
Will today Day Zero on the stock market?
Published: 19 August 2004 08:40 GMT
Google can set its share price and begin selling shares to the public in the next 15 days, the Securities and Exchange Commission said.
The decision means Google has cleared one of the last major hurdles ahead of its highly anticipated IPO.
Shares could begin trading as soon as Thursday.
"Google has been declared effective with regard to their IPO," Amy Best, an SEC spokeswoman said shortly after the stock market closed.
The SEC clearance lifts the curtain on Google's long-awaited IPO, ending speculation that the deal would be delayed. The regulators have been looking closely at the offering in recent weeks because of several miscalculations on Google's part, including failing to register as many as 28 million shares issued to insiders and generating publicity during the SEC-mandated quiet period. Some people had suggested the SEC would impose a "cooling off" period before the deal.
Even with the green light, however, Google is still subject to SEC investigations, according to federal regulators. The company is still undergoing an inquiry by the SEC and state regulators into its unregistered shares. It could also be subject to charges of securities fraud because of an article appearing in the September issue of Playboy magazine, according to Google's SEC filing.
Google spokesman David Krane declined to comment.
Stefanie Olsen writes for CNET News.com
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