Getty Images Takeover Bid Was 'Old-Fashioned Pump-And-Dump Scheme,' Finds SEC: Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty
Getty Images Takeover Bid Was 'Old-Fashioned Pump-And-Dump Scheme,' Finds SEC: Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday charged Massachusetts man Robert Scott Murray, and his company, Trillium Capital LLC, with a fraudulent scheme to manipulate the stock price of Getty Images Holdings Inc (NYSE:GETY).
美国证券交易委员会（SEC）周五指控马萨诸塞州男子罗伯特·斯科特·默雷（Robert Scott Murray）及其公司Trillium Capital LLC欺诈性操纵Getty Images Holdings Inc（纽约证券交易所：GETY）的股票价格。
What Happened: The SEC accused Murray and Trillium of orchestrating a fraudulent scheme to inflate the stock price of Getty Images by falsely announcing a buyout offer from Trillium.
事件经过：SEC指控Murray和Trillium通过虚假宣布收购报价来捏造Getty Images的股票价格。
The SEC's complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, alleges that Murray and Trillium issued press releases in early April 2023, urging Getty Images to either sell itself or add Murray to its board of directors.
SEC的控诉文件提交至马萨诸塞州联邦地区法院，称Murray和Trillium在2023年4月初发布新闻稿，敦促Getty Images要么出售自己，要么将Murray任命为其董事会成员。
When these releases failed to significantly impact the stock price, Murray allegedly devised a plan to inflate the stock price by announcing a fake buyout offer for $10 a share, or twice Getty's closing price the prior trading day, causing Getty's stock prices to rise.
当这些新闻稿未能对股票价格产生显著影响时，Murray据称想出了一种方案，通过宣布10美元每股的假收购报价，即前一个交易日Getty股票收盘价的两倍，导致Getty的股票价格上涨，以推高股票价格。
SEC termed the offer "false and misleading" and said that Murray and Trillium never had the intention to buy the company and made no genuine effort to fund the proposed transaction. Murray started liquidating his Getty stock immediately after the announcement, without waiting for Getty's response, it said.
SEC称该收购报价为“虚假且误导性”，并表示Murray和Trillium从未有意购买该公司并且没有真正努力筹集拟议交易的资金。据称Murray在公告发布后立即开始清算他的Getty股票，而不是等待Getty的回应。
"Murray claimed that his buyout proposal could create real value for Getty shareholders," said Mark Cave, Associate Director in the SEC's Division of Enforcement, in a statement. "But we allege that, in the end, Murray leveraged his professional credentials to orchestrate an old-fashioned pump-and-dump scheme, disguised as shareholder activism."
SEC执法部门副主任马克·凯夫（Mark Cave）在一份声明中表示：“Murray声称他的收购提案可以为Getty的股东创造真正的价值，但是我们声称，最终，Murray利用他的专业资质来策划一次伪造股东行动的泵和倾销计划。”
Why It Matters: To resolve SEC's charges of violating antifraud provisions, Murray and Trillium have agreed to a judgment that permanently prohibits them from future violations of certain federal securities laws, bars Murray from serving as an officer or director of a public company, and restricts them from participating in certain securities-related conduct.
为解决SEC的欺诈指控，Murray和Trillium同意判决，永久禁止他们违反某些联邦证券法，禁止Murray担任公开公司的高级职务或董事，并限制他们参与某些证券相关的行为。
The SEC's charges against Murray and Trillium come together with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announcing criminal charges against Murray.
SEC对Murray和Trillium的指控与马萨诸塞州的联邦检察官办公室宣布对Murray提出刑事指控一起。
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