AgriFORCE Reports on Ongoing Investigation into Potentially Improper and Illegal Trading Activity in the Company’s Common Stock
24 January 2023 - 12:30AM
GlobeNewswire Inc.
AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. (“the Company”) (NASDAQ:
AGRI; AGRIW), an intellectual property (IP)-focused agtech
company dedicated to advancing sustainable cultivation practices
and food and plant products, today provided a report on its ongoing
investigation into potentially improper and/or illegal trading
activities, including naked short selling, of the Company’s common
stock.
On November 15, 2022, the Company engaged Shareholder
Intelligence Services, LLC ("ShareIntel") to utilize their
patented, proprietary service offerings to obtain share trading
analytic metrics designed to help coordinate, monitor and enhance
corporate governance, shareholder communication, regulatory
compliance and surveillance of trading in the Company’s shares in
an effort to allow Company to better monitor trading activity,
including potential violations of SEC Regulation SHO, which governs
stock and option share locate, close out and fail to deliver
requirements.
Based on an initial analysis of the Company’s historic stock
trading activity, the Company believes that it may have been the
target of market manipulation and potentially illegal trading
activities, including naked short selling of its stock. As such,
the Company is exploring all of its potential options and
remedies.
About Shareholder Intelligence Services,
LLC
ShareIntel is a compliance driven SAAS retained by public
companies to obtain, aggregate, track and analyze shareholder
trading and settlement data. This patented process is managed
through its “Data Repository Information Link” system DRIL-Down™.
The ShareIntel solution empowers public company CEO's, CFO’s,
IRO’s, Corporate Secretaries & General Council with tools and
analysis to help better manage investment banking, investor
relations, shareholder outreach efforts and more. ShareIntel
provides actionable intelligence, which enables public company
officers and directors to fulfill fiduciary best practices.
ABOUT AGRIFORCE
AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: AGRI; AGRIW) is an
agtech company focused on building an integrated agtech platform
that combines the best technology, intellectual property and
knowledge to solve an urgent problem – providing the best solutions
to help drive sustainable crops and nutritious food for people
around the world. The AgriFORCE vision is to be a global leader in
delivering plant-based foods and products through an advanced and
sustainable agtech platform that makes positive change in the
world—from seed to table. Additional information about AgriFORCE is
available at: www.agriforcegs.com.
Follow AgriFORCE on Twitter: @agriforcegsFollow AgriFORCE on
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than
statements of historical facts included in this press release may
constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of
future performance, condition or results and involve a number of
risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of
factors, including those described from time to time in our filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and elsewhere. The
Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement
made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date of this press release. This announcement is for informational
purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy securities of the issuer. Any offer
to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy securities of the issuer
may only be made pursuant to a valid prospectus pursuant to an
effective registration statement or pursuant to a valid exemption
from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Company Contact:Ian PedersenTel: (604)
757-0952Email: ipedersen@agriforcegs.com
Investor Relations:Crescendo Communications,
LLCDavid Waldman/Alexandra SchiltTel: (212) 671-1021Email:
AGRI@crescendo-ir.com
Media Relations:PeppercommHannah RobbinsTel:
(415) 633-3205Email: AgriFORCE@peppercomm.com
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