PRESSTEK INC PRST (last ticker on record)
CIK 846876Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- 95% wipeout
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
These figures describe clients, not conduct. A lawyer or firm can serve many companies that later had trouble for reasons that have nothing to do with their work, and nothing here says any lawyer or firm did anything wrong.
- Red flags
- 3
- Newest began Mar 2010
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Feb 1998 to Jul 2012
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a Wells noticeForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative actionSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
An SEC release can name a company’s officer, or its stock as what a scheme sold or moved, so the company may be the victim. Each link goes to what to read.
Law firms
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- McDermott Will & EmeryFirst linked Jan 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 562 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
- Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLPFirst linked Aug 2002 · Named in a filing · 150 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 0.42× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
- Tenzer Greenblatt LLPFirst linked Jul 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 30 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.72× · Went dark 2.64× · 95% wipeout 3.54×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDermott Will & Emery | Jan 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 562 | 0.97 | 0.60 | 1.14 |
| Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP | Aug 2002 | Named in a filing | 150 | 1.08 | 0.42 | 1.31 |
| Tenzer Greenblatt LLP | Jul 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 30 | 1.72 | 2.64 | 3.54 |
Lawyers
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- JOHN HESSIONTesta, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLPFirst linked Aug 2002 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 1.80× · 95% wipeout 2.01×
- Robert J. MittmanBlank RomeFirst linked Jul 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 47 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.72× · Went dark 0.43× · 95% wipeout 2.58×
- David A. CifrinoMcDermott Will & EmeryFirst linked Oct 2010 · Text search only · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.35× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.51×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN HESSIONTesta, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP | Aug 2002 | Named in a filing | 8 | 1.17 | 1.80 | 2.01 |
| Robert J. MittmanBlank Rome | Jul 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 47 | 1.72 | 0.43 | 2.58 |
| David A. CifrinoMcDermott Will & Emery | Oct 2010 | Text search only | 15 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.51 |