ການຊື້ໃນ Twitter ຂອງ Musk ລວມມີຄ່າທຳນຽມ $1 ຕື້ ຖ້າຂໍ້ຕົກລົງຕົກລົງ

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy Twitter will include a fee of $1 billion if either party terminates the agreement, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing submitted by the company Tuesday, one day after the social media company’s board backed Musk’s takeover offer.

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Twitter will be required to pay Musk $1 billion if the board cancels the purchase in order to sell the company to another buyer before the deal with Musk is closed, or if the company’s board recommends its stockholders vote against the merger, among other stipulations.

Musk will also need to pay Twitter $1 billion if he does not adhere to the deal agreed upon by both parties, according to the filing.

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Twitter’s board agreed to Musk’s “best and final offer” of $54.20-a-share 11 days after the world’s richest man made the initial unsolicited bid. Musk’s purchase will be financed by $21 billion in equity and $20 billion in loans from the investment bank Morgan Stanley. The saga began earlier this month, when Musk disclosed he’d bought 9.2% of Twitter and—less than two weeks later—proposed buying the entire company. Twitter initially attempted to thwart any attempts to stage a hostile takeover by adopting a poison pill plan that would dilute Musk’s shares if he tried to purchase more than 15% of the company, but Musk later offered more details on how he intended to pay for the buyout, and some shareholders reportedly ຖືກກົດດັນ the board to accept the offer. Following the board’s unanimous acceptance Monday, Twitter chairman Bret Taylor said the deal “will deliver a substantial cash premium, and we believe it is the best path forward for Twitter’s stockholders.” The deal is expected to be finalized before the end of the year.

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It is unclear when Twitter’s shareholders will vote to finalize the deal, though the company’s annual meeting of stockholders is ກໍານົດ for May 25. However, shareholders can hold a vote at any time.