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Former Head of Corporate Communications of $21 Billion Biopharmaceutical Company Admits Insider Trading | USAO-NJ | Department of Justice

By Securities Docket on June 23, 2022, 8:01 am

Malik was among the first, and one of the few, employees who received the material non-public information about the breast cancer drug before the public announcement. Within minutes of obtaining that information, Malik passed it along to Wood, who lived with Malik at the time and was formerly employed by the same company. Before April 6, 2020, and within hours of receiving the insider information from Malik, Wood placed an order for approximately 7,000 shares of the company’s stock, despite the fact that during the same time period the company’s stock was downgraded by financial experts. After the company announced that its cancer drug had proven effective in pre-market clinical trials, its stock price increased. After selling her shares, Wood more than doubled her investment, realizing gross profits of $213,618.

The securities fraud charge to which Wood pleaded guilty carries a potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $5 million fine.  Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 21, 2022.

Source: Former Head of Corporate Communications of $21 Billion Biopharmaceutical Company Admits Insider Trading | USAO-NJ | Department of Justice

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