WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 — The auction on Google Inc.'s (GOOG.O) much-watched $3.3 billion initial public offering opened Friday despite the company saying a Playboy magazine interview with its founders may have violated securities rules.
In an amended offering document filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission just hours before the auction opened, the company did not indicate whether the latest twist would impede the deal, which has been beset by concerns over market conditions and a series of recent missteps.
Google's auction opened Friday morning at 9 a.m. EDT as expected, a person familiar with the auction confirmed.
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