Meta issues non-voting shares to keep Zuckerberg in California

Meta issues non-voting shares to keep Zuckerberg in California

Meta announced on 22 October that it will issue non-voting Class C shares to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, allowing him to sell the shares to raise cash for a possible California billionaire wealth-tax bill while committing to remain a state resident for eight years. The plan follows earlier disclosures that Meta would create a non-voting share class to fund its artificial-intelligence expansion after reporting strong third-quarter results and rapid uptake of its Muse AI agent. Analysts noted that the move preserves Zuckerberg’s voting control even as the company ramps up AI-related capital spending.

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Fox Business • 22 अक्टू 07:08

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