NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against BlackBerry Ltd. ("BlackBerry" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: BBRY ) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 13-CIV-7132, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of BlackBerry between September 27, 2012 and September 20, 2013 both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). This class action seeks to recover damages against the Company and certain of its officers and directors as a result of alleged violations of the federal securities laws pursuant to Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.
If you are a shareholder who purchased BlackBerry securities during the Class Period, you have until December 3, 2013 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com . To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll free, x237. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
BlackBerry is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. The Company provides platforms and solutions for access to email, voicemail, instant messaging, short message service, Internet and Intranet-based applications, and browsing through the development of integrated hardware, software, and services.
The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants published a series of materially false and misleading statements that Defendants knew and/or recklessly disregarded were materially false and misleading at the time of publication, and that omitted to reveal material information necessary to make Defendants' statements, in light of such omissions, not materially false and misleading. Specifically, the Company failed to inform investors that, contrary to Defendants' statements touting the Company's new BlackBerry 10 line of smart phones and the financial strength of BlackBerry, the Company was not on the road to recovery and re-emerging as a lead player in the wireless communications industry, but instead, BlackBerry's business, operations and financial situation was made even worse by the introduction of the BlackBerry 10 platform, which was poorly received by the market.
On September 20, 2013, BlackBerry announced the true state of the Company, which incurred massive charges due to unsold BlackBerry 10 devices and was forced to lay-off approximately 40% of its workforce. In relevant part, the release explained that the Company expects to report a primarily non-cash, pre-tax charge against inventory and supply commitments in the second quarter of approximately $930 million to $960 million, which is primarily attributable to BlackBerry Z10 devices.
As a result of this disclosure, BlackBerry shares plummeted from a closing price of $10.52 per share on September 19, 2013 to a close of $8.73 per share on September 20, 2013, after experiencing an intra-day low of $8.19, on heavy trading volume. The value of BlackBerry stock continued to slide on heavy trading volume over the next few days to close at $8.01 on September 25, 2013.
The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, Florida, and San Diego, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 70 years later, the Pomerantz Firm continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomerantzlaw.com .
Robert S. Willoughby Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP
