Lawsuit for Investors in Omega Protein Corporation

SAN DIEGO, March 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announces that a lawsuit was filed for certain purchasers of shares of Omega Protein Corporation (NYSE: OME ) over alleged Securities Laws Violations by Omega Protein Corporation.

Investors, who purchased shares of Omega Protein Corporation (NYSE: OME ), have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com  or call +1(858) 779 - 1554. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects, including: that Omega Protein’s subsidiary was potentially not in compliance with its probation terms, that the Company was not properly protecting whistleblower employees, that, as a result of the foregoing, the Company was vulnerable to an SEC investigation and potential civil and criminal liability, and that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants’ statements about Omega Protein’s business, operations, and prospects, were false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. On March 1, 2017, Omega Protein Corporation disclosed that in December 2016 it had received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) seeking information in connection with an investigation of an Omega Protein Corporation subsidiary’s compliance with its probation terms and the Company’s protection of whistleblower employees. Those who purchased Omega Protein Corporation (NYSE: OME) shares should contact the Shareholders Foundation, Inc. The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. is a professional portfolio legal monitoring and a settlement claim filing service, which does research related to shareholder issues and informs investors of securities class actions, settlements, judgments, and other legal related news to the stock/financial market. The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. is not a law firm. The information is provided as a public service. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be relied upon.

CONTACT: Shareholders Foundation, Inc.  Michael Daniels  +1 (858) 779-1554  mail@shareholdersfoundation.com  3111 Camino Del Rio North  Suite 423  San Diego, CA 92108