SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7 (Reuters) – Facebook has completed the acquisition of the mobile instant messaging WhatsApp Monday with a final transaction price increased by three billion dollars since the announcement, about 22 billion ( 17.4 billion euros), following the increase in the price of Facebook share in recent months.
The founder of WhatsApp January Koum get nearly two billion dollars in shares, over a period of four years, a way of encourage them to stay with the company, according to documents filed Monday with the market authorities.
p <> The acquisition, announced by Facebook in February and recently received approval in Europe illustrates the surge in internet start-ups and the fact that the historical industry players are willing to pay at full price.
Facebook paid a total 4.59 billion dollars in cash and 178 million shares for WhatsApp and 46 million stock units (“restricted stock units”) to employees of WhatsApp, over a period of four years. At the opening of Monday Facebook share, 77.17 dollar, the price stood at $ 21.8 billion.
Jan Koum, who will be CEO of WhatsApp and member of the board of directors of Facebook, will receive 24.9 million shares subject units of Facebook, for a total value of approximately $ 1.9 billion during Monday. (Alexei Oreskovic, Juliette Rouillon for the French service)
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