That deal was on January 25, 2006.  He became a board member and:<p>&quot;The transaction was an all-stock deal – making Steve Jobs Disney’s largest shareholder (he owned 50.6% of Pixar at that time; he owned more than 70% of the company when Pixar’s first proxy statement was filed in 1997 but had been diluted by share issuance &#x2F; option grants over the years). Disney’s proxy statement filed in early 2007 shows that Jobs owned 138,000,007 shares of Disney – enough for a nearly 7% stake in the company. The 10-K for 2006 shows that Disney stock ended the year at ~$30 per share – making Steve’s stake worth more than $4 billion.&quot;<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gurufocus.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;315903&#x2F;steve-jobs-investment-thats-returned-220x--and-its-not-apple" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gurufocus.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;315903&#x2F;steve-jobs-investment-t...</a>