BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (BTAI)
Confidential investigation: officers & directors’ potential breach of fiduciary duties to investors.
Investigation
04/08/2021
Initial Lawsuit
04/08/2021
Lawsuit Progression
07/21/2021
Dismissal
10/04/2021
Investigation regarding Ebang’s use of initial public offering proceeds following a report by Hindenburg Research alleging “opaque deals with insiders.“
04/06/2021
Hindenburg Research publishes a report disclosing a short position in the Ebang stock and alleging that is research discovered “opaque deals with insiders and questionable counterparties” and misleading statements regarding its position as a bitcoin mining machine producer and fictitious volumes on its cryptocurrency exchange Ebonex.
Stock Impact
Close | Previous close | Price variation | Percentage variation |
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$5.53 | $6.35 | $-0.82 | -12.91% |
This is a class action on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Ebang securities between June 26, 2020 and April 5, 2021, 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 proceeds from Ebang’s public offerings had been directed to an low yield, long term bonds to an underwriter and to related parties rather than used to develop the Company’s operations;
(2) that Ebang’s sales were declining and the Company had inflated reported sales, including through thesale of defective units;
(3) that Ebang’s attempts to go public in Hong Kong had failed due to allegations of embezzling investor funds and inflated sales figures;
(4) that Ebang’s purported crytocurrency exchange was merely the purchase of an out-of-the-box crypto exchange;
(5) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
07/21/2021
The court issued an order appointing the lead plaintiff and lead counsel.
On 10/04/2021, plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the complaint.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i), Court-appointed lead plaintiff Gowrisankar Naidu Galla (“Lead Plaintiff”) hereby voluntarily dismisses his claims in the above-captioned action without prejudice. No class has been certified, and defendants have not answered the complaint, nor moved for summary judgment.
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Confidential investigation: officers & directors’ potential breach of fiduciary duties to investors.