Defendant Name: Value Line, Inc.

Defendant Type: Public Company

Document Reference: 34-63640

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of Value Line, Inc., Value Line Securities, Inc., Jean Bernhard Buttner, and David Henigson
Document Name Order Approving Distribution Plan
Document Date 04-Jan-2011
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-13675
Allegation Type Investment Advisers/Investment Companies
Document Summary On January 4, 2011 the SEC issued an Order Approving Distribution Plan.

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Fair Funds
Plan of Distribution
Monetary Penalties:

Disgorgement

Individual:     $24,168,979.00 Shared:    

Civil Penalty

Individual:     $10,000,000.00 Shared:    

Pre-Judgment Interest

Individual:     $9,536,786.00 Shared:    

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