Source document
Order Determining Whistleblower Award Claim(s), Exchange Act Release No. 93049
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What the document holds
SEC Order Determining Whistleblower Award Claims, Release No. 93049 (17 Sept 2021, File No. 2021-94, 4 pp., redacted; p. 4 also OCRed): awards of nearly $7 million (Claimant 1) and more than $4.5 million (Claimant 2, reduced for delay) (both already recorded); footnote 1: three other claimants denied (uncontested). Added: 1 denial row; suggested summary/notes corrections for both rows.
What it supports
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Cases and awards (3)
- Smaller award, reduced for a reporting delay of several years, to a claimant with recent first-hand knowledge of the firm.USD 4,500,00017 Sep 2021AwardedUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Larger award to the claimant whose early, persistent tips started the investigation of a firm; suffered hardships.USD 7,000,00017 Sep 2021AwardedUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Award claims of three other claimants preliminarily denied; none requested reconsideration, so the denials became the Commission's final order.17 Sep 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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