金城医药股价操纵“闹剧”始末:104个账户交易额超21亿却亏739万

Group 1 - The core issue involves the manipulation of Jincheng Pharmaceutical's stock by its actual controller Zhao Yeqing and two others, leading to penalties from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) [1][16][20] - Zhao Yeqing, Wang Zhen, and Liu Feng were fined a total of 3 million yuan, with Zhao receiving a 4-year market ban, Wang a 3-year ban, and Liu a 30-month ban [1][20] - During the manipulation period from August 18, 2017, to February 10, 2020, the trio opened 104 accounts, trading a total of 2.134 billion yuan, resulting in a loss of 7.39 million yuan [2][19][20] Group 2 - The stock manipulation involved 595 trading days, with the accounts participating in trading on 502 days, buying 119 million shares for 2.134 billion yuan and selling 107 million shares for 1.87 billion yuan [3][19] - The stock price increased by 21.3% during the first phase of manipulation (August 2017 to June 2018), while the second phase (June 2018 to February 2020) saw a modest increase of 2.02% [4][19] - The company stated that the penalties only affect Zhao Yeqing personally and do not impact the company's operations, which continue to run normally [20][25] Group 3 - Zhao Yeqing resigned from his positions as chairman and director of Jincheng Pharmaceutical on the same day the CSRC announced the penalties, citing personal reasons [2][5][23] - As of December 11, Zhao directly held 722,750 shares, accounting for 1.88% of the total share capital, and indirectly held an additional 1.00% through Jinan Jincheng Industrial Investment Co., Ltd. [8][24] - The company has been facing challenges, with its latest financial report indicating a significant decline in revenue and net profit, marking the worst quarterly performance in eight years [14][31]