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Letter proposing to acquire Twitter at $54.20 per share (Schedule 13D/A, Exhibit B)

Elon Musk to Bret Taylor, April 13, 2022

Musk had disclosed a roughly 9% Twitter stake days earlier. This letter, delivered to the Twitter board chair, proposed buying all of Twitter for cash and was filed publicly with the SEC. The SEC filing labels it a letter; the sources do not say whether it was sent by email.

SEC filing
From
Elon Musk
Sent
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
To
Bret Taylor
Subject
Letter proposing to acquire Twitter at $54.20 per share (Schedule 13D/A, Exhibit B)
I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy. However, since making my investment I now realize the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form. Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company. As a result, I am offering to buy 100% of Twitter for $54.20 per share in cash, a 54% premium over the day before I began investing in Twitter and a 38% premium over the day before my investment was publicly announced. My offer is my best and final offer and if it is not accepted, I would need to reconsider my position as a shareholder. Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it.
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The whole thread

  1. Apr 13, 2022 Elon Musk I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and…
  2. Apr 24, 2022 Elon Musk Thank you for the conversation yesterday. We remain committed to our transaction with Twitter at $54.20 and…