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Published in TZ Latest News 25 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Facebook says SEC’s IPO probe ends, extending WhatsApp closing date

In its quarterly report filed on Thursday, Facebook said the regulator in May “notified us that it had terminated its inquiry and that no enforcement action had been recommended by the SEC.” Facebook shares began trading on May 18, 2012, but soon fell below their $38 per share offering price and had lost more than half their value by the middle of August, angering investors. Investors also complained they were not told just prior to the IPO that analysts at Facebook’s investment banks were cutting their forecasts after learning of the company’s internal projections for advertising revenue.

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