Nikola se enfrente esta semana a su fundador, Trevor Melton, Quin Feu Condenado por Fraud de Valores el ano pasado, luego de que instó a otros accionistas a rechazar los últimos efortios del fabricante de camonies eléctricos fondo para recau.
Melton, who owns around 7 percent of the company, making him the Major shareholder of Nikola, said on Instagram last month that he had voted against the company’s proposal to double the number of shares it can issue. . The anime A Otros Collaboradores is the same. Nikola set the 5th of July as the deadline for shareholders to agree on new actions.
“The company does not need new actions, it needs a new leadership,” said Melton in his publication on June 15.
The battle erupted after the company failed to obtain the support of the shareholders for the issue of shares in its annual meeting in June. Nikola dijo que si la majoria no vota por las nuevas acciones, su posición de liquidity puede verse afectada.
Nikola’s stock price closed at $1.38 on June 30, down from $4.72 a year earlier. In 2020, the company alardeó briefly de una valuation más alta que Ford antes de caer en picado después de que un informe de un vendeur en corto llamado Hindenburg Research qualified the company de “fraude sofificoso”.
Last year, Nikola had to extend the voting after his annual meeting to get the support of investors to issue more shares. Hooray,”[shareholders] “Tal vez esté molesto porque tuvenor que lidiar con varias rondas de dilución y dejar caer el pie colectivo”, dijo Michael Chlesky, director gerente de da Davidson.
Nikola refused to comment, but said last month that Melton violated the separation agreement by urging shareholders to vote against the company’s intentions.
El Abogado de Milton, Mark Mucasey, dijo que su cliente se negó a commentar. Melton, who must be sentenced on September 22, could not be contacted independently to obtain a response.
El Quinto Mayor Açionista de Nicola, El Norwegian Oil Fund de 1,3 billions de dolares, Dijo en un communicado al Financial Times que habiya votado a favor de las acciones adicionales.
La empresa tiene más de 700.000 accionistas individuales, lo que le difficile conseguir los votos necesarios. Aunke s il mayor acionista de nicola, milton no puede blockware porsai solo los eforts de la empresa por emitir acciones.
If the shareholders do not approve the new actions before the 5th of July, Schlesky said, the company could try to extend the voting period again. “Eventually necesitaran nuevo capital”, dijo. “Es justo decir que el dinero sigue ardiendo”
Las nuevas empressas de vehículos eléctricas, including Nikola, attracted a significant investment several years ago when many of them went public with vehicles for special purposes. Desde Antones, Mueux Han Experimentado La Realidad de la Industrializacion a Gran Escala. Rivian, which has the mayor’s market capitalization of new operators of electric vehicles, plans to produce 50,000 trucks this year after reducing production targets last year. Lordstown Motors in bancarrota el martes.
Nicola Tuvo Un viaje particulare salvaje. Después del breve informe del vendedor, Los Fiscals Federal iniciaron una investigación sobre Milton. En October pasado, un jurado lo condono por enganar a los inversonistas sobre la tecnologia de la compañía para hacer subir el precio de las acciones.
The company began manufacturing its truck Tre a battery last year, sending 131 to clients and 31 more in the first trimester. It reported a net loss of $169 million and $132 million in cash at the end of March.
The company is cutting costs. He said last month that he dispatched 270 people, divided approximately between the United States and Europe, in an effort to save 50 million dollars. In Mayo, the truck manufacturer Iveco compró Nikola a la empresa conjunta de las empresas por 35 milliones de dolares.
Nikola plans to begin commercial production in July of a hydrogen fuel cell truck. He suspended the production of his battery truck in May to prepare his Arizona plant for the production of the new product.
El Drama Milton and Nicola “es como una película. Es muy extraño”, said Shivaram Rajgopal, professor of accounting at the University of Columbia.
