we would not have had the right to borrow amounts under the agreement. (¶ 109.) As a general matter, an allegation pertaining to “a company’s desire to maintain a high bond or credit rating [does not] qualifiy] as a sufficient motive for fraud in these circumstances, because if scienter could be pleaded on that basis alone, virtually every company in the United States that experiences a downturn in stock price could be forced to defend securities fraud actions.” In this case, however, the Complaint’s allegations concerning Mi-croStrategy’s ability to comply with the specific terms of its credit agreement with NationsBank are sufficiently particularized so as to be probative of scienter. See In re American Bank Note Holographics, Inc. Sec. Litig., 93 F.Supp.2d 424, 445 (S.D.N.Y.2000) (<HOLDING>). Thus, these allegations not only form part of
holding that very little  evidence is necessary to raise a genuine issue of fact regarding an employers motive any indication of discriminatory motive  may suffice to raise a question that can only be resolved by a factfinder holding that defendants alleged motive to enhance its ability to raise cash under a 80 million credit facility agreement  is a sufficient motive to raise an inference of fraudulent intent holding trial court improperly instructed jury in trial for possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute that evidence of defendants similar acts of possession was admissible to show motive where motive was not element of crime charged and defendant did not contest motive holding 404b evidence admissible under intent exception but not motive exception where motive not contested holding that motive is circumstantial evidence of intent