Back in November of last year, The Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook was hoping to be valued at $100 billion after its IPO, and it seems those ambitions have come true. Facebook just confirmed it has priced its initial public offering of 421,233,615 shares of stock at $38 per share. At that price, the company’s market cap should be $104.12 billion in total, and the company should raise over $16 billion by selling those initial shares. They’ll be on sale on NASDAQ starting tomorrow, under the “FB” symbol, and the IPO should end on May 22nd.
Facebook sets IPO at $38 a share, confirming $100 billion valuation
Facebook just confirmed it has priced its initial public offering of 421,233,615 shares of stock at $38 per share. At that price, the company’s market cap should be $104.12 billion in total.
Facebook just confirmed it has priced its initial public offering of 421,233,615 shares of stock at $38 per share. At that price, the company’s market cap should be $104.12 billion in total.
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As late as May 3rd, it seemed that Facebook wouldn’t quite make it to $100 billion, as an amended form S-1 showed that the company only valued itself in the $60-75 billion price range, but apparently would-be investors helped the company pull out the stops at the last minute.
As you’d expect in preparation for a major financial announcement like this, interest in Facebook’s founders and business practices is at an all-time high. Here are just a few recent jumping-off points if you’re interested, and you can find more in our StoryStream on the right.
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