June 26.
At the exhibition center of the UPN Television Network, Golden Dawn Entertainment Group Chairman Zane Blackwood and Amazon President Jeff Bezos formally signed an equity swap agreement under the witness of many American media outlets.
Zane's ICQ shares dropped from 35% to 20%, and these 15% of ICQ shares were exchanged for 8% of Amazon's shares.
This equity swap did not involve cash transactions, but the value of the equity involved was no less than $40 million.
Zane also became a shareholder of the listed company Amazon!
His individual shareholding ratio became second only to Bezos, making him Amazon's second-largest individual shareholder;
In terms of equity proportion among Amazon's individual shareholders and investment banks, he ranked fourth, behind Citibank and FedEx, and entered the Amazon board of directors as a standing shareholder.
After the contract was signed, it was naturally time for questions from a group of reporters.
"Hello, Mr. Bezos, I'm Kris Medaldo, a reporter from The Wall Street Journal. I would like to ask you, for what reason did you choose to swap shares with Mr. Blackwood for ICQ shares?"
A female reporter in her 30s was the first to ask her question.
The Wall Street Journal is one of the most well-known financial newspapers in the United States. It has a century-old history and is famous worldwide;
The Wall Street Journal reporter Kris Medaldo attending the signing ceremony is no ordinary figure. Financial and internet giants like Buffett, Soros, Bill Gates, and Larry Ellison have all accepted her interviews.
"Ahem!"
Jeff Bezos stood confidently on the stage and said, "Reporter Chrissy, this is our second meeting. I can clearly tell you and all the media reporters present that Amazon became a shareholder in ICQ because we are naturally optimistic about ICQ's development."
"Currently, ICQ has become the largest instant messaging software in the United States and even in North America. Even in Europe, Asia, Australia, and other places, the number of users is increasing daily."
"In that case, why wouldn't I join in?"
"As everyone knows, Amazon Mall is the largest online book trading mall in North America. It has a huge inventory of books. Every day, people from all over the United States buy their favorite books through our Amazon mall."
"Then why don't we allow people from all over the world to buy books through Amazon?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the audience suddenly erupted.
Global strategy!
Yes, all the media reporters present understood Amazon's grand ambition at this moment. It is aiming to become a global internet giant company!
You must know that in the 1990s, whether in the United States or other countries around the world, once a company was labeled a "multinational corporation," its stock price was naturally highly anticipated and its market value skyrocketed.
As soon as Bezos finished his speech, Amazon's stock on NASDAQ was sure to soar significantly tomorrow.
"Bezos is really a shrewd guy. No wonder Amazon's single share price is so expensive in the future," Zane thought to himself.
The value of a single Amazon share would be called one of the most expensive stocks in the world in the future.
The value of a single share is over $2,000;
Of course, its single share value is much more expensive than Microsoft's and Apple's.
This is due to investor optimism;
Secondly, the number of shares it issued is only a few hundred million or just over a billion shares.
Unlike Microsoft's continuous issuance of stocks—by 2020, the number of stocks issued by Microsoft will be in the tens of billions. In this way, the value of a single share naturally becomes lower.
"Mr. Blackwood, I am a reporter from Bloomberg, and I also want to ask you a few questions." A reporter stood up to ask.
"Naturally." Zane would certainly not refuse.
Answering reporters' questions is a good time to show off. Did you see how Bezos was showing off just now? Zane naturally couldn't let Bezos have the stage all to himself.
Who doesn't know how to do that?
Moreover, the reporter asking questions now is from Bloomberg, the world's largest financial information company.
...
At this point, Zane's shareholding in ICQ has been reduced to 20%.
It might seem like Zane was taken advantage of by Bezos, but he got 8% of Amazon stock in return.
Even from today's perspective, ICQ's development is much stronger than in the original timeline, but Zane still believes that Amazon will be more powerful in the future. Of course, even if ICQ could develop into something like Facebook, it still wouldn't match Amazon, which is the only giant company in the world with a market capitalization of over $1.3 trillion.
Bezos taking a stake in ICQ makes up for Amazon's shortcomings in the instant messaging field and also provides an opportunity for Amazon's global development.
Generally speaking, this equity swap is profitable for both Zane and Bezos.
A win-win!
...
A few days passed.
ICQ's Series B financing also officially commenced.
In the need to quickly capture the global market, ICQ requires more financial support and needs more powerful allies for support, so the Series B financing is very urgent.
You must know that in just a few months, there have been capitals in many countries creating their own instant messaging software with unique characteristics.
ICQ certainly cannot tolerate this!
Even if the president of ICQ, Visg, could tolerate it, Zane would not agree!
Of course, the remaining shareholders of ICQ, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, etc., would not agree to sit back and watch!
"Jeff, I said you made a lot of money. Look, you just joined the ICQ board of directors and you're facing a Series B financing. Your 15% will definitely appreciate a lot. No, you have to compensate me," Zane said to Bezos.
Hearing this, Bezos almost cursed Zane for being shameless on the spot.
"Zane, don't even think about it. My advantage isn't that easy to take," Bezos curled his lips.
"Hehe, you're really boring. I was just joking," Zane turned his head away.
That's right, in fact, Zane had calculated this regarding Bezos.
As a director of ICQ, Zane naturally knew that ICQ wanted to increase its capital and raise funds, but Bezos didn't know!
Bezos is now facing the issue of seeing his shares diluted right after joining ICQ.
Of course, from a legal perspective, concealment is illegal!
However, Zane and His lawyer David had long avoided these risks in the contract and had also indicated a lot in the supplementary agreement.
Therefore, Zane is not afraid of Bezos turning hostile!
Before the Series B financing officially opens, this meeting is very important. Therefore, shareholder representatives from five companies, including Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Sequoia Capital, News Corporation, and Hewlett-Packard Computer, also attended the meeting.
The theme of the conference: Should we proceed with financing in the near future?
For or against?
The final answer, of course, was that the majority voted yes!
Representatives from Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and others have come to raise funds several times. This will attract more allies and increase their own shareholding ratio in the process of additional investment.
It's not about the money!
They really don't lack that stuff!
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