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# NETCAPITAL Director Quits, Citing SEC Fraud Suit Against Company and Officers
- URL: https://redfiled.com/netcapital-director-quits-citing-sec-fraud-suit-against-company-and-officers/
- Published: 2026-09-04T14:52:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-04T15:34:46.000Z
- Description: A Netcapital board member resigned immediately over the SEC's August 10 civil action and demanded D&O insurance and indemnification records within 10 business days.
- Author: William Hayes
- Tags: NCPL, Leadership

**Netcapital Inc. (NCPL)** disclosed in an 8-K filing that a member of its board of directors resigned with immediate effect, citing the **civil fraud action brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission** against the company and certain current and former officers and directors. The resignation letter, dated **August 27, 2026**, was filed as Exhibit 17.1 to the report.

The director pointed specifically to the case captioned *Securities and Exchange Commission v. John Fanning, et al.*, **Civil Action No. 1:26-cv-13665**, filed on **August 10, 2026** in the **U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts**. The letter says the allegations have *not necessarily been finally adjudicated*, but that given their *nature and seriousness*, continued board service was *neither appropriate nor acceptable*.

The departing director stated he had **no knowledge of and no participation in** any of the conduct alleged by the SEC, and no knowledge that any company financial statement, regulatory filing or disclosure was *false, misleading, inaccurate, or materially incomplete*. He added that he never received any **salary, director's fee, cash or equity compensation** for his board service, and derived no financial benefit from the alleged conduct.

The resignation was framed as **irrevocable and effective immediately**, stripping him of any authority to act for, bind or represent Netcapital or its subsidiaries. He also asked the company to stop presenting him as a director in corporate records, investor materials, its website and Nasdaq-related disclosures.

A substantial part of the letter is a **formal demand for indemnification and insurance documentation**. He asked Netcapital to hand over all **directors' and officers' liability insurance policies** covering his tenure — including primary, excess, Side A, Side B, Side C, runoff and tail coverage — plus charter documents, bylaws, indemnification agreements and any board resolutions on advancement of expenses, **within 10 business days**.

He further demanded that the company **notify all potentially applicable insurers** of the SEC matter and preserve coverage, and issued a **document-preservation demand** covering board minutes, board packages, audit materials, SEC filings, emails, text messages and metadata relating to his service.

The letter states the resignation is **not an admission of wrongdoing, fault or liability**, and reserves all rights, defenses, privileges and rights of indemnification and contribution. It also notes that nothing in the document restricts his ability to **cooperate with or testify before the SEC, the Department of Justice** or other regulators.

For shareholders, the filing is material because it confirms that the SEC enforcement action is already prompting **governance turnover at the board level** and that Netcapital may face **claims on its D&O insurance** from former directors seeking advancement of legal costs.

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