In the Matter of Digital World Acquisition Corp.
This primary source from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission supports 9 claims across 6 ledger entries.
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DWAC's offering filing represented that it had not selected a target or initiated substantive discussions with one.
Findings 5-13 describing IPO representationsDWAC's SEC Misrepresentation Settlement: Promised · Promised
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The announced PIPE was committed capital conditioned on a future merger closing, not cash received by Trump Media on December 4, 2021.
Summary and paragraphs 2-9 concerning pre-announcement discussions and disclosuresDigital World PIPE Financing Commitment: Audit finding · Cited analysis
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The financing was contingent on the business combination and subject to conversion-price adjustments and transaction risks.
Summary and paragraphs 2-9 concerning pre-announcement discussions and disclosuresDigital World PIPE Financing Commitment: Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit
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The order established securities-law violations by DWAC and required corrective undertakings before the Trump Media transaction proceeded; it did not find Trump personally liable.
Findings 5-13 describing IPO representationsDWAC's SEC Misrepresentation Settlement: Audit finding · Cited analysis
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The order established securities-law violations by DWAC and required corrective undertakings before the Trump Media transaction proceeded; it did not find Trump personally liable.
Findings 14-28 and ordering clausesDWAC's SEC Misrepresentation Settlement: Audit finding · Cited analysis
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The order established securities-law violations by DWAC and required corrective undertakings before the Trump Media transaction proceeded; it did not find Trump personally liable.
Footnote 1 and named respondentDWAC's SEC Misrepresentation Settlement: Audit finding · Cited analysis
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The order's findings bound DWAC in the settlement and were not findings against Trump or TMTG.
Footnote 1 and named respondentDWAC's SEC Misrepresentation Settlement: Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit
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The SEC found those filings omitted prior target discussions and violated antifraud provisions.
Findings 14-28 and ordering clausesDWAC's SEC Misrepresentation Settlement: The record · The record
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The challenged filings concerned DWAC's proposed merger with Trump Media.
Findings 14-28 and ordering clausesDWAC's SEC Misrepresentation Settlement: The record · The record