内容来源：https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-agrees-to-stay-in-california-despite-billionaires-tax-ballot-measure/

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Meta公司本周三发布的监管文件显示，该公司CEO马克·扎克伯格已同意在未来八年内继续居住在硅谷。如果加州选民下月通过一项争议性投票措施，他可能面临数十亿美元的一次性税款。

这份109页的文件披露，在9月9日与Meta董事会成员的晚餐中，扎克伯格告知他们，由于这项名为“40号提案”的措施，他正在考虑离开加州，并计划四天后将位于加州帕洛阿尔托的住宅挂牌出售。该提案要求对截至2026年1月在加州居住的亿万富翁所持有的股票和其他资产征收5%的一次性税。即使选民通过该提案，它仍可能面临法律诉讼。

包括扎克伯格在内的许多富人目前通过以股票为抵押借款和领取低薪来规避巨额税款——扎克伯格本人的年薪仅为1美元。据《华尔街日报》当时报道，扎克伯格今年2月在佛罗里达州购置了一处房产。

他可能跨州搬迁的举动令董事会特别委员会感到担忧，该委员会成员包括律师罗伯特·金米特、风险投资人查理·宋赫斯特和DoorDash CEO徐迅。周三的文件称：“特别委员会注意到公司在新冠疫情期间面临的困难，当时扎克伯格无法与公司管理团队面对面工作，委员会不希望公司未来再面临类似挑战。”

在Meta董事会晚餐后数日内，特别委员会与扎克伯格达成协议，将其出售公司特别股份的能力与是否继续居住在加州挂钩。该协议于一周前最终敲定，Meta于周三公布了细节。公司计划设立一类无投票权的新股份。出售这些股份可能有助于为Meta在AI数据中心上的巨额投资筹集资金，同时不稀释扎克伯格现有的投票控制权。

所有现有股东将按持股比例自动获得新的无投票权股份。根据Meta所称的与扎克伯格的“创始人一致性协议”，他可出售其中20%的新股份以帮助支付可能欠缴的税款。剩余80%可在未来八年内分批出售，前提是他继续居住在加州。任何提前出售的尝试都需要减持部分投票权股份，“除非出现重大的不可预见情况，使得扎克伯格在其他地方居住变得审慎或可取”。

值得注意的是，协议规定扎克伯格只需留在Meta总部所在地即可，因此他和公司有可能一起搬迁至其他州。近年来，多家加州公司迁往得克萨斯州、内华达州等地。谷歌联合创始人谢尔盖·布林和拉里·佩奇据信也是因这项潜在税收而离开加州的亿万富翁之一。

但由于最前沿的AI开发大部分仍在硅谷进行，离开门洛帕克对Meta董事会而言可能难以接受。文件称：“目标是让扎克伯格继续在加州、在靠近Meta超级智能实验室的地方领导公司。”该实验室是公司近期Muse AI模型背后的部门。

最终，这一举措可能徒劳无功。加州近期民调显示，在约1.29亿美元的反40号提案竞选支出下，该提案将无法获得足够票数通过。

中文翻译：

Meta首席执行官马克·扎克伯格已同意继续在硅谷居住八年。根据周三公布的公司监管文件，如果加州选民下月通过一项颇具争议的投票议案，他可能因此面临数十亿美元的一次性税负。

这份长达109页的文件显示，在9月9日与Meta董事会成员的晚餐上，扎克伯格告知他们，他正考虑因这项名为“第40号提案”的议案而离开加州，并计划四天后将他在加州帕洛阿尔托的住宅挂牌出售。该投票提案要求对截至2026年1月该州亿万富翁所持有的股票及其他资产征收一次性5%的税，即便选民通过该提案，它仍可能面临法律诉讼。

包括扎克伯格在内的许多富人目前通过以持股为抵押进行借贷并领取低薪来规避大额税款——扎克伯格作为Meta首席执行官的年薪仅为1美元。据《华尔街日报》当时报道，扎克伯格今年二月在佛罗里达州购置了一处住宅。

他可能进行的跨州搬迁令董事会的一个特别委员会感到担忧，该委员会成员包括律师罗伯特·基米特、风险投资人查理·松赫斯特以及DoorDash首席执行官徐迅。根据周三的文件，“特别委员会考虑到公司在新冠疫情期间面临的困难——当时扎克伯格无法亲自与公司管理团队在一起——不希望公司今后再面临类似挑战。”

在Meta董事会晚宴后数日内，特别委员会与扎克伯格达成了一项协议，将他出售公司特别股份的能力与他在加州的持续居住挂钩。该协议于一周前最终敲定，Meta于周三公布了细节。公司计划设立一类无投票权的新股份。出售这些股份可能有助于为Meta在AI数据中心上的巨额投资筹集资金，同时不稀释扎克伯格现有的投票控制权。

所有现有股东将按持股比例自动获得这些新的无投票权股份。根据Meta所称的与扎克伯格达成的“创始人一致性协议”，他可以出售其中20%的新股份以帮助支付可能欠缴的税款。剩余80%可在未来八年内分批出售，前提是他继续居住在加州。任何提前出售的尝试都要求他减持部分投票权股份，“除非出现重大的不可预见情况，使得扎克伯格在其他地方居住变得审慎或可取。”

值得注意的是，该协议规定扎克伯格只需留在Meta总部所在地即可，因此他和公司有可能一起搬迁到另一个州。近年来，多家加州公司迁往得克萨斯州、内华达州及其他州。谷歌联合创始人谢尔盖·布林和拉里·佩奇是据广泛认为因这项潜在税收而离开加州的少数亿万富翁之一。

但由于最具开创性的AI开发大部分发生在硅谷，离开门洛帕克对Meta董事会而言可能难以接受。文件指出：“目标是让扎克伯格继续从加州领导公司，并紧邻Meta超级智能实验室”——后者是公司近期Muse AI模型背后的业务部门。

最终，这一番操作可能徒劳无功。加州近期民调显示，在已花费约1.29亿美元开展反对第40号提案的竞选活动后，该提案将无法获得足够票数通过。

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to keep living in Silicon Valley for eight years, potentially exposing himself to billions of dollars in one-time taxes if California voters approve a contentious ballot measure next month, according to a company regulatory filing released Wednesday.
During a dinner with Meta board members on September 9, Zuckerberg informed them that he was considering leaving California because of the measure, known as Proposition 40, and that he planned to list his Palo Alto, California home for sale four days later, the 109-page filing stated. The ballot proposal, which could be subject to lawsuits even if voters approve it, calls for a one-time 5 percent tax on stock and other assets held by billionaires in the state as of January 2026.
Many wealthy individuals, including Zuckerberg, currently avoid significant tax payments by borrowing against their shares and taking low salaries—$1 annually in the Meta CEO’s case. Zuckerberg purchased a home in Florida this past February, the Wall Street Journal reported at the time.
His potential cross-country move concerned a special committee of the board, whose members included attorney Robert Kimmitt, venture capitalist Charlie Songhurst, and DoorDash CEO Tony Xu. “The special committee was mindful about the difficulties the company faced during the COVID-19 pandemic when Zuckerberg could not be physically present with the company’s management team and did not want the company to face similar challenges going forward,” according to Wednesday’s filing.
Within days of the Meta board dinner, the special committee and Zuckerberg reached an agreement that links his ability to sell special company shares to his continued residence in California. It was finalized a week ago, and on Wednesday, Meta announced the details. It plans to create a new class of shares that hold no voting power. Selling these shares could potentially help raise funds for Meta’s expensive investments into AI data centers, without diluting Zuckerberg’s existing voting control.
All existing shareholders will receive the new nonvoting shares automatically in proportion to their existing holdings. Under what Meta called a “Founder Alignment Agreement” with Zuckerberg, he can sell 20 percent of those new shares to help pay any taxes he may owe. The remaining 80 percent would be available for sale in chunks over the next eight years as long as he remains in California. Any attempt to sell them early would require offloading some of his voting shares “unless there are material unforeseen circumstances that would render it prudent or advisable for Zuckerberg to reside elsewhere.”
Notably, the agreement specifies that Zuckerberg merely has to remain wherever Meta maintains its headquarters, so it’s possible that both he and the company could move together to another state. A number of California companies left for Texas, Nevada, and other states in recent years. Google cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page are among the handful of billionaires widely believed to have exited California over the potential tax.
But with much of the most pioneering AI development happening in Silicon Valley, leaving the city of Menlo Park could be a difficult proposition for the Meta board to stomach. “The goal is to keep Zuckerberg continuing to lead the company from California and in close proximity to Meta Superintelligence Labs,” the filing stated, referring to the company unit behind its recent Muse AI models.
In the end, the exercise may have been for naught. Recent polling in California suggests that with about $129 million spent campaigning against Prop 40, it will fail to muster enough votes.
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