BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (BTAI)
Confidential investigation: officers & directors’ potential breach of fiduciary duties to investors.
Investigation
05/28/2021
Initial Lawsuit
05/28/2021
Lawsuit Progression
09/17/2021
Investigation regarding Virgin Galactic’s accounting treatment of warrants outstanding at the time of the merger with SPAC Social Capital Hedosophia and the subsequent restatement of its financials.
04/30/2021
Virgin Galactic issues a press release announcing that it will restate its financial statements for the year 2020 because of “the accounting treatment for the warrants of Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. that were outstanding at the time of the Company’s business combination on October 25, 2019.” The company added that, as a result, it incurred an “incremental non-operating, non-cash expense for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.”
Stock Impact
Close | Previous close | Price variation | Percentage variation |
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$20.14 | $22.15 | $-2.01 | -9.07% |
This is a federal securities class action on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Virgin Galactic securities between October 26, 2019 and April 30, 2021, both dates 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 that:
(i) for accounting purposes, SCH’s warrants were required to be treated as liabilities rather than equities;
(ii) Virgin Galactic had deficient disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting;
(iii) as a result, the Company improperly accounted for SCH warrants that were outstanding at the time of the Business Combination; and (iv) as a result, the Company’s public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
09/17/2021
The court issued an order appointing the lead plaintiff and lead counsel.
12/07/2021
This is a securities class action brought on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. or Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. common stock from July 10, 2019 through October 14, 2021, both dates inclusive.
Operative complaint
Confidential investigation: officers & directors’ potential breach of fiduciary duties to investors.