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Meta strikes deal to keep Zuckerberg in California after wealth tax concerns

  • Meta agreed to give Mark Zuckerberg non-voting Class C shares to help pay a potential tax under Proposition 40, if voters approve it.
  • Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on billionaires’ wealth, with payment due in 2027 and possible installments over five years.
  • Zuckerberg was concerned that selling voting shares to pay the tax could reduce his voting interest and threaten his control of Meta.
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In one of the most prominent confrontations within the Silicon Valley, Mark Zuckerberg ' s financial and administrative ambitions were shocked by the reservations of the Meta Board of Directors, revealing the complexities of influence and governance in the age of artificial intelligence.

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Mark Zuckerberg has engaged a very hard battle for power and money against Meta's board of directors. At the center of the confrontation, emerged from a financial document...

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The board of directors of the Meta/Facebook group gives the CEO and major owner a pile of shares that he can sell to cover the wealth tax that California is about to introduce.

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USA Today broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
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