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Tesla, Musk pay $40 mln to settle Tweet charges, Musk to resign as chairman


WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Saturday it had reached a settlement with car-maker Tesla and Chief Executive Elon Musk over his Aug. 7 tweets about taking the company private.

Tesla and Musk will each pay $20 million to settle the case and Musk will step down as chairman but will remain as chief executive. (Reporting by Michelle Price Editing by Marguerita Choy)



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