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Wikipedia July 8, 2026 at 12:40 PM

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone_Inc.

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On April 15, 2009, the company was listed as the Rosetta Stone on the New York Stock Exchange
Correction

The NYSE listing date is off by one day. Rosetta Stone's SEC filings say the IPO was declared effective on April 15, 2009, but the stock began trading on the NYSE on April 16, 2009.

Full reasoning

Rosetta Stone's own SEC filings distinguish between the pricing/effectiveness date and the first trading date:

  • In its 2009 Form 10-K, Rosetta Stone says "On April 15, 2009, our registration statement ... was declared effective for our initial public offering".
  • The same filing also says "April 16, 2009" was "the first day our stock began trading on the NYSE."

So April 15, 2009 was the date the IPO became effective, not the date the stock was listed/trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The exchange-trading date was April 16, 2009.

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  • Rosetta Stone Inc. 2009 Annual Report (Form 10-K)

    The following graph compares the change in the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock during the period from April 16, 2009 (the first day our stock began trading on the NYSE)... On April 15, 2009, our registration statement ... was declared effective for our initial public offering.

  • Rosetta Stone Inc. final prospectus filed with the SEC

    On April 15, 2009, the Company completed an initial public offering consisting of 7,187,500 shares of common stock at $18.00 per share ...

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Since 2016, the company's president and CEO has been John Hass.
Correction

This is outdated and inaccurate. Public filings show John Hass stopped being president in January 2019 and stopped being CEO in October 2020.

Full reasoning

The statement says John Hass has been both president and CEO since 2016, but later filings show those roles changed.

  • A 2021 public-company filing for eHealth, which appointed Hass to its board, states that Hass served as chairman and CEO of Rosetta Stone from April 2016 to October 2020 and served as president from April 2016 to January 2019.
  • Rosetta Stone's March 17, 2021 acquisition announcement also quotes "Matt Hulett, President of Rosetta Stone," which confirms John Hass was not the company's president at that point.

So the article's present-tense statement is incorrect: Hass did not remain president after January 2019, and he did not remain CEO after October 2020.

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  • eHealth Enters into Cooperation Agreement with Hudson Executive Capital

    John Hass, former CEO of Rosetta Stone, was appointed to the Board ... About John Hass: John Hass most recently served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Rosetta Stone...

  • eHealth 2021 Proxy Statement

    Hass served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Rosetta Stone Inc. ... from April 2016 to October 2020. Hass served as president of Rosetta Stone Inc. from April 2016 to January 2019...

  • IXL Learning Acquires Rosetta Stone

    "Rosetta Stone has worked tirelessly throughout the past 30 years to build a world-class company," said Matt Hulett, President of Rosetta Stone.

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Lexia Learning
Correction

Lexia is not a current Rosetta Stone product. Lexia is a Cambium Learning brand, and Cambium kept that literacy business when it sold Rosetta Stone's languages division to IXL.

Full reasoning

The infobox lists Lexia Learning as a current Rosetta Stone product, but later corporate filings show Lexia became a separate Cambium brand rather than a Rosetta Stone product line.

  • When Cambium announced its 2020 acquisition of Rosetta Stone, it described Lexia Learning as "Rosetta Stone's literacy education division".
  • In July 2021, Lexia said the rebrand of Rosetta Stone English followed "Cambium's divestiture of Rosetta Stone's languages division" and that "Lexia is now the sole source provider" of that K-6 English-language-development solution.
  • Rosetta Stone's current official company page lists its products as Rosetta Stone for Individuals, Rosetta Stone for Schools, and Rosetta Stone for Enterprise—not Lexia.

That means listing Lexia Learning as a present-day Rosetta Stone product is inaccurate. Lexia is a separate Cambium brand, while Rosetta Stone is now part of IXL Learning.

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John Hass (CEO)
Correction

This infobox entry is outdated. By March 2021, John Hass was already being described publicly as Rosetta Stone's former CEO.

Full reasoning

The infobox lists John Hass as Rosetta Stone's current CEO, but public records after the company's sale say otherwise.

  • On March 11, 2021, eHealth announced the appointment of "John Hass, former CEO of Rosetta Stone" to its board.
  • eHealth's 2021 proxy statement gives the dates more precisely: Hass served as chief executive officer of Rosetta Stone from April 2016 to October 2020.

So the article's present-tense CEO listing is outdated and inaccurate.

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