ProPetro avoids fine in executive perk case; ex-CEO to pay $195K
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-11-23T21:28:00
The former CEO of ProPetro Holding Corp. will pay $195,046 to settle SEC charges related to the company’s failure to disclose some of his executive perks and stock pledges to investors. ProPetro avoided a fine because of its remedial efforts.
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