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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 5, 2022

Meta Platforms, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-35551

20-1665019

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

(650) 543-4800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock, $0.000006 par value

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company						☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.						☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 5, 2022, Peter Thiel notified Meta Platforms, Inc. (the “Company”) that he will not stand for re-election to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Mr. Thiel will continue to serve as a director until the date of the Annual Meeting.

Following Mr. Thiel’s decision, the Board approved a reduction in the size of the Board to nine (9) members, effective as of the Annual Meeting.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



		META PLATFORMS, INC.

Date:	February 10, 2022	By:	/s/ Katherine R. Kelly
			Name: Katherine R. Kelly
			Title: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary

Meta Platforms Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update