Content overview: “Meta Issues Free Non-Voting Stock to Fund AI Buildout While Zuckerberg Keeps 60.6% Voting ”. Meta Platforms announced a shareholder-friendly move to fund its massive AI infrastructure spending without loosening founder Mark Zuckerberg's grip on the company. In January, the social media giant will distribute one free non-voting share for every existing share held, effectively creating a new class of stock that lets the company raise equity capital without diluting Zuckerberg's 60.6% voting power. This structure is designed to give Meta financial flexibility for costly AI data centers and research while preserving the dual-class governance that keeps decision-making centralized with its CEO.
Investors receive additional economic interest but no say in corporate elections, a trade-off that has drawn both praise for its capital efficiency and criticism from governance advocates. The move comes as Meta ramps up spending on generative AI and infrastructure, with capital expenditures expected to rise significantly in the coming year. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.