Source document
Order Determining Whistleblower Award Claim(s), Exchange Act Release No. 91253
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What the document holds
SEC Order Determining Whistleblower Award Claims, Release No. 91253 (4 Mar 2021, File No. 2021-32, 7 pp., redacted; pp. 2 and 4 have no text layer and were OCRed): joint award of over $5 million to Claimants 1 and 2, 50/50 (already recorded); Claimants 3-10 denied uncontested; Claimants 11 and 12 denied after contest (news-media theory of "led to" rejected; Rule 21F-4(c) exclusive, citing Release 89551). Added: 3 denial rows; suggested summary/notes correction. Percentage, company and sanctions redacted.
What it supports
4 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Cases and awards (4)
- Award claims of Claimants 3 to 10 on the same covered action preliminarily denied; none contested, so the denials became the Commission's final order.4 Mar 2021DeniedUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Award claim of Claimant 12 denied after contest: information about a competitor given to the news media did not lead to the action under any prong of Rule 21F-4(c).4 Mar 2021DeniedUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Joint award to two claimants whose tip opened an investigation into misconduct abroad; ten other claimants denied.USD 5,000,0004 Mar 2021AwardedUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Award claim of Claimant 11 denied after contest: tip about the company's competitors, given to the news media, did not lead to the action; the Commission held that Rule 21F-4(c) gives the only ways to meet the "led to" test.4 Mar 2021DeniedUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
About the document
What it covers SEC whistleblower award order (redacted public version): award amount and/or percentage, claimants, related actions
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