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Meta plans to raise a total of up to US$95 billion through equity financing and new share issuance, and has received backing from chip giants such as NVIDIA, AMD and Broadcom. This fund will be used for AI infrastructure and super intelligence layout.
facebook parent companymeta It is seeking a total of up to US$95 billion in equity financing to support investments in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and personal superintelligence. Huida (NVIDIA ),super micro (AMD) and Broadcom have agreed to subscribe for a total of up to US$5 billion of common shares, causing Meta’s share price to rise 1.6% before the market opened on the 26th.
Meta issued a statement on the 26th that it will issue approximately US$35 billion in common and special shares, the first batch consisting of 250 million depositary shares and US$22.5 billion in Meta Class A ordinary shares. Each depositary share represents 1/20 of the equity in mandatory convertible preferred shares.
In addition, Meta also plans to sell newly minted Class C non-voting shares through a mark-to-market (ATM) program to raise another US$60 billion. When Meta released its financial report last week, it said such non-voting shares could be used to pay for future mergers and acquisitions and other expenses, and it was expected to start trading in January next year.
Prior to this, Meta will first allocate Class C shares to existing shareholders as a stock dividend; For each share of original Meta stock held by shareholders, they will receive one new Class C share, which is essentially the equivalent of a two-for-one split.
Meta CEO Chuck Berg has recently significantly reorganized its AI business and launched new products by actively recruiting talent, while promising to invest hundreds of billions of dollars to build the infrastructure needed to support AI models.
The company recently launched the Muse personal AI agent, as well as the Muse Wonder AI model. In terms of programming and other functions, Muse Wonder’s capabilities are comparable to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Cloud, officials said.
Meta’s stock offering will be underwritten by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group.
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Meta is seeking a total of up to US$95 billion in equity financing, consisting primarily of the issuance of ordinary shares, special shares and the sale of newly created Class C non-voting shares through a market value issuance plan to support AI-related investments.
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Huida, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom have agreed to collectively subscribe for up to $5 billion of Meta common stock. This participation was seen as an endorsement of Meta AI’s layout and caused Meta’s share price to rise 1.6% before the market open.
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Meta plans to first allocate Class C shares to existing shareholders as a stock dividend on a 1:1 basis, essentially a two-for-one split. Such non-voting shares can be used to fund future mergers and acquisitions and other expenses and are expected to start trading in January next year.
