Founder and Chairman of Chinese internet giant Alibaba Jack Ma gives a speech at Paris' high profile startups and high tech leaders gathering, Viva Tech, in Paris, France May 16, 2019.
REUTERS/Charles Platiau Acquire Licensing RightsNov 17 (Reuters) - Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma is "very positive" about the company and will continue to hold its shares, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday, citing a communiqué from his office.
The comments from Ma's office come a day after a regulatory filing showed that his family trust was set to sell 10 million American Depository Shares of Alibaba Group Holdings (9988.HK), for about $871 million.
The sale will be on Nov. 21 by JSP Investment and JC Properties, funds that are part of Ma's family trust.
Ma stepped down as Alibaba chairman in 2019 but remains a major shareholder through his family trust.
Persons:
Jack Ma, Charles Platiau, Alibaba, Ma, Yuvraj Malik, Saumyadeb
Organizations:
Viva Tech, REUTERS, China Morning Post, Alibaba Group Holdings, HK, JSP Investment, JC, Hong, Alibaba, Thomson
Locations:
Paris, France, U.S, Hong Kong, Bengaluru