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ANTS' SCIENTER 112 A. James E. Cayne 112 B. Alan D. Schwartz 115 C. Samuel L. Molinaro. Jr. 1

ear Steams. On August 5, 2007, he was also appointed COO. During the Class Period, when the price of Bear Steams' shares was artificially inflated, Molinaro sold 38,552 shares for a total realized value of $4,230,828. 28. Defendant Michael Alix ("Alix") was the Senior Managing Director and Global Head

sks" but that TM documents did not reflect "how the Company dealt with default risks." 106. Defendant Cayne, the CEO of the Company, and defendant Molinaro, the CFO of the Company, were aware of the SEC's concerns about Bear Steams risk management program. According to a February 8, 2008 presentation b

, Bear Steams share price plunged nearly 7%. B. Alan D. Schwartz 464. As Chief Executive Officer, Co

tion with the Company's 2006 Form 10-K, Defendants Cayne and Molinaro executed the applicable Rule 302 certification. 358. Defendants Schwartz and Molinaro filed identical certifications with respect to the Company's 2007 Form 10-K. 359. As explained above and in the Company's regulatory filings, in d

2006 Earnines Conference Call 598. On December 14, 2006, Bear Steams held its fourth quarter 2006 earnings conference call, conducted by defendant Molinaro, the Company's CFO. During the call, Molinaro repeated the financial results set out in paragraphs 590 above. These statements were false and misle

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aterial respects the financial condition." 188 EFTA00316916 Case 1:08-cv-02793-RWS Document 102 Filed 02/27/09 Page 204 of 347 733. Cayne and Molinaro also certified that the Company had: resigned such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial report

tements and certifications were materially false and misleading when made. 5. November 14, 2007 Write Downs 736. On November 14, 2007, Defendant Molinaro announced that Bear Stearns would write down $1.2 billion of its assets in the fourth quarter. However, Molinaro misleadingly attempted to reassure

and Chief Operating Officer in August 2007. 12. Alan Schwartz ("Schwartz") became Co-President and Co-

nstruments was $19.725 billion. 30. All of the SEC filings referred to herein which had been read and relied upon by Epstein had been certified by Molinaro as the CFO of Bear Stearns and, with the exception of the 200710-K, all of the SEC filings referred to herein had been certified by Cayne as the CE