A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of Hospira, Inc., (NYSE: HSP) between March 24, 2009, and October 17, 2011, inclusive (the “Class Period”), seeking to pursue remedies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).
The complaint charges that throughout the Class Period, defendants issued materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s business and financial results. Specifically, defendants failed to disclose that: (i) Hospira suffered from extensive quality control issues throughout the Class Period, which undermined both the viability of and the supposed financial savings that would be generated by Project Fuel, a Company program designed to optimize Hospira’s operations and increase shareholder value; (ii) Hospira was unable to remedy problems identified in FDA Warning Letters related to Hospira’s infusion pumps, quality control deficiencies, and manufacturing weaknesses; (iii) Hospira’s revenue guidance for 2010 and 2011 was misstated and lacked a reasonable basis when made; and (iv) as a result of the foregoing, defendants’ statements regarding the Company’s financial performance and expected earnings were false and misleading and lacked a reasonable basis when made.
On October 18, 2011, the Company announced disappointing preliminary third quarter financial results and slashed full-year guidance, pointing to a production disruption at its Rocky Mount, North Carolina manufacturing plant, which accounted for approximately 25% of the Company’s sales. The Company attributed the production slowdown to the impact of an ongoing FDA investigation.
The result of the Company’s negative results was a 21% drop in the price of Hospira common stock, which fell $7.85 per share to close at $29.51 per share on October 18, 2011.
If you are a current shareholder and /or purchased during the class period between March 24, 2009 and October 17, 2011 and would like to discuss your options of exercising your rights as a shareholder, please contact us.
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