Google gaat in de uitverkoop

De oprichters van Google willen cashen, zo blijkt uit dit bericht in de NY Times: “Google’s founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin plan to sell five million Google shares each over the next five years, in a trading plan disclosed Friday in a regulatory filing. The sales, if completed, would provide each of the founders $2.25 billion based on Friday’s closing price of $550.01. The sales would bring the founders’ combined voting rights to just below 50 percent, 48 percent to be precise. But for all practical purposes, Mr. Page and Mr. Brin would continue to have effective control of the company. What’s more, Eric E. Schmidt, the chief executive, has an additional 10 percent of Google’s voting rights, giving the triumvirate absolute control over Google’s fate as long as they remain united.

via NYTimes.com.