According to the complaint, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that:
- contrary to false public assertions, Barclays’s now-former group chief executive James “Jes” Staley (“Staley”) had a very close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein (“Epstein”);
- Staley was reportedly aware of Epstein’s criminal activities and may have even sexually assaulted a victim who had previously been trafficked by Epstein;
- Staley’s close, personal relationship with Epstein, and potential criminal activity, if discovered, could bring reputational, legal, and financial harm to Barclays;
- as a result, Barclays’s response to the British Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) inquiry regarding Staley’s relationship with Epstein was materially false;
- Barclays, having become aware of information contradicting its response to the FCA’s inquiry, then failed to update the response so that it would be accurate, or otherwise take any meaningful action; and
- as a result, defendants’ statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all times.
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