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Ford Motor Company IPO
Also Known As 1956 Ford stock offering
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On January 17, 1956, Ford Motor Company transitioned from a privately held, family-controlled business into a publicly traded corporation, offering 10.2 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange at 64.50 dollars a share. It was, at the time, the largest common-stock sale in history. The Ford family retained substantial control after the offering through special Class B shares carrying forty percent of the voting rights.
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Event TypeInitial public offering 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Ford's 1956 initial public offering, one of the largest of its era, is a standard finance-practice case study in capital structure and dual-class share design.
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In 1956, Ford became a publicly traded corporation.
1. Wikipedia, History of Ford Motor Company
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The Ford Motor Company is an American automaker, the world's fifth largest based on worldwide vehicle sales. Based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, it was founded by Henry Ford on June 16, 1903.
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10.2 million shares of Ford stock were made available on the open market at a price of $64.50 per share. It was, at the time, the largest common-stock sale in history.
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The company went public in 1956 but the Ford family, through special Class B shares, retain 40 percent of the voting rights.
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The company went public in 1956 but the Ford family, through special Class B shares, retain 40 percent of the voting rights.
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