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Jun/12

7

$40 million Accomodations Fund for Facebook (FB) IPO Approved by NASDQ

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 It was announced this week that the boards of NASDAQ OMX Group and The NASDAQ Stock Market are seeking a review by the Securities and Exchange Commission of a one-time voluntary accommodations program for members who were disadvantaged by technical problems that happened during the Facebook (FB) IPO on May 18. The technical problems have been remedied according to an article from streetinsider.com.
The NASDAQ OMX Group Board has approved a voluntary accommodations fund of approximately $40 million. Under this new proposal approximately $13.7 million would be paid in cash to member firms. The balance would then e credited to the members to reduce the trading costs, with all benefits expected within six months for the vast majority of firms.The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has agreed to evaluate claims submitted by firms under the voluntary accommodations program. NASDAQ OMX has issued an Equity Trader Alert advising members on how to request accommodations.

The members will qualify for accommodations if:

  1. They were directly disadvantaged because of technical problems on the part of NASDAQ prior to the start of  trading at 11:30 a.m.; and that
  2. They were uncertain regarding their IPO cross position.

This program will provide accommodations involving 3 kinds of orders that were placed during the IPO cross:

  • Sells priced at $42 or less that didn’t execute
  • Sells priced at $42 or less executed at an inferior price
  • Buys priced at $42 that executed in the cross but not immediately confirmed

This will not be made available for losses that resulted from affirmative decisions by members, or in cases where members told investors that unconfirmed trades had been executed.

If you or a family member sustained investment losses due to your stock broker or financial advisor’s recommendations in Facebook (FB) stock, call Securities Lawyer, Lars K. Soreide, of Soreide Law Group, PLLC, for a no cost consultation on how to potentially recover your Facebook losses. To speak with an attorney please call 888-760-6552, or visit: http://www.securitieslawyer.com.

Soreide Law Group, PLLC., representing investors nationwide before FINRA the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

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May/12

23

Facebook and Banks Sued

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As of today, Facebook (FB) shares have fallen roughly 18.4 percent from their $38 IPO price, within the first three days of trading, reducing the value of stock sold in the IPO by more than $2.9 billion.

It was announced that Facebook, Inc., Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, and the banks, including Morgan Stanley, are being sued by shareholders,  claiming the defendants hid Facebook’s weakened growth forecasts ahead of its $16 billion initial public offering.

One lawsuit, was filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan today, Wednesday, May 23, 2012, and another yesterday,Tuesday, May 22, 2012, in a California state court.

The New York complaint stated, “The value of Facebook common stock has declined substantially and plaintiffs and the class have sustained damages as a result.”

Shareholders in the New York case said research analysts at several underwriters had lowered their business forecasts for Facebook during the IPO process. They said that these changes were “selectively disclosed by defendants to certain preferred investors” rather than to the general public.

The defendants were accused of allegedly concealing from investors during the IPO marketing process “a severe and pronounced reduction” in revenue growth forecasts, resulting from increased use of its app or website through mobile devices.

“The value of Facebook common stock has declined substantially and plaintiffs and the class have sustained damages as a result,” the complaint said.

Securities Lawyer, Lars K. Soreide, of Soreide Law Group, PLLC, has represented clients nationwide. If you or a family member have sustained investment losses due to your stock broker or financial advisor’s recommendations in Facebook (FB) stock, call for a free consultation on how to potentially recover your losses. To speak with an attorney call 888-760-6552, or visit our website at: http://www.securitieslawyer.com.

Soreide Law Group, PLLC., representing investors nationwide before FINRA the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

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May/12

21

Is the Facebook Bubble About to Burst?

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Soreide Law Group is currently investigating claims against brokers who have over concentrated their clients into Facebook stock.

Amazingly, Facebook’s p/e (Price to Earnings) ratio is 105 to 1.  Consider for a moment that a fairly valued stock is normally around 15 to 1.  Apple, for example, is 13 to 1, Microsoft is 11 to 1, Hewlett-Packard 7.7 to 1. 

Some big investors are selling off earlier than expected, uncomfortable about the Facebook bubble about to burst.

Facebook is unconventional.  It makes its money from advertising, not users.  The users don’t have to buy anything to use the product.  They can just basically ‘hang out’ on Facebook all day, and not pay a thing. Allegedly, advertisers are getting disillusioned. GM recently discontinued much of its Facebook advertising allegedly because of its lack of effectiveness.

The day Facebook went public they were sued by users for $15 billion allegedly for invasion of privacy for tracking their online usage, even after they logged off of Facebook.  How will this affect the company?

Securities Lawyer, Lars K. Soreide, of Soreide Law Group, PLLC, has represented clients nationwide. If you or a family member have sustained investment losses due to your stock broker or financial advisor’s recommendations in Facebook stock, call for a free consultation on how to potentially recover your losses. To speak with an attorney call 888-760-6552, or visit our website at:  http://www.securitieslawyer.com.

Soreide Law Group, PLLC., representing investors nationwide before FINRA the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

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