Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was awarded 96,557 Class A shares of TKO stock on December 31st as part of an arrangement made when he returned to the WWE in January 2024, and joined the TKO board, a new SEC filing released on Friday revealed.
The award of the stock means that Johnson received $13,749,716.80 (based on the closing price of $142.40 per share). The December 31st vesting equates to half of a total grant of 193,115 restricted stock units that Johnson was given in January 2024, with the remainder to be given monthly throughout 2025.
The SEC filing noted that Johnson currently owns 289,673 total shares (over $41 million in present day value), earning almost 97,000 following his appearance at WrestleMania 40, while that return also saw Johnson gaining full intellectual property ownership of “The Rock” name, in addition to other trademarks regarding his character.