Is The Washington Post a publicly traded company?

On June 15, The Washington Post Company went public with the sale of Class B common stock to the general public for $26 per share. Its stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange with the symbol WPO. Class A shares are privately held by the Graham family.

Who currently owns the Washington Post?

Jeff Bezos
The boss of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has agreed to purchase the Washington Post newspaper for $250m (£163m). Mr Bezos is buying the paper and its other print properties in a personal capacity. The Post has been owned by the Graham family for 80 years. Michelle Fleury reports from New York.

What companies does Graham Holdings own?

Graham Media Group: WDIV–Detroit (NBC), KPRC–Houston (NBC), WKMG–Orlando (CBS), WSLS–Roanoke (NBC) KSAT–San Antonio (ABC) WCWJ–Jacksonville (CW) and WJXT–Jacksonville (independent).

Who owns GHC?

Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Donald Graham with 11% of shares outstanding. With 8.0% and 7.6% of the shares outstanding respectively, BlackRock, Inc. and The Vanguard Group, Inc. are the second and third largest shareholders.

Does Jeff Bezos own Graham holdings?

On August 5, 2013 it was announced that the Washington Post Company would sell the flagship newspaper for $250 million to Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive of Amazon.com. It adopted Graham Holdings Company as the new name effective November 29, 2013.

Is Jeff Bezos buying CNN?

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, is considering buying American news network CNN, Fox Business reported. Sources told Fox Business, AT could be looking to sell CNN as its $85 billion acquisition of TimeWarner in 2016 left the group with considerable debt.

What was the original name of the Slate Group?

In 2004, it was purchased by The Washington Post Company (later renamed the Graham Holdings Company), and since 2008 has been managed by The Slate Group, an online publishing entity created by Graham Holdings….Slate (magazine)

Does Berkshire Hathaway own the Washington Post?

As for the Washington Post Company, Buffett sold Berkshire Hathaway’s 28-percent stake back to the company, now named Graham Holdings, in 2014. But this was a year after the Graham family had sold the Washington Post newspaper to Jeff Bezos, thus prompting the name change.

Who are the owners of the Washington Post?

Graham Holdings Company (formerly The Washington Post Company) is a diversified American conglomerate holding company. Headquartered in Arlington County, Virginia, and incorporated in Delaware, it was formerly the owner of The Washington Post newspaper and Newsweek magazine.

When did the Washington Post become a public company?

The Washington Post Company was incorporated in the District of Columbia in 1889, and remained a District of Columbia corporation until it changed its place of incorporation to Delaware in 2003. It is a public company and its Class B common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GHC; it went public in 1971.

When did the Washington Post Company become Graham Holdings?

The history of Graham Holdings Company dates back to 1877, when the Post was first published. The Washington Post Company was incorporated in the District of Columbia in 1889, and remained a District of Columbia corporation until it changed its place of incorporation to Delaware in 2003.

When did the Washington Post get sold off?

Since 1950, the company had been based in the Washington Post building in Washington, D.C., which was sold off separately in 2014.