Corporate lawyer charged with insider trading

Publish date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012, 09:06 PM
The Securities Commission (SC) charged Datuk E. Sreesanthan, a corporate lawyer who sits on the boards of several public listed companies, with seven counts of insider trading in the Kuala
Lumpur Sessions Court today.

Sreesanthan was charged with insider trading in the shares of four listed companies between 2006 and 2008.

In a statement here today, SC said the charges involve three counts of insider trading in the shares of Sime Darby Bhd in 2006, ahead of the acquisition by Synergy Drive of companies within the Sime Darby, Guthrie and Golden Hope groups.

It said two counts of insider trading in the shares of Maxis Communications Bhd, preferred under the Securities Industry Act 1983, were alleged to have taken place during the privatisation of Maxis in 2007.

Two other charges were preferred for insider trading under section 188(2) of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 involving the shares of UEM World Bhd and VADS Bhd in 2008.

Both offences under both Acts carry a fine of not less than RM1 million and imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.

Sessions Court judge Datuk Jagjit Singh Bant Singh set bail at RM300,000 with one surety and ordered Sreesanthan to surrender his passport to the court. -- Bernama

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chong

Wah, kena kau kau, hee, hee, hee

2012-07-21 02:50

Noran Yaakub

Wow! Reminds me of the Malay saying: However smart the fox is in climbing, it will eventually fall to the ground... So, beware...

2012-07-22 12:29

chong

Exactly sister Noran Yaakub .....there's a lesson to learn here.

The Number 1 Rule is "never be too greedy" as you will be caught someday.

Remember GOD is always watching over our shoulders.

Cheers.

2012-07-22 21:02

kilrathi

how does insider trading works ?? what will mean as insider trading ?

2012-07-22 21:18

mickaelp

i think he made far more than that... maybe in other ppl's stash

2014-09-28 16:35

speakup

now please investigate those ppl who did insider trading in Lay Hong shares before news of takeover was released.

2014-09-28 16:39

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