Open Shop to sell "original shares" so "entrepreneurial" was stopped

Evening News reporter Qinchuan Report

A new way of raising money is quietly rising: Taobao open shop to sell "original stock", a share of 1.2 yuan, 100 shares to buy, Alipay trading, a "http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/17930.html" > US micro-media "start-up companies have now passed in Taobao two rounds of sales, a total of more than 1.2 million yuan. The Evening News reporter survey found that the use of similar "network private" way to raise money companies far more than one.

While absorbing gold to netizens, doubts also flooded in. Taobao told reporters this morning that, as the above-mentioned shop violations, will be a unified closure of the orders to complete the transaction, and the money back to the consumer account.

Shop sell original stock 1.2 million yuan

In the United States micro-media Taobao store, the original shares are publicly available as a membership card mode of sale. Any netizen spends 120 yuan, can buy a company "membership card", become a shareholder holding 100 shares of the company. In order to raise more funds, the company also set up a special QQ group, focused on the "shareholders" to solve the puzzle.

According to the United States micro-media official website information, the United States micro-media to create the original intention is to establish TV, magazine and network of Cross-media marketing platform, the company's overall goal is to commercial television network marketing promotion. The purpose of the original shares is to raise funds to support the operation of the program.

The company's CEO Zhu revealed that to February 3 12:00 noon deadline, a total of 1191 members to buy, the total number of subscriptions for 680,000 shares, the total amount of 816,000 yuan, the first online private placement of the actual subscription amount of 387700 yuan, two times the collection of capital of 1.2037 million yuan. At the end of the second round of sales, a Zhejiang fund company made a big "bag bottom" to buy a large number of shares.

Reporter survey found that the current on Taobao to adopt a similar approach does not stop the United States micro. Another company called "the United States Cubic" enterprises also open shop selling original shares, the price is also 100 Yuan 120 shares, its head also sent to reporters a "member application", listed "shareholders" will enjoy the rights and interests.

Multiple people question illegal fund-raising

More than one person in the industry has questioned this highly controversial way of raising funds.

"Start-up investment, the risk is huge, Taobao investors have no experience, may not understand or overly optimistic." Besides, how do so many shareholders communicate? Is it lawful to do so? I think there will be a problem sooner or later. Lee said.

Zhu has an explanation for this: "The start-up company itself is the speed of life and death, we can not wait to explore the financing channels, but also have no chance to get the bank's support, so this is the most realistic solution, you may say that I am a grass boat borrow arrows, you can also say that I walk on the tip. ”

It lawyer Zhao said this way is not right: "In accordance with the company law, limited liability company shareholders can not exceed 50 people, they can only carry out the method of holding shares, this way the so-called investors only enjoy dividend rights, do not enjoy the right to vote and other shareholders." ”

Zhao Occupation further pointed out that, under the securities law, the issue of securities to a specific object or to a specific object issued by more than 200 people, is a public issue, all need to be approved by the securities regulatory authorities. The company's so-called "network private" argument is not established, is directly to the public through Taobao, and the number of more than 200 people, has constituted a public offering of securities.

Taobao found illegal close refund

Reporter learned that the United States micro-media in Taobao for two rounds of sales, and constantly adjust the rules. Zhu admits that he once shelves 1.2 yuan/shares, sold 200,000 were forced to the shelves, and later the product name changed to "membership card."

Taobao public relations director said this morning that they took note of the incident last week and urgently commissioned the legal department to conduct an assessment: "After assessment, we have decided that the shop irregularities, has closed the shop." Such goods do not comply with the rules of Taobao merchandise release, Taobao will be the goods to be processed, while closing the previously completed transaction orders, Money will be returned to the customer's Alipay account. ”