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Facebook’s Dual-Class Share Structure Locks Activists Out

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Michelle deBoer-Jones
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An increasing amount of attention is being paid to Facebook's dual-class share structure, which now puts complete control in the hands of management. The most recent proxy season highlights the impact of this structure as data collected by the Manhattan Institute reveals that not a single one of the proposals brought by activists was passed.

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Facebook management with complete control

In order for any proposal to pass at Facebook, management must approve it because CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other insiders hold 58% of the voting control. The proposals brought to the May 30...

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Michelle deBoer-Jones is editor-in-chief of Hedge Fund Alpha. She also writes comparative analyses of stocks for TipRanks and runs Providence Writing Services. Previously, she was a television news producer for eight years, producing the morning news programs for NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spending a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville.