Anavex Life Sciences Corp (AVXL)

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This company took action in response to a recent short attack!

Applied DNA Sciences Identifies Suspects in Short Attack
Persons of Interest Reported to State and Federal authorities
STONY BROOK, NY--(Marketwired - November 19, 2015) - Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (APDN) (Twitter: @APDN), a provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft technology, product genotyping and product authentication solutions, announced that working with former law enforcement officials, it has identified two persons of interest believed to be involved in the short attack on the company that was perpetrated October 29, 2015. The identities of the suspects have been reported to federal authorities and will be reported to states Attorneys General.

APDN believes that the misstatements in the short attack were a deliberate effort to manipulate the stock price coincident with a quadrupling of the short positions.

Furthermore, the forensic IT investigation revealed that one of the suspects has a background in finance and has been previously fined and ordered to cease and desist operation of an unlicensed investment advisory firm. Given the suspects' backgrounds, the research dedicated to the short attack, and the false and misleading statements and innuendos stated in the short attack, APDN's management believes the short attack is an example of a coordinated, organized stock manipulation to achieve personal gain by the attackers.