As per recent reports, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has been looking out for ways to fasten the process of payout of its
Instagram purchase.
Usually in cases of
such deals, companies are required to register with the Securities and Exchange
Commission but if the social networking site is able to take help of California
law then it could end up saving time and money. There are only six states,
including California, that have provision for SEC exemption.
As per Financial Times,
Facebook has scheduled a hearing with the California Department of Corporations
on August 29 to discuss the terms of the proposed layout.
Keith Bishop, a
California lawyer at Allen Matkins’ securities group has mentioned to the
Financial Times that the site will save up on a lot on legal fees as well
charges on filing the petition.
The fairness hearing
filing costs a few thousand dollars. The SEC registration, however, costs just
a percentage of the registered shares of the company, as reported by the Financial
Times. The SEC registration process may take a month’s time to complete. If the
social networking site can make the Instagram payout immediately, it can skirt
the registration through a hearing.
In April, Facebook had
bought Instagram for $1 billion. Ever since, the site has gone public, it has
lost a lot in terms of share prices. Starting off with an impressive $38 a
share, the site hit the bottom this month with $19 a share.
Brian Quinn, Boston
College professor of law has observed that as the social networking site loses
its value, the value of Instagram also gets reduced. It was about 6 months back
when Instagram employees were receiving $1 billion. But now, they are getting
half billion dollars. The court is confronted with the fairness of this
situation.
Shares of FB tumbled to
new lows and were recent trading at $20.10, down 5.20% after hitting new low of
$19.69.
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