Defendant Name: Tenaris S.A.

Defendant Type: Public Company
SIC Code: 3312
CUSIP: 88031M10

Document Reference: 34-95030

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of Tenaris S.A.
Document Name 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
Document Date 02-Jun-2022
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-20875
Allegation Type Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Document Summary On June 2, 2022, the SEC instituted settled administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings against Tenaris S.A. stating: "This matter concerns violations of the anti-bribery, books and records, and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 ("FCPA") by Tenaris, as a result of a bribe scheme involving agents and employees of its Brazilian subsidiary to obtain and retain business from a Brazil state-owned entity ("SOE") Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. ("Petrobras")."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Other Compliance Related Undertaking
Cooperation Before the Resolution
Remedial Acts or Efforts Before the Resolution
Monetary Penalties:

Disgorgement

Individual:     $42,842,497.00 Shared:    

Civil Penalty

Individual:     $25,000,000.00 Shared:    

Pre-Judgment Interest

Individual:     $10,257,841.00 Shared:    

Related Documents:

2022-98 02-Jun-2022 Press Release--Administrative Proceeding
SEC Charges Global Steel Pipe Manufacturer with Violating Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The SEC stated that: "Tenaris, a Luxembourg-based global manufacturer and supplier of steel pipe products, will pay more than $78 million to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with a bribery scheme involving its Brazilian subsidiary."