The Class A shares offered to the public carry one-tenth of the voting power of the Class B shares held by team ownership.

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Although they own just 4% of Ford 's (nyse: F - news - people )common stock, the family controls 40% of the voting power through its Class B shares.

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Class B shares have ten times the voting power of Class A shares, however only the latter can be publicly traded on the Nasdaq.

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In total, holders of Class B stock control approximately 98% of the voting power of outstanding stock.

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The B-Class Electric Drive can be recharged at any standard household power socket.

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Facebook is selling Class A stock in its IPO, but the real power (and value) will be retained by holders of the Class B shares.

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