Playboy interview may affect Google IPO

pr0digal jenius · Aug 14, 2004, 05:48 AM

Google Inc.'s highly anticipated IPO faced a possible stumbling block Thursday with the release of a Playboy interview that the online search engine leader's co-founders gave just before the company filed its plans raise $3 billion with its stock offering.

In the seven-page interview, Larry Page and Sergey Brin discuss the company's rapid growth and even brag about how Google's search engine has helped save people's lives.

The interview, contained in a Playboy issue delivered to some subscribers Thursday, threatens to delay Google's initial public offering because securities regulations restrict what executives can say while preparing to sell stock for the first time.

Google needs the Securities and Exchange Commission to approve its IPO registration statement before it can complete the IPO, a process that will be complicated by the Playboy interview, predicted Michael Zuppone, a former SEC attorney.
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Source/Read More: Mercury News

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Aug 14, 2004, 05:48 AM	#1
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	Playboy interview may affect Google IPO Google Inc.'s highly anticipated IPO faced a possible stumbling block Thursday with the release of a Playboy interview that the online search engine leader's co-founders gave just before the company filed its plans raise $3 billion with its stock offering. In the seven-page interview, Larry Page and Sergey Brin discuss the company's rapid growth and even brag about how Google's search engine has helped save people's lives. The interview, contained in a Playboy issue delivered to some subscribers Thursday, threatens to delay Google's initial public offering because securities regulations restrict what executives can say while preparing to sell stock for the first time. Google needs the Securities and Exchange Commission to approve its IPO registration statement before it can complete the IPO, a process that will be complicated by the Playboy interview, predicted Michael Zuppone, a former SEC attorney. _______________ Source/Read More: Mercury News I'm with Kyle from [H]ardOCP....who reads the articles anyways?