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No, they are paying in cash, not stock. The company sold the stock a long time ago, so whatever the stock does has no impact on the company. The stockholders,

• examancer 9y ago
  This is not accurate. Companies hold back some stock during their IPO for various reasons. Amazon held back 23 million shares. It also has repurchased a fair number of shares it holds as "treasury stock" on its balance sheet that appears to have netted them a few billion in appreciation. This of course pales in comparison to the 478 million outstanding shares, so, you are correct: their shares don't appreciate nearly enough from the $15 billion surge in market cap to pay for the $13.7 billion purchase. However, to say "whatever the stock does has no impact on the company" is also inaccurate.
  • megablast 9y ago
    Sure, but they aren't taking advantage of this rise unless they sell more stock, right.
    • thrill 9y ago
      Stock price is fungible (with good management) - the increased value can have effect elsewhere.
• drtz 9y ago
  The cash itself is owned by the shareholders.
  • dragonwriter 9y ago
    No, the cash is owned by the corporation. The shareholders own the right to participate in corporate governance in the degree appropriate to the particular shares they own, and own the right to take ownership of a particular share of the net assets if and when the corporation should be dissolved. They do not, either in theory or in practice, own the assets of the corporation while it exists.