Defendant Name: International Game Technology

Defendant Type: Subsidiary of Public Company
Public Company Parent: International Game Technology PLC
SIC Code: 7999
CUSIP: G4863A10

Initial Case Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of International Game Technology
First Document Date 29-Sep-2016
Initial Filing Format Administrative Action
File Number 3-17596
Allegation Type Other

Violations Alleged

Other
• Section 21F(h) Exchange Act

Resolutions

First Resolution Date 29-Sep-2016
Headline Total Penalty and Disgorgement $500,000

Related Documents:

34-78991 29-Sep-2016 Administrative Proceeding
Order Instituting Cease-and-Desist Proceedings Pursuant to Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings, and Imposing a Cease-and-Desist Order
On September 29, 2016, the SEC issued a settled administrative proceedings against International Game Technology. According to the SEC the proceedings involve the company's "violations of the whistleblower employment anti-retaliation provisions in Section 21F(h) of the Exchange Act, added by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act."
2016-204 29-Sep-2016 Press Release--Administrative Proceeding
SEC: Casino-Gaming Company Retaliated Against Whistleblower
On September 29, 2016, the SEC announced that: "casino-gaming company International Game Technology (IGT) has agreed to pay a half-million dollar penalty for firing an employee with several years of positive performance reviews because he reported to senior management and the SEC that the company's financial statements might be distorted."