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Zuckerberg weighed leaving California over the wealth tax. Meta answered with a new class of stock

Meta could have raised about $700 billion in equity capital before Zuckerberg lost majority control, a filing shows. The new share class will raise money without diluting him—and allow him to foot a potential bill in California.

Sources (1)· Oct 21, 11:59 PM

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