A very dramatic ending. The Appeal Court has blocked the buyout by Richard Li. It seemed like the judges have turned 180 degrees against Richard Li and favored the minority shareholders and the SEC during the course of the appeal. We will know soon whether Richard Li will appeal the case or not.
What will minority shareholders gain actually? Share price will probably drop quite a lot when trading is resumed in the next few days. And I believe the share price will have big upward resistance because of all the negative publicity it has got. And if Richard Li appeals, then this case can drag on for a long time and this will again create upward resistance on the stock. It is a lose-lose situation for Richard Li and minority shareholders.