CAMDEN, N.J., July 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. announces that the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey has approved the following announcement of a proposed class action settlement that would benefit purchasers of common stock of Alliance MMA, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMMA ):

SUMMARY NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

TO:  ALL PERSONS WHO PURCHASED THE COMMON STOCK OF ALLIANCE MMA, INC. (“ALLIANCE”) IN ALLIANCE’S INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (“IPO”), OR PURCHASED ALLIANCE COMMON STOCK PURSUANT AND/OR TRACEABLE TO ALLIANCE’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND PROSPECTUS ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH ALLIANCE’S IPO DURING THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 6, 2016 THROUGH AND INCLUDING APRIL 12, 2017. 1

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to an Order of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, that a hearing will be held on October 15, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. before the Honorable Robert B. Kugler, United States District Judge of the District of New Jersey, Mitchell H. Cohen Building & U.S. Courthouse, 4th & Cooper Streets, Courtroom 4D, Camden, NJ 08101 (the “Settlement Hearing”) for the purpose of determining:  (1) whether the proposed Settlement consisting of the sum of $1,550,000 (the “Settlement Amount”) should be approved by the Court as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (2) whether the proposed plan to distribute the settlement proceeds is fair, reasonable, and adequate; (3) whether the application for an award of attorneys’ fees of up to $516,666.66, or one-third (33 1/3%) of the Settlement Amount, reimbursement of litigation expenses of no more than $25,000, and an award to the Lead Plaintiffs not to exceed $15,000, should be approved; and (4) whether the above-captioned action (the “Litigation”) should be dismissed with prejudice.

If you purchased Alliance common stock in Alliance’s IPO, or purchased Alliance common stock pursuant and/or traceable to Alliance’s registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with Alliance’s IPO during the period from October 6, 2016 through and including April 12, 2017, your rights may be affected by the Settlement of this action.  If you have not received a detailed Notice of Pendency and Settlement of Class Action (“Notice”) and a copy of the Proof of Claim and Release attached thereto, you may obtain copies by writing to the Claims Administrator at: Alliance MMA, Inc. Litigation, c/o Strategic Claims Services, 600 N. Jackson St., Ste. 205, Media, PA 19063 (866-274-4004 (Tel.); 610-565-7985 (Fax); info@strategicclaims.net), or going to the website, www.strategicclaims.net.  If you are a member of the Settlement Class, in order to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, you must submit a Proof of Claim and Release postmarked no later than September 11, 2018 to the Claims Administrator, establishing that you are entitled to recovery.  Unless you submit a written exclusion request, you will be bound by any judgment rendered in the Litigation whether or not you make a claim. If you desire to be excluded from the Settlement Class, you must submit a request for exclusion so that it is received no later than September 15, 2018, in the manner and form explained in the detailed Notice.

Any objection to the Settlement, Plan of Allocation, or the Class Counsel’s (as defined below) request for an award of attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses must be in the manner and form explained in the detailed Notice and received no later than September 25, 2018 by each of the following:

Clerk of the Court
United States District Court
District of New Jersey
Mitchell H. Cohen & U.S. Courthouse
4th & Cooper Streets
Room 1050
Camden, NJ 08101

 

 
THE ROSEN LAW FIRM, P.A.
Laurence M. Rosen, Esq.
609 W. South Orange Avenue, Suite 2P
South Orange, NJ 07079
Telephone: (973) 313-1887

Class Counsel
KING & SPALDING LLP
Israel Dahan
1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: (212) 556-2100

Counsel for Alliance MMA, Inc., Paul K. Danner III, and John Price

GORDON & REES LLP
Peter G. Siachos
18 Columbia Turnpike
Suite 220
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Telephone: (973) 549-2500

Counsel for Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc.

If you have any questions about the Settlement, you may call or write to Class Counsel:

Laurence M. Rosen, Esq.
THE ROSEN LAW FIRM, P.A.
609 W. South Orange Avenue, Suite 2P
South Orange, NJ 07079
Telephone: (973) 313-1887

PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT OR THE CLERK’S OFFICE REGARDING THIS NOTICE.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 28, 2018

                                                  BY ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

1 Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings as set forth and defined in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement, which is available on the Internet at www.strategicclaims.net, or through the mail upon request to the Claims Administrator.