NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (“Osiris” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: OSIR ) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, District of Maryland, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons or entities who purchased Osiris securities between May 12, 2014 and November 20, 2015 inclusive (the “Class Period”). This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).
If you are a shareholder who purchased Osiris securities during the Class Period, you have until January 22, 2016 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, ext. 9980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased. Osiris researches, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes regenerative medicine products in the United States. Its products include Grafix, a cryopreserved placental membrane for treating hard-to-treat acute and chronic wounds, venous leg ulcers, and burns; BIO4, a bone allograft for use in all surgical applications, including spine, trauma, extremity, cranial, and foot and ankle surgery; and Cartiform, a viable chondral allograft that promotes articular cartilage repair to treat focal chondral defects. It markets and distributes its products directly to hospitals, clinics, and physician offices as well as through agents and distributors. The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company overstated revenues from several contracts and failed to follow GAAP standards, fixing its financial statements only a year and half later and causing millions in losses to the Company and Investors; and (ii) as a result of the foregoing, Osiris's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
November 16, 2015, Osiris surprised investors by disclosing that it has "determined to correct the revenue recognition for three contracts which will result in a decrease in product revenues of $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2015, a decrease in product revenue of $1.0 million in the second quarter, an increase in product revenues of $0.8 million in the third quarter of 2015 and a decrease in product revenues of $1.1 million in 2014." Thus, three restatements were made related to distributor relationships, which completely removed about $3.1 million of sales and shifted about $3.9 million of sales between quarters. As a result of these errors, Osiris missed its revenue targets in three of the last four quarters.
On this news, Osiris shares fell sharply $3.02, or 21.53%, to close at $10.97 on November 17, 2015.
On December 17, 2015, post-market, Osiris disclosed that the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm BDO USA, LLP resigned on December 14, 2015.
On this news, Osiris shares have fallen as much as $1.09, or 10%, during intraday trading on December 18, 2015.
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