ROSEN, GLOBAL INVESTOR COUNSEL, Continues its Investigation of Securities Claims Against Huazhu Group Limited – HTHT
Rosen Law Firm is investigating potential securities claims for shareholders of Huazhu Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT) due to allegations of misleading business information. A report by Bonitas Research accused Huazhu of falsifying ownership of its hotel portfolio and concealing operating expenses, resulting in inflated profits. The report calculated RMB 2 billion (approximately US$ 300 million) of fake profits on Huazhu's financial statements. Following these allegations, Huazhu's American depositary share price dropped over 3.6%, closing at $40.48 per ADS, affecting investors.
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- Allegations of materially misleading business information affecting shareholder trust.
- Accusations of falsifying hotel ownership and inflating profits by RMB 2 billion (US$ 300 million).
- A significant stock drop of over 3.6%, closing at $40.48 per ADS, injuring investors.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues its investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Huazhu Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT) resulting from allegations that Huazhu Group may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
On September 21, 2020, the investment analyst Bonitas Research issued a report on the Company which alleged that Huazhu Group “lied about the ownership of its hotel portfolio to produce fake financials.” The report also stated that Bonitas’ “fieldwork” “confirmed that Huazhu secretly supported operating costs of franchisee hotels owned by undisclosed current Huazhu employees & other undisclosed related parties (‘off-book hotels’).” Bonitas further asserted that it “believe[s] that Huazhu concealed operating expenses using undisclosed related party transactions to artificially inflate Huazhu’s reported profits[,]” and that it “calculate[s] that Huazhu’s fake profits manifested as RMB 2 billion (US
On this news, Huazhu Group’s American depositary share ("ADS") price fell
Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action lawsuit to recover losses suffered by Huazhu Group’s investors. If you purchased ADSs of Huazhu Group, please visit the firm’s website at http://www.rosenlegal.com/cases-register-1949.html to join the class action. You may also contact Phillip Kim of Rosen Law Firm toll free at 866-767-3653 or via email at pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com.
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