Securities and Exchange Commission v. Musk
Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,
Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 25 - 105 (SLS) v. Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan
ELON MUSK, et al.,
Defendants.
FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT ELON MUSK REVOCABLE TRUST DATED JULY 22, 2003
The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed an Amended Complaint and
Defendant Elon Musk Revocable Trust dated July 22, 2003 (“Revocable Trust”) having entered a
general appearance; consented to the Court’s jurisdiction over Defendant and the subject matter of
this action; consented to entry of this Final Judgment without admitting the allegations of the
Amended Complaint as to the Revocable Trust (except as to jurisdiction); waived findings of fact
and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Final Judgment:
I.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Revocable Trust is
permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly, Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78m(d)] and Rule 13d-1 promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R.
§ 240.13d-1], by failing to file with the Commission a statement containing the following
information as required by Schedule 13D (as provided in 17 C.F.R. § 240.13d-101), within five
business days after the date beneficial ownership of more than five percent of any equity security
of a class of securities that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act has been directly or indirectly acquired: names of the reporting persons; whether any shares beneficially
owned are held as a member of a group; the aggregate amount and percentage of class of shares
beneficially owned; the subject securities and issuer; the identity and background of the reporting
persons; the source and amount of funds or other consideration used; the purpose of the acquisition
of securities; any plans or proposals, interests in the securities, contracts, arrangements,
understandings or relationships with respect to the securities; and copies of relevant written
agreements, contracts, arrangements, understanding, plans or proposals.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive
actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) the Revocable Trust’s
officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or
participation with the Revocable Trust or with anyone described in (a).
II.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Revocable Trust
shall pay a civil penalty in the amount of $1,500,000 to the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Section 21(d)(3) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(3)]. The Revocable Trust
shall make this payment within 30 days after entry of this Final Judgment. The Revocable Trust
may transmit payment electronically to the Commission, which will provide detailed ACH
transfer/Fedwire instructions upon request. Payment may also be made directly from a bank
account via Pay.gov through the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm. The
Revocable Trust may also pay by certified check, bank cashier’s check, or United States postal
money order payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which shall be delivered or
mailed to
2 Enterprise Services Center Accounts Receivable Branch 6500 South MacArthur Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73169
and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number, and name of
this Court; Elon Musk Revocable Trust dated July 22, 2003 as a defendant in this action; and
specifying that payment is made pursuant to this Final Judgment. The Revocable Trust shall
simultaneously transmit evidence of payment and case identifying information to the
Commission’s counsel in this action. By making this payment, Revocable Trust relinquishes all
legal and equitable right, title, and interest in such funds and no part of the funds shall be returned
to Defendant. The Commission shall send the funds paid pursuant to this Final Judgment to the
United States Treasury.
The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for penalties by the use of all
collection procedures authorized by law, including the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act,
28 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq., and moving for civil contempt for the violation of any Court orders issued
in this action. Revocable Trust shall pay post judgment interest on any amounts due after 30 days
of the entry of this Final Judgment pursuant to 28 USC § 1961.
III.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Consent is
incorporated herein with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein, and that Defendant
shall comply with all of the undertakings and agreements set forth therein; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, the provisions of paragraph 12 of the Consent are not incorporated herein.
IV.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that this Court shall retain
jurisdiction of this matter for the purposes of enforcing the terms of this Final Judgment.
3 V.
There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, the clerk is ordered to enter this final judgment forthwith and without further notice.
SPARKLE L. SOOKNANAN United States District Judge
Date: July 8, 2026
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