Facebook Announced Today That It Had Filed The Necessary S-1 Regulatory Documents With The U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) (note; see the filing at the bottom of this post). In About 3 Months We Will See The New ‘FB’ Ticker Symbol Become Available For Look-Up Within Stock Exchanges, Most Likely NASDAQ Since It Should Be Considered A Tech Stock.
Facebook Is Expecting To Raise $5 Billion With Its IPO (Initial Public Offering). Since Facebook Is Estimated To Be Worth Between $75 Billion And $100 Billion I Would Expect A Much Higher IPO Than The $10 Per Share That Zynga (ZNGA) Was Released At Just Over A Month Ago.
According to TechCrunch, On Private Markets, Shares Of Facebook Were Recently Trading Around $35.50. Thus, Giving Facebook A Valuation Of About $84-Billion Currently.
Facebook Is Expected To Release What Would Equate To About 10% Of The Company. Mark Zuckerberg Will Continue To Be The Company’s Largest Shareholder. Mr Zuckerberg Owns About 28.4% Of Facebook’s Shares.
With The New Timeline Still Looming For Many Facebook User And Rumors Floating Around About Facebook Possibly Going To Start Charging For It’s Use, How Will Facebook’s Users Respond?