Meta Platforms Prices $25 Billion Common Stock and $12.5 Billion Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock Offerings
Meta Platforms, Inc. has increased the size of its previously announced common stock offering to $25.0 billion, consisting of 40,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock priced at $625.00 per share. The company concurrently launched a $12.5 billion Series A Depositary Shares offering, each representing a 1/20th interest in a share of 6.50% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock priced at $50.00 per depositary share. Both offerings are expected to close on October 29, 2026, with net proceeds designated for...
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Common stock offering increased to $25.0 billion from initial size, consisting of 40,000,000 shares at $625.00 per share (or 46,000,000 shares if underwriters exercise option in full).
Series A Depositary Shares offering totals $12.5 billion (250,000,000 shares at $50.00 each), representing 1/20th interest in 12,500,000 shares of 6.50% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
Net proceeds from common stock forward sale agreements expected to be approximately $24.9 billion (or $28.7 billion if option exercised) upon settlement on or prior to November 19, 2027.
Net proceeds from Series A Depositary Shares offering expected to be approximately $12.5 billion (or $14.3 billion if over-allotment exercised), after underwriting discounts and estimated expenses.
Mandatory conversion date for preferred stock is second business day after August 15, 2029, with initial price of $625.0000 and threshold appreciation price of $734.2144 (17.5% premium).
Forward sale agreements entered into with Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC for 40,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at initial forward sale price of $622.91875 per share.
Joint book-running managers for both offerings are Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.
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