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According to the complaint, Lexmark is a manufacturer of printers and related supplies, primarily ink cartridges. Lexmark sells its products to wholesale distributors and large retail chains in more than 90 countries around the world.
The Class Period commences on August 1, 2014, when Lexmark filed a quarterly report on Form 10-Q, announcing the company’s financial and operating results for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014 and fiscal year.
The complaint alleges that, on July 21, 2015, the company reported poor results for its second quarter ending June 30, 2015 and lowered its 2015 sales guidance. Lexmark blamed these disappointing results on lower-than-expected supplies revenue from its European wholesale distributors. Lexmark explained that the company had increased supplies prices for its European distributors three times between October 2014 and June 2015. In reaction to these price increases, European distributors immediately stocked up on supplies prior to the expiration of their fixed-price contracts while slowing down their purchases from Lexmark.
Following this news, shares of Lexmark dropped $9.57 per share, or 20.2 percent, to close at $37.75 per share on July 21, 2015.
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Lexmark made false and misleading statements regarding its end-user demand, channel inventory, and growth prospects for its high-margin supplies business. The company also failed to disclose deterioration in end-user demand and excessive inventory levels at its European wholesale distributors. Lexmark ultimately acknowledged that its supplies growth was not attributable to end-user demand but rather the result of its European customers buying ahead of customary price increases which produced excessive inventory.
If you are a member of the class described above, you may no later than September 19, 2017 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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