Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Facebook’s Zuck: I’m not a sellout



Mark Zuckerberg is putting his mouth where his money is, The NY Post reports.  Facebook’s hoodie-wearing CEO publicly pledged not to sell shares for at least a year as the company tries to head off a potential wave of panic selling.

The move was one of several Facebook disclosed yesterday in a regulatory filing in an apparent bid to address a deluge of new shares that could send the slumping stock to fresh lows.  Facebook shares have fallen by more than half since the company went public at $38 a share in May. The stock fell 33 cents yesterday to a new low of $17.73.

Zuckerberg sold some stock in the IPO to cover his taxes but holds 444 million shares of Class B common stock and an option for an additional 60 million shares.  Even though Zuckerberg is standing pat, Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskowitz continued to sell…..

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/facebook_zuck_not_sellout_cUQhELBcUIG8yQLYbexsgL

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