Intel, the only American company capable of making advanced chips on U.S. soil, said in a press release that the government made an $8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock, purchasing 433.3 million shares at a price of $20.47 per share, giving it a 10% stake in the company. Intel noted that the price the government paid was a discount to the current market price.

The government will also have a warrant to buy an additional 5% of Intel shares if the company is no longer majority owner of its foundry business.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/22/intel-goverment-equity-stake.html
Intel said that the U.S. government won’t have a board seat or other governance rights.

The Intel investment marks the latest unusual deal with U.S. companies, including a U.S. government agreement allowing AI chip giant Nvidia NVDA.O to sell its H20 chips to China in exchange for receiving 15% of those sales.
Other recent deals include an agreement for the Pentagon to become the largest shareholder in a small mining company, MP Materials (MP.N)
, opens new tab, to boost output of rare earth magnets and the U.S. government's winning a "golden share" with certain veto rights as part of a deal to allow Japan's Nippon Steel (5401.T), opens new tab to buy U.S. Steel.

Intel, the only American company capable of making advanced chips on U.S. soil, said in a press release that the government made an $8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock, purchasing 433.3 million shares at a price of $20.47 per share, giving it a 10% stake in the company. Intel noted that the price the government paid was a discount to the current market price.

The government will also have a warrant to buy an additional 5% of Intel shares if the company is no longer majority owner of its foundry business.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/22/intel-goverment-equity-stake.html
Intel said that the U.S. government won’t have a board seat or other governance rights.

The Intel investment marks the latest unusual deal with U.S. companies, including a U.S. government agreement allowing AI chip giant Nvidia NVDA.O to sell its H20 chips to China in exchange for receiving 15% of those sales.
Other recent deals include an agreement for the Pentagon to become the largest shareholder in a small mining company, MP Materials (MP.N)
, opens new tab, to boost output of rare earth magnets and the U.S. government's winning a "golden share" with certain veto rights as part of a deal to allow Japan's Nippon Steel (5401.T), opens new tab to buy U.S. Steel.