(Reuters) – Elon Musk has committed to provide an additional $6.25 billion in equity financing to fund a portion of the $44-billion deal to buy Twitter Inc, a regulatory filing showed on Wednesday.
Twitter shares jumped 10% in extended trading. Tesla shares were down 2.2%.
The Tesla Inc top boss is also in talks with shareholders, including Jack Dorsey, for additional financing commitments to fund the deal, the filing said.
(Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)
