Quote: (09-27-2018 06:18 PM)Cobra Wrote:
Quote: (09-27-2018 05:41 PM)frozen-ace Wrote:
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against Musk for securities fraud relating to his “take Tesla private, funding secured” tweet.
The lawsuit seeks to ban Musk from serving as an officer or director of a publicly traded company. Ouch.
He’s toxic now. He’s fucked. If the Tesla board doesn’t do anything they could be subject to shareholder lawsuits. Board members actually need to carry millions in liability insurance and it can be risky business being on a board. I think it was WorldCom where the board members were sued for lack of oversight and the settlement was around $10 million ABOVE their insurance liability so the board members had to personally pay for the settlement. I would be surprised if the board doesn’t take action and remove him as an officer.
There is a legal classification for officer / named executive and just because you get “demoted” doesn’t mean you no longer have power or influence. There was even one of the key players in the Enron scandal who specifically was employed below the threshold of named officer just so he would not be subject to the proxy filings so he could engage in “transactions” without having to publicly file them.
Musk complaint-
https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-219
Actual filing. Bottom of page 21 shows the relief sought including the ban on employment as an officer or director-
https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaint...18-219.pdf
He fucked up as soon as he was a dick to the analysts in the earnings call in a previous quarter. You don't fuck with the analysts. You want those guys on your fucking side as a public company. They are the ones that help with the "image" of the company and how everyone sees it. The more respectful you are, the better the narrative (even if the company is falling apart). The more of a dick you are, the more likely they won't do shit for your image (even if the company is doing well). The SEC regulators watch the analysts, not the financials. Just an inside tidbit.
Youre right about needing the analysts in your corner but this appears to be more than that. His claim to have "the financing in place" to take the co private when in fact he didn't would be blatant manipulation through misrepresentation. Whoever bought stock based on that info lost money...and THAT is what pisses people off more than anything
He's gonna have to prove up that he had legitimate reason to believe he could finance it. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out as I dont think he'll go down without a fight or step away.
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