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NanoSignal Stockholder Sues Major Wall Street Institutions for ``Counterfeiting'' Shares ( )
LAS VEGAS, Aug 31, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A lawsuit filed in Las Vegas County Court today by a major stockholder in NanoSignal Corporation (OTC:NNOS) alleges that a group of major Wall Street institutions has systematically damaged the market for the stock of NNOS and many other companies by flooding the market with fraudulently manufactured, virtually counterfeit shares.
By mis-using its "Stock Borrow Program" for the personal profit of its members, rather than the purposes for which it was originally established in 1981, New York's Depository Trust Company (DTC) has created artificial shares in NNOS and other publicly-traded companies, the lawsuit (Case No. A491236) filed by Las Vegas resident Gary W. Walters claims.
One defendant in the lawsuit, Jersey City-based stockbroker Knight Trading Group, Inc. is presently "short" 447 million shares of NNOS, Mr. Walters' lawsuit alleges. That's more than double the number of NNOS legitimately issued and outstanding shares. This is only possible because DTC and its National Securities Clearing Corporation subsidiary (NSCC) have created hundreds of millions of "counterfeit" electronic shares that don't actually exist, Walters says.
The market value of NanoSignal's shares has been reduced by these illegal practices, Mr. Walters' lawsuit states, and he seeks to recover his damages from the defendants in this suit. "I believe that investors in many other companies have been hurt by the conduct of these defendants," Mr. Walters states. "I hope that my lawsuit will remind them once again that in all of their activities, the financial institutions that comprise Wall Street must always put the interests of the small investor first. If my suit prevails, Wall Street will have to undergo a major paradigm shift."
Commenting upon the merits of Mr. Walters' lawsuit, NanoSignal's chairman, Dr. Rupert Perrin, a two-time Nobel Prize nominee, stated that "the conduct of these institutions, abusing their positions of trust to profit from their fraudulently-obtained short positions at the expense of thousands of small investors, is irresponsible and despicable. I expect that this suit will teach them the lesson that they deserve."
NOTE: This press release contains statements that may constitute forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and involve a number of uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently expressed in any such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements herein speak only as of the date of this press release. NanoSignal does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by it or on behalf of NanoSignal. This report has been compiled from information provided by NanoSignal Corporation (NanoSignal" or the "Company"). This report is published solely for information purposes, and is not to be construed as an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy any security in any state or other jurisdiction. Investment in the securities of the Company should only be considered by persons who are aware of, suited to, and able to bear the risks involved. The Company's investor relations representative and/or its officers, directors or principal stockholders may, from time to time, have a long or short position in the securities of this Company. The investor relations representative is a paid consultant to the Company. Further information with respect to any matter discussed in this report is available upon request. In compliance with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, NanoSignal notes that the statements contained in this report that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements that are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties. NanoSignal wishes to caution readers of this report that these risks and uncertainties may cause NanoSignal's actual results to differ materially from those that may be implied by any forward-looking statements made it, or on its behalf. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, general economic and business conditions affecting the demand for NanoSignal's services, competition from existing and future technologies, the possible unavailability of financing on favorable terms, and many other factors.
SOURCE: NanoSignal Corporation
CONTACT: Princeton Research, Inc. for NanoSignal Mr. Mike King, 702-650-3000 (Investor Relations)
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NanoSignal Stockholder Sues Major Wall Street Institutions for ``Counterfeiting'' Shares ( )
LAS VEGAS, Aug 31, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A lawsuit filed in Las Vegas County Court today by a major stockholder in NanoSignal Corporation (OTC:NNOS) alleges that a group of major Wall Street institutions has systematically damaged the market for the stock of NNOS and many other companies by flooding the market with fraudulently manufactured, virtually counterfeit shares.
By mis-using its "Stock Borrow Program" for the personal profit of its members, rather than the purposes for which it was originally established in 1981, New York's Depository Trust Company (DTC) has created artificial shares in NNOS and other publicly-traded companies, the lawsuit (Case No. A491236) filed by Las Vegas resident Gary W. Walters claims.
One defendant in the lawsuit, Jersey City-based stockbroker Knight Trading Group, Inc. is presently "short" 447 million shares of NNOS, Mr. Walters' lawsuit alleges. That's more than double the number of NNOS legitimately issued and outstanding shares. This is only possible because DTC and its National Securities Clearing Corporation subsidiary (NSCC) have created hundreds of millions of "counterfeit" electronic shares that don't actually exist, Walters says.
The market value of NanoSignal's shares has been reduced by these illegal practices, Mr. Walters' lawsuit states, and he seeks to recover his damages from the defendants in this suit. "I believe that investors in many other companies have been hurt by the conduct of these defendants," Mr. Walters states. "I hope that my lawsuit will remind them once again that in all of their activities, the financial institutions that comprise Wall Street must always put the interests of the small investor first. If my suit prevails, Wall Street will have to undergo a major paradigm shift."
Commenting upon the merits of Mr. Walters' lawsuit, NanoSignal's chairman, Dr. Rupert Perrin, a two-time Nobel Prize nominee, stated that "the conduct of these institutions, abusing their positions of trust to profit from their fraudulently-obtained short positions at the expense of thousands of small investors, is irresponsible and despicable. I expect that this suit will teach them the lesson that they deserve."
NOTE: This press release contains statements that may constitute forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and involve a number of uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently expressed in any such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements herein speak only as of the date of this press release. NanoSignal does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by it or on behalf of NanoSignal. This report has been compiled from information provided by NanoSignal Corporation (NanoSignal" or the "Company"). This report is published solely for information purposes, and is not to be construed as an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy any security in any state or other jurisdiction. Investment in the securities of the Company should only be considered by persons who are aware of, suited to, and able to bear the risks involved. The Company's investor relations representative and/or its officers, directors or principal stockholders may, from time to time, have a long or short position in the securities of this Company. The investor relations representative is a paid consultant to the Company. Further information with respect to any matter discussed in this report is available upon request. In compliance with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, NanoSignal notes that the statements contained in this report that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements that are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties. NanoSignal wishes to caution readers of this report that these risks and uncertainties may cause NanoSignal's actual results to differ materially from those that may be implied by any forward-looking statements made it, or on its behalf. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, general economic and business conditions affecting the demand for NanoSignal's services, competition from existing and future technologies, the possible unavailability of financing on favorable terms, and many other factors.
SOURCE: NanoSignal Corporation
CONTACT: Princeton Research, Inc. for NanoSignal Mr. Mike King, 702-650-3000 (Investor Relations)
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