Kaplan Fox Notifies Investors of Futu Holdings Limited (FUTU) of a Securities Fraud Class Action Deadline on August 25, 2026

Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Futu Holdings Limited  (NASDAQ: FUTU) ("Futu" or the "Company") on behalf of investors that purchased or otherwise acquired Futu shares between May 24, 2023 and May 27, 2026 (the "Class Period"). According to the complaint, on May 22, 2026, before the market opened, Reuters published an article reporting that the China Securities Regulatory Commission ("CSRC"), along with seven other government agencies including the central bank, had launched a crackdown aimed at "brokers it accused of illegally moving money to foreign markets" including "overseas firms and their local partners operating without approval." The article allegedly reported that online brokers including Futu "would be penalised for soliciting business in China without an onshore licence, the securities regulator said." Also on May 22, 2026, Futu disclosed in a press release that it had received a Notification Letter from the CSRC. The Company reported the letter states "certain Futu entities in mainland China and Hong Kong (the "Related Companies") without obtaining the requisite licenses or approval, conducted securities business, public fund sales business and futures business in mainland China." The press release further states that the CSRC "proposes to order the Related Companies to rectify or cease such activities, confiscate illegal gains, and impose fines, with the total proposed penalty amounting to approximately RMB1.85 billion (approximately USD271 million)." On May 22, 2026, the price of Futu shares fell $34.10 per share, or 27.5%, to close at $89.76 per share. Then, on May 28, 2026, before the market opened, Futu announced in a press releasee financial results for the first quarter of 2026. According to the complaint, the Company reported net income of HK$831.0 million (US$106.0 million) after giving effect to the proposed penalties comprised of: "(i) confiscation of illegal gains of approximately RMB470 million [approximately $69.21 million USD], and (ii) imposition of fines of approximately RMB1.38 billion, [approximately $20 billion USD] in an aggregate amount of approximately RMB1.85 billion." On May 28, 2026, the price of Futu shares fell $5.31 per share, or 4.8%, to close at $104.91 per share. The complaint alleges, among other things, that throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that (1) Futu was not in compliance with the requirements of the CSRC, including because the Company continued to conduct securities business, public fund sales business and futures business in mainland China without obtaining the requisite licenses or approval; (2) as a result, Futu was reasonably likely to face regulatory penalties, including the disgorgement of ill-gotten gains and other penalties; and (3) as a result of the foregoing, Futu's financial results were overstated.