SEC EDGAR · Company announcement
META: Material agreement · Financial results · Other company developments
Filed 8-K for an event or period dated 2026-10-19. Material agreement; Financial results; Other company developments.
- Became public
- Oct 21, 2026, 4:03 PM EDT
- Event / period date
- Oct 19, 2026
- Collected
- Nov 6, 2026, 12:56 PM EST
Why this is connected
This filing identifies Meta Platforms, Inc. as the issuer of the security. The company's SEC identifier connects it to META.
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On October 19, 2026, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Meta Platforms, Inc. (the “Company” or “Meta”) approved and declared advisable, based on the unanimous recommendation of a special committee consisting of disinterested and independent directors established to review such transaction, and recommended to the Company’s shareholders, the amendment and restatement of the Company’s certificate of incorporation (as so amended and restated, the “Restated Charter”) to, among other things, adjust the Company’s capital structure by establishing a new class of non-voting Class C common stock, par value $0.000006 (the “Recapitalization”), which was subsequently approved by the requisite shareholders by written consent on October 20, 2026. The Company expects to file the Restated Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on or about October 21, 2026 with an effective date of January 19, 2027. Also on October 19, 2026, in connection with the Recapitalization, the Board declared a one-time stock dividend of one share of the Company’s non-voting Class C common stock for each share of the Company's outstanding Class A common stock and Class B common stock (the “Stock Dividend”), contingent upon the effectiveness of the Restated Charter, with the record date and payment date for the Stock Dividend to be established by the Board by subsequent action; under the Founder Alignment Agreement described below, the payment date will be no later than the fifth business day following the effectiveness of the Restated Charter. In connection with the Recapitalization and the Stock Dividend, on October 20, 2026, the Company and Mark Zuckerberg, the Company’s founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, entered into
Congressional trading in META
These disclosures provide context. Their presence does not establish a link between a trader and the event.
- Oct 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)
Sold (partial) Meta Platforms META
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 24, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 23, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026 · Dependent
- Oct 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 22, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 22, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 11, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026 · Dependent
- Sep 10, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
Sold (partial) Meta Platforms META
$1K–$15K · Traded Aug 20, 2026 · disclosed Sep 10, 2026
- Sep 4, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
$1K–$15K · Traded Aug 10, 2026 · disclosed Sep 4, 2026 · Dependent
- Aug 20, 2026$1K–$15K
Sen. John Boozman (R-AR)
$1K–$15K · Traded Apr 15, 2025 · disclosed Aug 20, 2026 · Joint · filed 492 days later
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