A number of law firms have filed legal suits, or commenced investigations, against New York-listed Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (Aegean) on behalf of investors after the firm announced a $200 million account discrepancy on Monday.
Share prices of Aegean fell $2.03 from $2.85 per share on June 4, 2018 to $0.82 per share on June 5, 2018 representing a decline of about 71% on Tuesday, after the announcement.
To date, the current firms investigating Aegean are:
A class action complaint filed by Levi & Korsinsky at the United States District Court Southern District of New York named Aegean ex-CEO and President Nikolas Tavarios and ex-CFO Spyros Gianniotis as defendants of the claim.
According to the complaint, each of the individual defendants:
A timeline-accurate list of events preceding the current development can be found below:
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Published: 6 June, 2018
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