The new filing shows that Musk will front $33.5 billion in his bid to take over the micro-blogging site.
Musk is in talks with Jack Dorsey and others to help finance the deal. In a letter to investors, the centi-billionaire expressed his commitment to completing the deal.
On the news, shares of the social media company rose.
As CNBC reported, Musk is expected to serve as a temporary CEO for a few months after the acquisition.
The deal has been in the news since the CEO of both companies proposed it in April, and shares are trading below the acquisition price of $54.20.
In May, Musk said he was going to put the deal on hold while he researched the number of fake and fraudulent accounts. At the All In Summit tech conference in Miami, Musk suggested that his deal for the social network should be done at a lower price because of his concerns about inauthentic activity.
In its first-quarter earnings report, the social network acknowledged that there are a number of false or fake accounts on it. The company wrote in a filing that they had performed an internal review of a sample of accounts and found that the average of false or fake accounts was less than 5% of the total.
On Wednesday. The shareholders voted not to re-elect Egon to the board. Silver Lake is a long-time business associate and backer of Musk's companies.
After hours on Wednesday, the shares dipped slightly.
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