Investors who have suffered losses can register their claims against the company on the Sina Investor Rights Protection platform. The platform is accessible through various channels including the Sina Securities social media account, WeChat official accounts for Sina brokerages and funds, by searching for Sina Investor Rights Protection online, or via the Sina Finance app and website.
I. Countdown to Claim Deadline Begins Investors who filed a lawsuit against East Group Co.,Ltd. for securities misrepresentation have already received a first-instance favorable court judgment. The court ruled that the company is liable for compensating investors for their losses, with the original actual controller bearing joint liability.
A legal team has submitted multiple batches of cases to the court, and some have already received judgments.
The company has disclosed that, as of December 31, 2025, it has received materials for 867 securities misrepresentation liability dispute cases, with total claimed damages amounting to 291.502 million yuan.
Investors are reminded that the statute of limitations for this case will expire on May 11, 2026, leaving little time remaining. For eligible East Group investors, this final deadline is crucial. Once missed, even those who have incurred losses will find it difficult to obtain compensation through legal channels.
II. Rights Protection Triggered by Financial Fraud Reviewing the case, the company previously announced receiving an "Administrative Penalty Decision" from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and was severely punished for financial fraud. Furthermore, due to the egregious nature of the fraud, the company was singled out by the CSRC in 2024 as a typical case in the crackdown on financial fraud in the capital markets.
The company inflated operating revenue, operating costs, and total profits through fake trade businesses with commercial substance, financing-based procurement agency businesses, agency businesses, and data center integration businesses. From 2017 to 2021, the company cumulatively inflated operating revenue by 4.074 billion yuan, operating costs by 3.525 billion yuan, and total profits by 34.29 million yuan, resulting in false records in the annual reports for 2017 to 2021. The company, its former actual controller, and other relevant responsible persons have been penalized.
Based on the first-instance judgment, investors who purchased shares between March 15, 2018, and May 11, 2023, and sold them after May 12, 2023, or still held them and incurred losses, may still be eligible to join the claim. Qualified investors can proceed with claim registration.
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