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Timeline: Elon Musk Seeks To End $44 Billion Twitter Pursuit

Elon Musk has said he intends to terminate his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter because the social media company had breached multiple provisions of the merger agreement.
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Published on July 9, 2022

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    Elon Musk has said he intends to terminate his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter because the social media company had breached multiple provisions of the merger agreement.

    Twitter said it would pursue legal action to enforce the deal.

    Below is a snapshot of the Twitter takeover saga.

    Date

    Development

    Twitter Share Reaction 

    April 4Elon Musk discloses over 9% stake in TwitterJumps as much as 31% 
    April 5Twitter says Musk will join company's boardRises over 9%
    April 10Musk says he will not join Twitter boardFalls 3.3%
    April 14Musk offers $54.20/share, a 38% premium to Twitter's April 1 closing priceRises 6%
    April 15Twitter adopts poison pill to protect company from takeoverGains 1.4% in next session; trails offer by 13%
    April 21Musk lines up $46.5 billion in financing for the dealAdds 2.6%; but still trails Musk's offer by 11.5%
    April 25Twitter board accepts Musk's offerClimbs ~ 7%; trades 3.5% below offer price
    April 29Musk sells Tesla shares worth over $8 billion in a bid to finance takeoverRises 2.3%; trades 7.3% below offer price
    May 2Musk seeks to get more external investorsFalls 0.8% in the next session; trades ~10% below offer. price
    May 5Musk discloses $7.14 billion funding; sources tell Reuters that Musk could temporarily lead Twitter after deal closes Rises 4.4%; trades 5.5% below offer price
    May 11Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey says he will not return as CEO if offeredFalls ~6% in the next session; trades 20% below offer price
    May 13Musk says Twitter deal on hold pending review of spam and fake accounts. Later tweets that he remains committed to the dealDrops 11% before paring losses; trades 26% below offer price
    May 25Twitter investors vote against re-electing Elon Musk ally to board. Musk pledges more equity to fund Twitter deal, scraps margin loan Rises ~6% in the next session; trades 27% below offer price
    May 26Musk sued by Twitter investors for stock 'manipulation' during takeover bidRises ~6%; trades 27% below offer price
    May 27SEC looking into Musk's Twitter stake purchaseRises 1%; trades 26% below offer price
    June 6Musk threatens to walk away from the buyout deal if Twitter fails to provide data on spam and fake accountsDrops 4%; trades 29% below offer price
    July 8Musk said he is terminating the deal because Twitter breached multiple provisions of the merger agreementFalls 7% in extended trading
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