Although Facebook stock last traded bit good low at 19.87 per share, -1.33 (-6.27%), CNN reports that about 22 million shares traded in the first ten minutes of the day which means around 271 million shares of social giant are on sale. While, according to CNBC, Accel Partners is planning to sell 50 million shares. The publication called the sell out as the “bulk” of its holdings in the company. On doing some calculations, with price of $20 per share price, the sale would be of worth around $1 billion. For Facebook, since the time the things moving in such a U-turn direction since the time the company turns public, this Accel Partners move can’t be say something “last doing” but possibility there that other too follow the suite.
BREAKING: Accel Partners offloading 50M
$FB shares to limited partners to sell, hold. Shares represent bulk of firm’s unlocked stake:sources— CNBC (@CNBC) August 16, 2012
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