| Company: | Giant Interactive Group, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol: | NYSE: GA |
| Class Period: | November 1, 2007 to November 19, 2007 |
| Date Filed: | Nov-27-07 |
| Lead Plaintiff Deadline: | Jan-25-08 |
| Court: | Southern District, NY |
| Allegations: |
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of Giant Interactive Group, Inc. ("Giant Interactive" or the "Company") (NYSE: GA) American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's initial public offering ("IPO") on or about November 1, 2007 through November 19, 2007 (the "Class Period").
The complaint charges Giant Interactive and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Act of 1933. Giant Interactive develops and operates online games in the People's Republic of China. The Company's primary game is ZT Online which is a free-to-play massive multi-player online ("MMO") game.
According to the complaint, on or about October 31, 2007, Giant Interactive filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a Form F-1/A Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement"), for the IPO. On or about November 1, 2007, the Prospectus (the "Prospectus") with respect to the IPO, which forms part of the Registration Statement, became effective and, including the exercise of the over-allotment, more than 57 million shares of Giant Interactive's ADSs at $15.50 per ADS were sold to the public, thereby raising more than $886 million. The complaint alleges that the Registration Statement and the Prospectus failed to disclose that the Company had experienced a decline in average concurrent users ("ACU") and peak concurrent users ("PCU") for the third quarter of 2007 due to a significant rule change for ZT Online.
On November 19, 2007, after the close of the market, Giant Interactive issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter of 2007, the period ending September 30, 2007. Among other things, the Company reported that ACU for the third quarter was 481,000, a decrease of 6% from the second quarter of 2007 and that PCU for the third quarter was 888,000, a decrease of 17.2% from the second quarter of 2007. Then, on November 20, 2007, before the market opened, Giant Interactive held a conference call with analysts and investors to review the Company's earnings release. During the conference call, Giant Interactive attributed the decline in the third quarter ACU and PCU figures to a rule change to ZT Online that was implemented to discourage gold farming activity. Following the Company's earnings release and conference call, on November 20, 2007, the price of Giant Interactive ADSs dropped from $14.88 per ADS to $11.10 per ADS on extremely heavy trading volume.
If you acquired the securities of the defendants during the Class Period you may, no later than the Lead Plaintiff Deadline shown above, request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff through counsel of your choice. You may also choose to remain an absent class member. A lead plaintiff must meet certain requirements.
The complaint charges Giant Interactive and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Act of 1933. Giant Interactive develops and operates online games in the People's Republic of China. The Company's primary game is ZT Online which is a free-to-play massive multi-player online ("MMO") game.
According to the complaint, on or about October 31, 2007, Giant Interactive filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a Form F-1/A Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement"), for the IPO. On or about November 1, 2007, the Prospectus (the "Prospectus") with respect to the IPO, which forms part of the Registration Statement, became effective and, including the exercise of the over-allotment, more than 57 million shares of Giant Interactive's ADSs at $15.50 per ADS were sold to the public, thereby raising more than $886 million. The complaint alleges that the Registration Statement and the Prospectus failed to disclose that the Company had experienced a decline in average concurrent users ("ACU") and peak concurrent users ("PCU") for the third quarter of 2007 due to a significant rule change for ZT Online.
On November 19, 2007, after the close of the market, Giant Interactive issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter of 2007, the period ending September 30, 2007. Among other things, the Company reported that ACU for the third quarter was 481,000, a decrease of 6% from the second quarter of 2007 and that PCU for the third quarter was 888,000, a decrease of 17.2% from the second quarter of 2007. Then, on November 20, 2007, before the market opened, Giant Interactive held a conference call with analysts and investors to review the Company's earnings release. During the conference call, Giant Interactive attributed the decline in the third quarter ACU and PCU figures to a rule change to ZT Online that was implemented to discourage gold farming activity. Following the Company's earnings release and conference call, on November 20, 2007, the price of Giant Interactive ADSs dropped from $14.88 per ADS to $11.10 per ADS on extremely heavy trading volume.
If you acquired the securities of the defendants during the Class Period you may, no later than the Lead Plaintiff Deadline shown above, request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff through counsel of your choice. You may also choose to remain an absent class member. A lead plaintiff must meet certain requirements.
