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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type |
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Luokung Technology Corporation | NASDAQ:LKCO | NASDAQ | Common Stock |
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-0.0026 | -0.53% | 0.4852 | 0.5094 | 0.512 | 0.50 | 0.46505 | 0.4882 | 86,524 | 21:30:00 |
BEIJING, March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Luokung Technology Corp. (NASDAQ: LKCO) ("Luokung" or the "Company"), a leading interactive location-based services and big data processing technology company based in China, today announced that it has filed a complaint together with two U.S. shareholders with the U.S. Federal District Court for the District of Columbia (the "Court"), alleging that Luokung's designation as a "Communist Chinese Military Company" ("CCMC") by the Trump Administration is unlawful. Luokung is asking the Court to declare that Luokung's CCMC designation is invalid and to enjoin the application of former President Trump's relevant Executive Order to Luokung.
Background Information
As the Company previously announced, on January 14, 2021 the U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD") placed the Company on a list of entities operating directly or indirectly in the United States and deemed to be a CCMC under Executive Order 13959, issued by former President Trump on November 12, 2020 ("EO 13959"). The DoD list is maintained under the authority of Section 1237 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 ("Section 1237"). The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") administers and enforces EO 13959.
Under EO 13959, U.S. persons, including both individuals and entities, will be prohibited from transacting in securities and derivatives of entities subject to EO 13959 starting 60 days after their designations as CCMCs, i.e., on March 15, 2021 for entities designated by DoD on January 14, 2021.
EO 13959, as amended by Executive Order 13974 issued on January 13, 2021, provides an exemption allowing for divestment transactions by U.S. persons within 365 days of the designation by DoD, and also mandates such divestment by U.S. persons within 365 days of the designation by DoD (i.e., by January 14, 2022 for entities designated by DoD on January 14, 2021).
Company Seeking Extension Following OFAC Designation
OFAC issued on January 26, 2021 General License 1A, which permits until May 27, 2021 trading of securities and derivatives of certain entities whose names "closely match" but are not an exact match with those on the Section 1237 List. The name listed by the DoD on the Section 1237 List is not an exact match to Luokung's correct legal name of "Luokung Technology Corp." Luokung therefore believes that it qualifies under General License 1A. Luokung has sought confirmation of the applicability of General License 1A from OFAC, but has not received any such confirmation to date.
Luokung Files Lawsuit in Defense of its Claims that the Company's Designation is Unlawful
Luokung, together with two U.S. shareholders of the Company, filed a complaint today with the Court setting forth seven claims that Luokung's designation as a CCMC under Section 1237 and EO 13959, as amended, is unlawful:
Luokung filed the complaint along with plaintiffs Mr. Baomin Li and Mr. Raymond Weiman Bai, both of whom are U.S. citizens and shareholders of Luokung. Like the Company, the Company's U.S. shareholders are adversely affected by the designation of Luokung under Section 1237 and EO 13959. As relief, Luokung asks the Court, among other things, to declare that Luokung's designation as a CCMC is invalid and enjoin the application of the prohibitions in EO 13959 as they apply to Luokung.
Luokung looks forward to defending its and its U.S. shareholders' interests in the Court, but notes there is no guarantee that its claims will prevail.
Luokung will make further public announcements as warranted by future developments. Investors are kindly requested to pay attention to the Company's announcements and beware of investment risks.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management's expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and other statements that are other than statements of historical fact. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "could", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "may", "might", "plan", "probable", "potential", "should", "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, management's examination and analysis of the existing law, rules and regulations and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you the statement herein will be accurate. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on any forward-looking statements.
CONTACT:
The Company:
Mr. Jay Yu
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +86-10-5327-4727
Email: ir@luokung.com
Investor Relations
Adam Prior
Senior Vice President
The Equity Group Inc.
Tel: 212-836-9606
Email: aprior@equityny.com
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SOURCE Luokung Technology Corp.
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