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title: Airbnb RFC on compensatory offerings
description: In 2018, as it approached an IPO, Airbnb submitted a letter to the US Securities and Exchange Commission requesting permission to distribute shares to users. The permission was not granted.
tags:
- Exit
- Filing
- Public-policy
- United-States
external_url: https://www.sec.gov/comments/s7-18-18/s71818-4403356-175575.pdf
files_media: ../../Exit%20to%20Community%20Stories%20&%20Strategies%202ee6f9c491af45648511f5df33c5cfc5/s71818-4403356-175575.pdf
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