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Rule 105 typically prohibits short selling a stock within five business days of participating in an offering for that same stock. Such dual activity typically results in illicit profits for the trader while reducing the offering proceeds for a company by artificially depressing the market price shortly before the company prices the stock. The SEC’s investigations in the current round found that 6 firms engaged in short selling of particular stocks shortly before they bought shares from an underwriter, broker, or dealer participating in a follow-on public offering. Each firm has agreed to settle the SEC’s charges and pay a combined total of more than $2.5 million in disgorgement, interest, and penalties.
The six settlements announced today involved the following entities:
Auriga Global Investors, Sociedad de Valores, S.A. – The Spain-based firm agreed to pay disgorgement of $436,940.52, prejudgment interest of $2,184.70, and a penalty of $179,277.28.
Harvest Capital Strategies LLC – The California-based firm agreed to pay disgorgement of $18,835, prejudgment interest of $619.28, and a penalty of $65,000.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. – The New York-based firm agreed to pay disgorgement of $662,763, prejudgment interest of $56,758.40, and a penalty of $364,689.
Omega Advisors, Inc. – The New York-based firm agreed to pay disgorgement of $68,340, prejudgment interest of $686.58, and a penalty of $65,000.
Sabby Management LLC – New Jersey-based firm agreed to pay disgorgement of $184,747.10, prejudgment interest of $2,331.51, and a penalty of $91,669.95.
War Chest Capital Partners LLC – The New York-based firm agreed to pay disgorgement of $179,516, prejudgment interest of $22,302.02, and a penalty of $150,000.
In the initiative’s initial round in 2013, enforcement actions were brought against 23 firms and resulted in more than $14.4 million in monetary sanctions. Less