HG Vora fined $950K for beneficial ownership disclosure failures
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Jeff Dale2024-03-04T17:27:00
New York-based investment adviser HG Vora Capital Management agreed to pay $950,000 to settle charges levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging failure to report beneficial ownership regarding its stake at trucking transport company Ryder System.
The firm agreed to cease and desist from further violations in reaching settlement, the SEC announced in a press release Friday.
HG Vora failed to make timely ownership disclosures in the lead up to its May 2022 acquisition bid for Ryder, the agency alleged.
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