In the Matter of Logitech International, S.A., et al.
Admin. Proc. File No. 3-17212

In the Matter of Bardman, et al.
Case No. 16-cv-02023-RS (N.D. Cal.)

On April 19, 2016, the Commission instituted and simultaneously settled cease-and-desist proceedings (the "Order") against Logitech International, S.A. ("Logitech"), Michael Doktorczyk, and Sherralyn Bolles, CPA (collectively, the "Respondents"). In the Order, the Commission found that, from 2009 to 2014, Logitech violated the federal securities laws with recurring instances of improper accounting in three separate areas: (1) Logitech's fraudulent accounting for the write-down of a failed product in its fiscal year 2011 ("FY11") financial statements; (2) the Respondents' improper accounting for Logitech's warranty liabilities in the FY12 and FY13 financial statements and failure to correct, in the FY13 financial statements, a known error in not amortizing intangibles from a prior acquisition; and (3) books and records, reporting, and control violations by Logitech pertaining to its revenue recognition in its Americas region in FY09. The Commission ordered the Respondents to pay a total of $7,575,000.00 in civil money penalties to the Commission, to be held pending a decision whether the Commission, in its discretion, will seek to distribute the funds, pursuant to Section 308(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended or transfer the funds to the U.S. Treasury. See the Commission's Order: Release No. 34-77644.

In related proceedings, on April 18, 2016, the Commission filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, charged Erik Bardman ("Bardman") and Jennifer Wolf ("Wolf"), the former Logitech chief operating officer and acting controller, respectively, with fraud and other violations. The Commission alleges in the Complaint that Bardman and Wolf fraudulently inflated Logitech's FY11 financial results by $30.7 million, or over 27%, in order to meet earnings guidance. This litigation is still pending. See Complaint.

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