Google Files to Sell 14.2 Million More Shares

dabug911 writes "Google Inc. on Thursday said it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell 14.2 million shares of class A common stock, an offering worth more than $4 billion at Wednesday's closing stock price. Could they be getting the money together to finance all these rumors we keep reading about?"

This Just In!

[Oculus Habent]

Google has announced plans to buy NASA from the United States government. In a press release sent out this morning by Nathan Tyler, Google indicated the need for better, more direct access to the data it manages.

In a brief interview this afternoon, Tyler had this to say:

"I mean, after Maps [maps.google.com] and Earth [Google Earth], it was pretty blatant where we were going. Everyone on campus was asking, 'When are we buying NASA?'. The NASA acquisition will offer us access to a variety of communications avenues that would have cost a fortune to contract. Also, it's imperative for our upcoming Google Earth Live... but I've said too much."

1992 Called...

[1992 Called]

They want their pre-bubble investing environment back.

could be

[brandanglendenning]

they're out of toilet paper.

They're gonna buy CNET

[Anonymous Coward]

And fire all the reporters.

Re:This Just In!

[MrFlannel]

Well, they had to find a more cost effective means of transporting things between Earth and the Google Copernicus Center.

Re:Share Prices

[0110011001110101]

Hey martha... hows that anklet working out for you??

Re:Oops, hit submit early/thats how google operate

[GoldAnt]

whatever happened to "request a feature" button... Now were gonna need a "plant a rumor" button...

Re:This Just In!

[robertjw]

Actually the government is going to GIVE NASA to Google, the 4 billion is just to keep it running for 6 months.

In good tradition of other American companies...

[Anonymous Coward]

We are going to conquer a country. That 200 billion dollar in cash for arms and infantry doesn't just pay for itself you know. We expect to need 40.000 troops to take Syria, and 200 troops to completely overwhelm the Dutch army.

Re:This Just In!

[rootofevil]

In a stunning series of events microsoft has sued google for use of the text "Live" added to the end of any service citing prior art and a series of obscure patents granting them the rights to the entire english language, as well as parts of french and spanish.

Re:Cafeteria

[tsmithnj]

Creating perpetually in-Beta applications that don't run on Linux.

I think I have google's master plan figured out

[BlackCobra43]

1.IPO 2.Buy moon 3.Secondary IPO 4.Buy super-laser 5.??????? 6.Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiilliiooooooooooons in profits!

Re:looks like a...

[Grax]

Absolutely! Don't get stuck in the bubble when it pops.

Although you should probably use Google to determine which hills and Google maps to see how the hills look before you head out there.

The BOOM is back ...

[rlp]

Time to buy a TON of Google! This time is REALLY different! I'm pouring everthing into Google! Just as soon as I finish selling all of these tulip bulbs ...

Re:This Just In!

[panaceaa]

Hopefully we'll get higher resolution maps on Google Moon [google.com] out of this. I won't be happy until I can see the American flag down there!

Re:um...Where's Google's money come from?

[lucabrasi999]

Every damn thing is free.

Everything is free, but they make up the difference in volume.

Re:Beer Money

[with_him]

I wish I had your level or resources to spend on beer.

P.S. Can I come over and have a sip of one of your 1000 dollar beers I bet they taste a lot better than the $14 a case stuff my budget can afford.

Re:Oops, hit submit early/thats how google operate

[zootm]

They just wait for rumors to appear about what they're going to do next, then just finance them and build them quickly...

You're thinking of Apple.

Re:Duh, the article says what the money is for

[jericho4.0]

'Highly liquid' is bizspeak for 'cash to wave in peoples faces'.

Re:Unbelievable stupidity!

[PhoenixPath]

I find two things unbelievable:

1. Someone is stupid enough to write this
2. More people were stupid enough to think it rational

AMAZING!

You forgot:

3. ???
4. PROFIT!

Re:Duh, the article says what the money is for

[Savantissimo]

In unrelated news, Savantissimo is issuing 14 million shares in his holding company, which has a diversified portfolio of obsolete computer equipment, stale nachos, tatty SF books as well as a marginally serviceable toothbrush. Liabilities disclosed in the filing include one lazy know-it-all Gen-Xer. Offering price will be $285 per share.

Savantissimo Holdings International Tippling said it intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general slacker purposes, including non-working capital, capital dissipation and possible acquisitions of small guacamole-producing nations or possibly cool stuff.

The company, however, said it has no current agreements or commitments to any material acquisitions. Pending acquisitions, SHI Tippling plans to invest the proceeds in highly liquid, ingestion-grade beverages, according to the SEC document.