NEW YORK, March 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Xunlei Limited ("Xunlei" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:XNET) and certain of its officers.  The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18-cv-00646, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Xunlei securities, seeking to recover compensable damages caused by defendants' violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

If you are a shareholder who purchased Xunlei securities between October 10, 2017, and January 11, 2018, both dates inclusive, you have until March 20, 2018, to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class.  A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com.  To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at [email protected] or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 9980.  Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased. 

The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operational and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Xunlei had engaged in an unlawful financial activity; (ii) OneCoin was a form of disguised initial coin offering ("ICO"); (iii) Xunlei was engaged in the promotion of an Initial Miner Offering ("IMO"); and (iv) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' statements about Xunlei's business, operations, and prospects, were false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.

On January 12, 2018, the National Internet Finance Association of China issued a "Risk Alert" notice regarding "Disguised ICO [Initial Coin Offering] Activities" (the "Risk Alert Notice").  The Risk Alert Notice referenced a September 2017 notice issued jointly by seven government ministries, which stated, in part, that "ICO activities are suspected of involving illegal criminal activities including illegal fund-raising, illegal issuance of securities, and illegal sale of notes and bonds" and "all institutions and individuals should immediately stop engaging in ICO activities."  The Risk Alert Notice further stated that "[i]n the case of Lianke issued by Xunlei . . . the issuing company in effect substitutes Lianke for the duty to pay back project contributors with legal tender, making it essentially a financing activity and a form of disguised ICO." 

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