Nope. "Facebook said it will pay WhatsApp $4 billion in cash and $12 billion in stock. WhatsApp's founders and staff will be eligible for for another $3 billion

Nope. "Facebook said it will pay WhatsApp $4 billion in cash and $12 billion in stock. WhatsApp's founders and staff will be eligible for for another $3 billion in stock grants to be paid out if they remain employed by Facebook for four years. Koum will also join Facebook's board of directors."[1] [1]: http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/19/technology/social/facebook-whatsapp/ http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/19/technology/social/facebook-w...