According to the SEC, the three illegally sold their restricted shares on the public market when Longfin's stock was on the rise.These sales violated federal securities laws, the SEC claims, which restrict company affiliates from publicly trading
unregistered shares.
Longfin's chief executive allegedly issued
unregistered shares to nominees which were then sold to the public.
The regulator has accused blockchain tech upstart Longfin Corp and four of its officers of awarding and then selling
unregistered shares for their own gain.
A Longfin executive and two people affiliated with the company violated securities laws by selling
unregistered shares granted by founder and Chief Executive Officer Venkata S. Meenavalli, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said in a statement Friday.
Originally designed for use by insiders of the issuer, such as major shareholders who own
unregistered shares acquired directly from the issuer, but now expanded to allow issuers to use the process.
The company announced in August that it sold 1.5 million
unregistered shares to a private investor who is also a current shareholder at a price of $ 2.10 per share, for aggregate consideration of $ 3.15 million.
In 2016, BlackRock, the sponsor of the gold ETF iShares Gold Trust (IAU) sold $ 296 million in
unregistered shares of an exchange - traded fund.
Investors who bought and resold
the unregistered shares may have the right to sue for damages and interest.
The company in August sold 1.5 million
unregistered shares to a private investor who is also a current shareholder at a price of $ 2.10 per share, for aggregate consideration of $ 3.15 million.
Not exact matches
An SEC's order found that Merrill Lynch sold almost three million
shares of Longtop Financial Technological Limited's securities into the market despite red flags indicating that the sales could be part of an unlawful
unregistered distribution.
In addition, the Company issued
unregistered warrants to purchase a total of 2,660,000
shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $ 2.00 per
share.
In addition, the Company will issue
unregistered warrants to purchase a total of 2,660,000
shares of Common Stock at a fixed exercise price of $ 2.00 per
share.
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In the Market Lofts case, the
shared facilities agreement specifically contemplated an
unregistered lien arising in the event of default in payment of any amounts owing under the agreement.