钛媒体注:浑水做空网秦仍在发酵。虽然网秦一直否认和驳斥浑水,但都没驳到点上,缺乏有力的事实回击,甚至还用新的谎言去圆谎,美国诉讼也紧跟其上了。(参考钛媒体此前文章《再问网秦造假,粉饰与谎言都非正途》)
10月29日,浑水再次发布报告,反驳网秦十大谎言(由新浪科技翻译的报告内容摘要),其中也涵盖了钛媒体此前总结的网秦回应漏洞:
而就在浑水发布再次反驳网秦报告的同时,美国投资者们也开始马不停地地忙起了诉讼索赔准备。10月29日,美国罗森律师事务所(The Rosen Law Firm, P.A.)向美国法院正式递交了诉讼申请。律所方面称,已代表自2011年5月5日至2013年10月24日期间购买网秦(NYSE: NQ)股票、期权的全体投资者,以网秦违反联邦证券相关法律为由,向美国纽约南区联邦地区法院提起诉讼,要求其赔偿“因欺诈而造成的投资损失”。
据介绍,罗森的诉讼依据,正是基于浑水24日发布的关于网秦公司财务信息造假的报告,基本事实包括:
而此次诉讼涉及的被告,不仅包括网秦公司及其高管,还包括为网秦欺诈行为、不实财务状况“背书”并提供误导性信息的相关金融机构。
好玩的是,几乎就在同时,网秦昨天也通过网络媒体透露,其已经在中国起诉了浑水。注意,是在中国,不是他上市所在地美国,也不是浑水所在地美国,也不是起被起诉“欺诈”的美国。
来认识一下这家罗森律所:公开资料显示,罗森律所总部位于纽约,是全美名列前茅的律师事务所,专门代理因公司欺诈、违反信托责任以及其他不当财务行为而受损的个人、基金相关诉讼。前不久美股上市企业中石油(NYSE:PTR)高管未能向投资者披露其内部腐败问题的集体诉讼,正是由这家律所代理。
早在浑水出具报告的第一天,10月25日,美国罗森律师事务(Rosen Law Firm)即向钛媒体确认,他们正接受华尔街投资者委托,对网秦进行调查。而且很快还将对网秦展开集体诉讼(Class Action),起诉网秦证券欺诈。
据钛媒体了解,除罗森律师事务所外,还有其他一些美国律所正在着手准备对网秦发起集体诉讼。罗森律所在多起中概股被集体诉讼的案件中,都担任了原告首席律所。钛媒体第一时间对该律所创始人Laurence Rosen进行了独家专访,Rosen先生披露了有关该诉讼的一些基本情况,并坦言中国市场潜能无限,但美国投资者“进入中国”的需求被欺诈者滥用是法律所不能允许的。之后的相关进展未来也还将通过钛媒体第一时间传递给公众。关于本次诉讼的相关信息,我们再以专访对话形式展示如下:
采访对象:劳伦斯.罗森 (Laurence Rosen)罗森律师事务所 律师
采访人: 赵何娟 钛媒体 编辑
1、问:针对网秦安全的指控,起诉案由主要是什么?
答:首先,网秦的财务信息的披露不准确,即公司的收入和盈利信息都存在谎报和造假。而其通过重重阴谋设计的最大的所谓“客户”,其实就是自己本身。此外,网秦的产品功用也十分可疑,其现金收支情况更值得商榷。
我们的核心证据是网秦所谓的虚假销售以及产品的功用漏洞。不过,考虑到调查仍在初始阶段,这一切都可能存在变数。
2、问:罗森律所是从何时起关注网秦的?
答:我们很早以前就注意到这家公司的不良信息了,不过从最近收到的报告、申诉越来越多,我们也越来越关注这家公司。
3、问:您怎么看浑水此次做空报告所披露的事实?
答:根据我们律所初步审查,该指控看起来是合理的。做空机构浑水(Muddy Waters)拥有公认的良好职业操守。
4、问:请问集体诉讼的程序会是怎么样的?
答:我们的目的主要是帮助普通的股民,可能还包括那些购买摩根士丹利最近推出的可换股债券的人们。一旦立案,蒙受损失的投资者们就可以保护他们的权益。
如果其他类似案件也得以立案,股东们就无需去签署每一起类似案件了。只要他们签署了一个案件,则意味着签署了所有案件将被合并成一个案件,法院将任命一家首席律师事务所全权负责该案件。投资者可通过诉讼索赔,这样的案件平均会持续2-3年。
该案件的目标是帮助股东们获得金钱上的补偿。此案以胜诉费为基础,这意味着股东们不需要自掏腰包支付律师费。我们只收取股东们所获得的金钱赔偿额的百分比费用。法官将决定百分比的数值,但其最多为赔偿额的1/3 。
如果案件失败,股东们无需不负责律师费或其他费用。股东们毫无损失。我们律所曾在多个涉及在美上市企业诉讼案件中被任命为首席原告律所。
5、问:如果浑水的指控是成立的,那么网秦将面临的最严重的处罚是什么?
答:我们只能寻求现金上的赔偿。具体的惩罚和可能的指控都将只能由美国政府负责裁决。需要美国证监会SEC的调查和处理结果。目前还无法预料美国证监会将何时介入对网秦涉嫌欺诈案的调查,但是给投资者造成重大损失,一定会让证监会关注到本案的严重性。
6、问:您如何看到近年来如此多中国公司在美国被起诉?
答:中国是一个大市场,美国投资者意识到其潜能无限。也正是基于此,美国投资者对于“进入中国”有很大需求。
显然,不是每家中国公司都是诈骗公司,有很多中国上市公司都是实事求是的。然而,正是因为投资者对“进入中国”有如此大的需求,做出欺诈行为的主体也必然是尝试利用了这一点。
参考阅读相关钛媒体其他独家分析:
附:钛媒体专访的英文原文概略,供参考:
NQ's financial disclosures are inaccurate, namely that NQ's revenue and earnings are misstated as their largest customer through various machinations is itself. It's product is of questionable utility, and its cash balances are questionable.
Key facts are the alleged false sales to related party and utility of the product. But given the investigation is early that may change.
2. when did you start to pay attention to NQ? What's your impression of it?
We had seen adverse information about this company in the past, but the recent reports focused more attention to it. Difficult to predict criteria on when the sec will investigate, but investor losses and whether a matter is hit profile will certainly attract the sec's attention.
3. what's your opinion on the facts revealed by MW this time?
Based on our initial review the allegations appear to be legitimate. Muddy Waters also has a good track record.
4. Can you introduce to us the Procedure of the class action in detail?
We anticipate filing a case very shortly to include common stock holders and potentially those purchases from Morgan Stanley's recent convertible debt offering. Once a case is filed, shareholders with material losses should contact a law firm to protect their rights. If other similar cases are filed, shareholders need not sign up for every single case. As long as they are signed up with one case they are in all the cases. The cases will be combined into one case and the court will appoint a lead law firm to head the case. Cases like this can last 2-3 years on average.
The goal of the case is to obtain monetary recovery for shareholders.
The case is on a contingency fee basis, meaning shareholders need not pay attorney's fees out of their pocket. We only get paid a percentage of what is recovered for shareholders as our fee. The judge will decide percentages, but the maximum is 1/3 the recovery. If the case is no successful, the shareholders are not responsible for attorneys' fees or costs. There is nothing to lose for shareholders. Our firm has been appointed lead counsel in a number of cases involving Chinese companies in the US.
5. If MW's reveal is true, what'll be the most seveal/worst punishment to NQ?
We can only seek money damages. Penalties and potential criminal actions can only be commenced by the US Government.
6. what do you think of so many Chinese companies being sued in the U.S.?
China is a big market and US investors realize there is tremendous growth there. So there is a large demand from US investors to "be in China." Obviously not every Chinese company is fraudulent and there are plenty of Chinese companies listed in the US that do the right things. However, whenever there is such a large demand for investors to "be in China" fraudsters will try to exploit that.
美国媒体,雅虎财经也在第一时间发布的“投资者风险警示”中公布了此次集体诉讼的详细信息,并鼓励股民参与集体诉讼。相关进展,钛媒体还将第一时间继续关注。
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