8-K

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:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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	FB	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

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Document Period End Date	Feb. 05, 2022
Entity Registrant Name	Meta Platforms, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-35551
Entity Tax Identification Number	20-1665019
Entity Address, Address Line One	1601 Willow Road
Entity Address, City or Town	Menlo Park
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	94025
City Area Code	650
Local Phone Number	543-4800
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Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock, $0.000006 par value
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Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
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Entity Central Index Key	0001326801
Amendment Flag	false