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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang forfeits $108M in unvested equity after removal

Jensen Huang will forfeit about $108 million in unvested equity compensation following his removal as Nvidia CEO, equal to roughly 0.08% of his $138.4 billion net worth. Nvidia policy cancels unvested restricted stock units once an executive’s continuous service ends. Huang holds about 346,000 such units and would have received roughly 310,000 shares through the company’s equity incentive plan if performance targets were met.

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The forfeiture is a rounding error against Huang's net worth, so the equity loss itself is unlikely to move Nvidia's stock or sentiment. What matters is the governance signal: cancelling unvested RSUs on removal is standard policy, but the scale of the forfeited award underscores how much of executive pay is tied to continued service rather than outright ownership. The open question is whether the remaining 346,000 unvested units are also cancelled or accelerated under separation terms, which the item does not specify.

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