BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (BTAI)
Confidential investigation: officers & directors’ potential breach of fiduciary duties to investors.
Investigation
02/07/2022
Initial Lawsuit
02/25/2022
Lawsuit Progression
05/12/2022
Were Cerence’s statements about the global semiconductor shortage’s impact on demand for its software licenses misleading?
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A lawsuit was subsequently filed. We will update this post as it unfolds.
02/07/2022
Cerence releases its Q1 2022 financial results under the new CEO Stefan Ortmanns. During a conference call to discuss the results, Ortmanns explains that he “reviewed each business unit plans, forecasts and assumptions” and announces that the company is “withdrawing the fiscal [20]24 target model previously provided as [they] are defining the new vision and strategy for growth and profitability over the next five years.”
Stock Impact
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A shareholder filed this federal securities class action on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased Cerence common stock between February 8, 2021 and February 4, 2022, inclusive.
According to the complaint, defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the company’s business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, defendants allegedly failed to disclose to investors:
(1) that the global semiconductor shortage had a materially negative impact on demand for Cerence’s software licenses;
(2) that defendants masked the impact of the semiconductor shortage on demand for the company’s software licenses by pulling forward sales; and
(3) that, as a result of the above, defendants’ statements about Cerence’s business, operations, and prospects were false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
05/12/2022
The court issued an order appointing the lead plaintiff and lead counsel.
Confidential investigation: officers & directors’ potential breach of fiduciary duties to investors.