证交会与Esmark公司和主席James Bouchard就美国钢铁公司的虚假投标提议达成和解,同意支付罚款并停止违规行为。 SEC settles with Esmark Inc. and chairman James Bouchard over false tender offer for U.S. Steel Corp., agreeing to pay penalties and cease violations.

美国证券交易委员会已与 Esmark Inc. 及其董事长 James Bouchard 就 2023 年 8 月以每股 35 美元的价格收购 U.S. Steel Corp. 的虚假要约达成和解。 The SEC has settled with Esmark Inc. and its chairman, James Bouchard, over a false tender offer to acquire U.S. Steel Corp. for $35 per share in August 2023. Esmark 声称这笔交易有 100 亿美元，但缺乏必要的 78 亿美元。 Esmark claimed to have $10 billion for the deal but lacked the necessary $7.8 billion. 他们同意分别支付500 000美元和100 000美元的民事罚款,并停止今后的违法行为。 They agreed to pay civil penalties of $500,000 and $100,000, respectively, and to cease future violations. 美国钢铁公司将被日本尼邦钢铁公司以140亿美元的价格收购, Meanwhile, U.S. Steel is set to be acquired by Japan's Nippon Steel for about $14 billion, facing opposition from unions and the White House.