Anthropic is seeking shareholder approval for a new equity structure that would grant CEO Dario Amodei and six co-founders combined 50.1% voting power on most corporate matters. The special shares carry no additional economic rights and remain effective as long as at least three founders maintain minimum shareholdings, mirroring founder control models used by companies like Palantir to retain governance post-IPO. Under the proposed structure, each of the seven co-founders currently holds approximately 2% of company shares. Anthropic’s Long-Term Benefit Trust will retain authority to elect a majority of board members, while founder board seats increase from two to three. Employees will also receive tie-breaking voting rights on specific matters under the revised governance framework.