Meta to create a new class of shares to fund AI push

<figure> <img alt="Vector illustration of the Meta logo." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25546023/STK043_META_CVIRGINIA_A.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meta says it's issuing a new class of shares to fund its AI initiatives. As part of its <a href="https://investor.atmeta.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2026/Meta-Reports-Third-Quarter-2026-Results/default.aspx">third-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday</a>, the company says the non-voting stock will also go toward potential acquisitions and employee compensation, with trading beginning in 2027.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"The scale of investment required to compete, sustain growth, expand infrastructure, and pursue new strategic initiatives amidst the AI transformation taking place in the industry is significant," Meta says in the press release. Susan Li, Meta's chief financial officer, added during an earnings call that the new class of shares will "expand our funding tools and gi …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1015799/meta-shares-class-ai-q3-2026-earnings">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>