The Gross Law Firm notifies investors that a class action has commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of shareholders of Arconic Corporation who purchased all persons who sold publicly traded shares of Arconic common stock between April 19, 2022 and May 3, 2023, both dates inclusive..
According to the filed complaint, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that defendants stated in Arconic’s quarterly and annual reports issued during the Class Period that Arconic’s share repurchase programs were “intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1,” which prohibits securities trading on the basis of material nonpublic information, and that all of Arconic’s share purchases “were made in compliance with Rule 10b-18,” which provides a safe harbor for share repurchases that meet certain criteria, but does not provide a safe harbor for insider trading or other violations of the federal securities laws. However, at the time those statements were made, Arconic had made share repurchases while in possession of material nonpublic information, and therefore Arconic’s share repurchase programs were not in compliance with Rule 10b5-1, and the share repurchases were not made in compliance with Rule 10b-18. Further, defendants stated that they were continuing with share repurchases. Inasmuch as the Company was restrained by law from buying back stock during active negotiations with Apollo, the defendants’ statements with respect to ongoing stock repurchases signaled to the market that there were no, and had been no, ongoing negotiations. Accordingly, when speaking about the stock repurchases, the defendants were obligated to disclose the whole truth – that they were in, or had been in, negotiations with Apollo.
If you wish to choose counsel to represent you and the class, you must apply to be appointed lead plaintiff and be selected by the Court. The lead plaintiff will direct the litigation and participate in important decisions including whether to accept a settlement for the class in the action. The lead plaintiff will be selected from among applicants claiming the largest loss from investment in the respective securities during the class periods. Members of the class will be represented by the lead plaintiff and counsel chosen by the lead plaintiff. No class has yet been certified in the above action. Appointment as Lead Plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
Shareholders have until March 31, 2025 to request that the court appoint them lead plaintiff.
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