Anthropic Withdraws $69.3 Billion IPO Filing Over Pricing Errors
Anthropic quickly withdrew a securities filing for a planned IPO targeting $69.3 billion after distributing it to banks, citing inaccurate pricing details and promising an updated version. The filing showed 866.7 million Class A shares at a $70-80 target range, plus $26 billion in private placement commitments from Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, TSMC and others at the IPO price.
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IT之家 November 10 news, according to the latest report from Reuters, Anthropic withdrew a securities filing document shortly after distributing copies to banks for a "proposed IPO to raise $69.3 billion," stating that the pricing details in it were inaccurate and that it will update the filing later.
The withdrawn document showed that Anthropic planned to sell 866.7 million Class A shares in the IPO, including approximately 843.3 million of its own shares and 23.3 million shares from existing shareholders. Calculated at the upper bound of the target price range of $70 to $80 per share, the total amount would be as high as $69.3 billion.
The document also mentioned that Alphabet's Google, Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, Micron, Microsoft, and TSMC had agreed to participate in a private placement of Anthropic's Class N common stock at the IPO price, totaling $26 billion. The placement will be completed immediately after the IPO closes.