Ault Alliance Subsidiary Files Lawsuit Against Singing Machine CEO Gary Atkinson and Other Directors Who Approved Highly Dilutive Related Party Stock Sale
Ault Lending alleges that the director defendants violated their fiduciary duties of care and loyalty in approving the transaction at an inadequate price following a deeply flawed process led by Singing Machine CEO Gary Atkinson, resulting in two directors, Jay B. Foreman and Mathieu Peloquin, through affiliates, holding a collective 43.2% ownership stake in MICS.
- Ault Lending alleges that the director defendants violated their fiduciary duties of care and loyalty in approving the transaction at an inadequate price following a deeply flawed process led by Singing Machine CEO Gary Atkinson, resulting in two directors, Jay B. Foreman and Mathieu Peloquin, through affiliates, holding a collective 43.2% ownership stake in MICS.
- Milton “Todd” Ault, III, founder and Executive Chairman of Ault Alliance and Executive Chairman of the Singing Machine, stated, “It is extremely unfortunate that Singing Machine’s CEO and the other directors supporting him decided to approve this outrageous transaction giving them de facto control over the Singing Machine.
- We tried to work constructively with other board members to address issues at Singing Machine, and only filed this lawsuit after it became clear that we do not have good faith partners.
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