer deals at Palantir that have been an embarrassment for a company that tries to keep a low profile.
Palantir did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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