Posted on 09/21/2020 5:57:50 AM PDT by Red Badger
London (CNN Business)Nikola founder Trevor Milton has stepped down as executive chairman after a short seller accused the hydrogen and electric truck startup of misleading investors and overstating the value of a business deal. Milton has also resigned from the company's board, Nikola said in a statement on Sunday. The company has previously denied the allegations and threatened legal action against the research company that made them. Stephen Girsky, a former vice chairman of General Motors (GM) and current board member at Nikola, will take over as chairman with immediate effect. "The focus should be on the company and its world-changing mission, not me. I intend to defend myself against false accusations leveled against me by outside detractors," Milton said in a statement posted on Twitter.
Hindenburg Research, which makes money by betting against companies, published a report earlier this month alleging a range of misdeeds at Nikola, including that Milton presented a prototype truck as being closer to market than it was. The report also said that Nikola mischaracterized a business deal as being worth more than it was. Shares in the company have dropped by more than 19% since the report was published by Hindenburg. They fell as much as 24% in premarket trade on Monday. "These allegations by the short seller are false and misleading, and designed to manipulate the market to profit from a manufactured decline in Nikola's stock price," Nikola said earlier this month in response to a number of Hindenburg allegations. Nikola said it has hired a law firm to explore legal action against Hindenburg and that it plans to bring the matter before the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
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wow that was fast!
Probably heading for Uruguay.....................
Is the company named due to Nikola Tesla?
Yes, unfortunately.................
Blasphemy!
If they enjoy shady business practices, they should be called Edison.
lol, well played
Or Paraguay or Chadguay or . . . one of them guays.
These types always have ‘Get out of Dodge!’ plans......................
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