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(Reuters) -HelloFresh said on Thursday it strongly disagreed with the interpretation by a Grizzly Research report on its current status of governance and business prospects, after the short seller

HelloFresh Disputes Grizzly Research's Claims on Business Outlook

HelloFresh's Response to Grizzly Research

(Reuters) -HelloFresh said on Thursday it strongly disagreed with the interpretation by a Grizzly Research report on its current status of governance and business prospects, after the short seller said it had taken a short position on the meal-kit maker's stock.

Inaccuracies in Grizzly Research Report

Comments by Grizzly Research on its CEO Dominik Richter were "largely inaccurate" and "grossly misrepresented" his transactions in HelloFresh shares, the company said in a statement.

Market Reaction to the Report

Shares in the company, which had dropped as much as 15% on the report, were down 4.7% at 1253 GMT.

(Reporting by Hakan Ersen, writing by Linda Pasquini, Editingi by Madeline Chambers)

Key Takeaways

  • HelloFresh disputes Grizzly Research's negative report.
  • Grizzly Research took a short position on HelloFresh stock.
  • HelloFresh claims inaccuracies in the report about its CEO.
  • The company's shares dropped significantly following the report.
  • HelloFresh maintains confidence in its business prospects.

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