Via <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;newsroom.fb.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;2016&#x2F;04&#x2F;q1-earnings-note&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;newsroom.fb.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;2016&#x2F;04&#x2F;q1-earnings-note&#x2F;</a> :<p>&gt; For each outstanding Class A and Class B share held by our stockholders, Facebook intends to issue two new Class C shares as a one-time stock dividend. The Class C shares will have the same economic rights as the existing Class A and Class B shares.  The primary difference is that the Class C shares are non-voting.<p>Functionally, it sounds sort of like a split to allow Zuckerberg to sell off part of his holdings without losing control of the company?