Defendant Name: Fluor Corporation

Defendant Type: Public Company

Document Reference: 34-100376-pdp

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of Fluor Corporation
Document Name Proposed Plan of Distribution
Document Date 18-Jun-2024
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-21610
Allegation Type Issuer Reporting and Disclosure
Document Summary The Commission stated: "The Division of Enforcement submits this Proposed Plan of Distribution (the “Plan”) to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) . . . . This Plan provides for the distribution of a Fair Fund (the “Fair Fund”), comprised of civil money penalties collected from Fluor Corporation (“Fluor”); Jon Eric Best; James F. Brittain; Robin K. Chopra, CA; Bradley R. Scott; and Kent N. Smith (collectively, the “Respondents”) in the above-captioned matters."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Fair Funds

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The Commission stated: "Notice is hereby given . . . that the Division of Enforcement has submitted to the Commission a proposed plan of distribution (the “Proposed Plan”) for the distribution of monies paid in the above-captioned matter."
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The Commission ordered that: "the Proposed Plan is approved, and the approved Plan of Distribution shall be posted simultaneously with this order on the Commission’s website at https://www.sec.gov/"

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In the Matter of Jon Eric Best
In the Matter of James F. Brittain
In the Matter of Robin K. Chopra, CA
In the Matter of Bradley R. Scott
In the Matter of Kent N. Smith