According to the complaint, Flowers Foods is a food company that operates two business segments: a directstore-delivery segment (“DSD Segment”) and a warehouse delivery segment (“WarehouseSegment”). The DSD Segment operates 39 bakeries that market a wide variety of fresh bakery foods, including fresh breads, buns, rolls, tortillas, and snack cakes.
The complaint alleges that the defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose: (1) that the Company was improperly classifying employees as independent contractors; (2) that the misclassification exposed the Company to legal liability and/or negative regulatory action; (3) that proper classification would have a negative impact on the Company’s operations; and (4) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants’ statements about Flowers Foods’ business, operations, and prospects, were false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
On August 10, 2016, Flowers Foods disclosed in a Current Report filed with the SEC that the U.S. Department of Labor notified Flowers Foods that the Company was scheduled for a compliance review under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Company further stated that it intended to cooperate with the Department, and that because the review process was confidential, Flowers Foods would not comment further at that time. On this news, Flowers Foods’ stock price fell $1.60 per share, or 9%, to close at $16.15 per share on August 10, 2016, on unusually heavy trading volume.
Also on August 10, 2016, after the market closed, the Company issued a press release announcing Q2 2016 financial results, disappointing financial results for the quarter, and that it was lowering its 2016 guidance.
On this news, Flowers Foods’ stock price fell $1.20 per share, or 7.4%, to close at $14.95 per share on August 11, 2016, on unusually heavy trading volume.
If you are a member of the class described above, you may no later than October 11, 2016, move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff of the class, if you so choose.
A lead plaintiff is a representative party that acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. In order to be appointed lead plaintiff, the Court must determine that the class member’s claim is typical of the claims of other class members, and that the class member will adequately represent the class. Your ability to share in any recovery is not, however, affected by the decision whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff. Any member of the purported class may move the court to serve as a lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an inactive class member.
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