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百亿造假引爆退市雷!*ST东方轰然倒下,数十万股东如何自救?

Group 1 - The core point of the news is the termination of the listing of Dongfang Group Co., Ltd. (*ST Dongfang) due to severe financial fraud, marking the end of its capital market journey [1][2] - The Shanghai Stock Exchange made a decision to delist *ST Dongfang on April 28, 2025, with the stock being officially delisted on April 30, 2025, without entering a trading suspension period [1] - Following delisting, *ST Dongfang will transition to the National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ) system for trading, with Jianghai Securities Co., Ltd. appointed as the main broker for subsequent share management [1] Group 2 - The financial fraud scandal was triggered by the China Securities Regulatory Commission's announcement on February 28, 2025, revealing a massive financial deception involving over 10 billion yuan [2] - From 2020 to 2023, *ST Dongfang inflated its sales revenue by a total of 16.13 billion yuan, with annual inflated revenues of 3.897 billion yuan, 4.865 billion yuan, 6.543 billion yuan, and 825 million yuan, representing 25.20%, 32.05%, 50.44%, and 13.56% of reported revenues respectively [2] - The company also inflated its operating costs by 16.073 billion yuan over the same period, with inflated costs of 3.875 billion yuan, 4.844 billion yuan, 6.530 billion yuan, and 824 million yuan, accounting for 23.74%, 29.57%, 45.43%, and 11.45% of reported costs respectively [2] Group 3 - Zhang Hongwei, the actual controller of *ST Dongfang, was directly involved in the company's operations since January 2022 and was fined 10 million yuan for his role in the fraud [3] - Sun Mingtao, who served as chairman and president from 2017 to 2024, was also implicated and fined 5 million yuan for his involvement in approving fraudulent financial reports [3] - Dahua Accounting Firm, the auditor for *ST Dongfang, failed to fulfill its duties by issuing unqualified audit opinions for the company's annual reports from 2020 to 2022, thus bearing joint liability for the false statements [3] Group 4 - The delisting of *ST Dongfang resulted in the evaporation of over 10 billion yuan in funds, representing a significant case of investor fraud [4] - Affected investors have the right to file lawsuits against the company and responsible individuals for compensation due to the fraudulent activities [4] - Investors who purchased shares between April 29, 2021, and June 18, 2024, and sold or held them after June 19, 2024, may be eligible for claims, subject to court verification [4]