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Anthropic founders to retain 50.1% of voting power after IPO
Anthropic’s seven co-founders would keep 50.1% of voting power after the company goes public.
The arrangement is described in an attachment to Anthropic’s IPO filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
It means the founders would retain control over company decisions through their voting rights after the IPO.
The filing also describes a succession plan for situations where a founder dies or cannot vote.
Under that plan, up to 10 successors can be named privately.
The details of those successor appointments are not public in the information available.
The plan is intended to address who can exercise voting rights if a founder is unable to do so.
Anthropic’s seven co-founders will retain the ability to exercise 50.1% of the company’s voting power after its initial public offering.
The company has also established a succession mechanism for cases in which a founder dies or cannot vote.
Under the mechanism, up to 10 successors may be designated privately.
The details were reported in an attachment to Anthropic’s IPO registration filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Who
- Anthropic’s seven co-founders.
- What
- They will retain the ability to exercise 50.1% of the voting power after the IPO.
- When
- After the IPO; its date is not stated.
- Where
- In documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Co-founders
- 7
- Voting power after IPO
- 50.1%
- Potential successors
- Up to 10
- Filing
- IPO registration documents submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission