12.12.2013 19:35 Uhr, Quelle: The Unofficial Apple Weblog

33 years ago today, Apple launched its IPO

On December 12, 1980, Apple became a public company when it launched its IPO. Shares were initially priced at $22, making a number of Apple employees, including a young Steve Jobs, instant millionaires. EDN reports: The shares sold out almost immediately and the IPO generated more capital than any IPO since Ford Motor Company in 1956. Instantly, about 300 millionaires, some 40 of which are Apple employees and investors, are created. That is more millionaires than any company in history had produced at that time. Steve Jobs, the largest shareholder, made $217 million dollars alone. Since then, shares of Apple have seen tremendous hi

Weiterlesen bei The Unofficial Apple Weblog