The Law Office of Robbins Umeda LLP Announces an Investigation of RINO International Corporation
30 November 2010 - 11:15AM
Business Wire
Robbins Umeda LLP has commenced an investigation into possible
breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of the law by
certain officers and directors at RINO International Corporation
("RINO") (NASDAQ:RINO). RINO, through its subsidiaries, designs,
manufactures, installs, and services wastewater treatment and flue
gas desulphurization equipment primarily for use in China's iron
and steel industry. RINO was incorporated in 1984 and is
headquartered in Dalian, the People's Republic of China.
Our investigation concerns whether certain of RINO's officers
and directors failed to disclose that the company's financial
results were inflated and inconsistent with results reported by
RINO to tax authorities in China. As a result of the inflation, the
company was apparently able to consummate a registered direct
offering of nearly 3.3 million shares of its common stock at $30.75
per share in December 2009. In addition, our investigation concerns
whether certain of RINO's officers and directors breached their
fiduciary duty by allowing the Company to report revenue for the
2008 and 2009 fiscal years based on contracts that RINO never
entered into.
On November 10, 2010, Muddy Waters, LLC posted a report about
RINO's business practices, claiming that RINO had inflated revenue
and allowed management to use the company's money to buy a luxury
home in Orange County, California. Muddy Waters, LLC also reported
a large discrepancy between RINO's revenue of $192.6 million
reported in its fiscal 2009 Form 10-K filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, and its revenue of $11 million
reported in its annual report for fiscal 2009 filed with the China
State Administration of Industry and Commerce. Upon this news,
RINO's stock dropped approximately 15% from a closing price of
$13.18 per share on November 10, 2010, to a closing price of $11.10
on November 11, 2010.
Then, on November 18, 2010, RINO concluded that previously
issued financial statements for its fiscal years ended December 31,
2008 and 2009, and previously issued financial statements for the
periods March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010,
should no longer be relied on because the Company did not enter
into two contracts for which it has reported revenue for during the
2008 and 2009 fiscal years.
If you are a shareholder of RINO, plan to continue to hold your
shares, and would like more information about your rights as a
shareholder, please contact attorney Gregory E. Del Gaizo at
800-350-6003 or by e-mail at info@robbinsumeda.com.
Robbins Umeda LLP represents individual and institutional
shareholders in derivative, direct, and class action lawsuits. The
law firm's litigation teams include former federal prosecutors,
former defense counsel from top multinational corporate law firms,
and career shareholder rights lawyers. For more information, please
go to http://www.robbinsumeda.com.
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