Kodak Sinks as Government Covid Drug-Related Loan Put on Hold

Aug. 10, 2020, 10:28 AM UTC

Eastman Kodak shares plunged as much as 49% ahead of the bell on Monday after a federal agency put on hold a $765m loan for shifting the legacy photography company’s factories to help produce ingredients used in key generic medicines to fight the coronavirus.

  • “Recent allegations of wrongdoing raise serious concerns,” the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation said in a tweet Friday night; “We will not proceed any further unless these allegations are cleared”
  • Congress and the SEC are investigating the deal, and Kodak’s board said Friday it is also opening a review of the loan disclosure
  • The stock had ...

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