On August 29, 2025, the Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") seeks a court order to freeze assets up to $62.5 million for investor compensation in a sophisticated ramp-and-dump case involving Eggriculture Foods Limited (Eggriculture). The SFC aims to restrain the disposal of the assets of one of the suspected ringleaders. A criminal trial is set to commence on July 13, 2026, with five of the six individuals charged with offences for alleged market misconduct.
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On August 29, 2025, the Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") initiated legal proceedings by applying for a court order to freeze assets totaling up to $62,566,773 as part of an investor compensation scheme related to a sophisticated market manipulation case. The target of the asset freeze is one of the alleged ringleaders, with the estimated loss to affected investors totaling $62,566,773, attributed to market misconduct that occurred between August and November 2018.
The SFC's application is a part of the legal action under section 213 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance ("SFO") against six individuals accused of manipulating Eggriculture's shares. The first hearing on this application took place on August 29, 2025, with the substantive hearing adjourned to a yet-to-be-determined date.
Parallel to the civil proceedings, a criminal trial is scheduled to commence at the District Court on July 13, 2026, where five of the six individuals are charged with various criminal offenses for the same alleged market misconduct. Eggriculture was listed on the GEM of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on September 7, 2018.
The defendants are charged with offenses of conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to employ a scheme with intent to defraud or deceive in securities transactions, under common law, section 300 of the SFO, and sections 159A and 159C of the Crimes Ordinance.
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