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Bruce Horton served early on UEC's audit committee and served as CFO (2006-2007). He had a controversial past as Co-Founder, Director and CFO of Clearly Canadian Beverage Corp. whereby the Company was sued, and allegations were made that Mr. Horton misled the market.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "primary", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "bf91b336-4738-4cd2-928d-d18dfecac327", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.65, "w": 0.5, "x": 0.02, "y": 0.00298 }, "kind": "image", "text": "UEC website screenshot", "attrs": null, "subkind": "screenshot", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "2dd3afd2-5b7e-4fea-a507-1aa91ab4447b", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.35, "w": 0.42, "x": 0.55, "y": 0.0047 }, "kind": "paragraph", "text": "Finally, in late June 1993, Clearly Canadian's CFO, defendant Horton, allegedly assured analysts that sales for the quarter ending in June would be in line with expectations of five-and-a-half to six million cases, when in fact, as of the end of May, Horton allegedly knew quarterly sales had been just over 3 million cases. Plaintiffs argue Horton had no reasonable basis for assuming the company would meet his prediction. SAC ¶ 96. When Clearly Canadian finally announced its earnings for the quarter ending in June, they turned out to be lower than some analysts had predicted. Following this announcement on July 19, the last day of the purported class period, Clearly Canadian's stock dropped to $6 per share.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "3be9eba3-8701-42e2-a2b5-42052f6de7f9", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": null, "kind": "quote", "text": "Finally, in late June 1993, Clearly Canadian's CFO, defendant Horton, allegedly assured analysts that sales for the quarter ending in June would be in line with expectations of five-and-a-half to six million cases, when in fact, as of the end of May, Horton allegedly knew quarterly sales had been just over 3 million cases. Plaintiffs argue Horton had no reasonable basis for assuming the company would meet his prediction. SAC ¶ 96. When Clearly Canadian finally announced its earnings for the quarter ending in June, they turned out to be lower than some analysts had predicted. Following this announcement on July 19, the last day of the purported class period, Clearly Canadian's stock dropped to $6 per share. — In Re Clearly Canadian Securities Litigation", "attrs": null, "subkind": null, "toolName": "Authority citation", "toolSlug": "authority-citation", "confidence": null, "componentId": "019dd953-1ac5-725e-9dc8-69fb545e51ee", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.03, "w": 0.85, "x": 0.02, "y": 0.97 }, "kind": "source-note", "text": "Source: Wayback Machine archive of UEC, In Re Clearly Canadian Securities Litigation at JUSTIA and settlement, Horton compensation claim. Red underline Spruce Point.", "attrs": null, "subkind": null, "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "0d60de33-1f6a-4997-ae44-1e4e497f22c9", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.11, "w": 0.68, "x": 0.28, "y": 0.03 }, "kind": "title", "text": "UEC's Early CFO And Audit Committee Director Also Allegedly Misled Investors", "attrs": null, "subkind": "headline", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "6d178378-62ef-4e4a-b8c5-407a030dc143", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null } ], "metrics": [], "tools": [], "frameworks": [ { "name": "fraud-exposure", "slug": null, "matchId": "bf54dd9b-9e8b-4bbe-8e07-8691647e1639", "evidence": "The slide explicitly links a current executive's past legal allegations to their current role to undermine credibility.", "confidence": 0.9 } ], "arcBeats": [ { "to": 39, "from": 7, "beatId": "f1ee6ffe-0e69-48e1-ad84-f3e4e03810b5", "arcName": "Overcoming the Monster", "arcSlug": "overcoming-monster", "beatName": "Expose Contradiction", "beatSlug": null, "evidence": "Multiple slides expose contradictions and red flags in UEC's management and governance.", "position": 2, "confidence": 0.8, "parentBeatName": null, "parentBeatSlug": null } ], "loops": [], "imagePathAlt": null, "thumbSrc": null, "thumbSrcAlt": null, "locked": true }