WWE INVESTOR FILING DEADLINE: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Announces that a Securities Class Action Lawsuit has Been Filed Against World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
NEW YORK, March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard, a nationally acclaimed investor rights law firm, announces that a securities class action has been filed on behalf of investors that purchased or acquired the securities of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ("WWE" or the "Company") (NYSE: WWE) between February 7, 2019, and February 5, 2020 (the "Class Period"). The lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York alleges violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
If you purchased WWE securities, and/or would like to discuss your legal rights and options please visit WWE Shareholder Class Action or contact Matthew E. Guarnero toll free at (877) 779-1414 or [email protected].
The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose adverse information regarding WWE's business and operations. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: that WWE was experiencing rising tension with the Saudi government and a breakdown in negotiations over a renewed broadcasting distribution deal; that the Saudi government and its affiliates had failed to make millions of dollars in payments owed to WWE pursuant to existing contractual commitments between the parties; that OSN had terminated the broadcast of WWE programming in the first quarter of 2019, despite a contractual obligation to continue such broadcasts, and that this cancellation was symptomatic of a deterioration in the business relationship between the parties; that OSN had rebuffed efforts to renew a distribution rights agreement on terms acceptable to WWE; and that WWE did not have the ability to expand its operations in the Middle East or within Saudi Arabia as had been represented to investors; and that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
The problems with WWE's relationship with the Saudis began to be revealed in a series of partial disclosures. On April 25, 2019, WWE disclosed disappointing financial results and fiscal guidance, which several analysts connected to potential hiccups in WWE's dealings with the Saudis. On October 31, 2019, in connection with the release of WWE's third quarter 2019 financial results, WWE revealed significant underperformance across key metrics and revealed that the media rights deal had been indefinitely delayed. Around this same time, it was reported that the Saudi government had withheld tens of millions of dollars in payments owed to WWE. The dispute continued to escalate, culminating in a decision by WWE to cut a broadcasting feed of a live event held in the country. In retaliation, the Saudi government temporarily refused to allow several WWE wrestlers to leave the country in what was later described as akin to a hostage situation, under the pretense of mechanical airplane issues. Then, on January 30, 2020, WWE revealed that two of its longest serving senior executives, Defendants George A. Barrios and Michelle D. Wilson, had been ousted. Shortly thereafter, on February 6, 2020, WWE again disclosed disappointing financial performance due to its failure to secure a favorable broadcasting deal with the Saudis and revealed that the Saudi media rights deal would not be included in WWE's financial forecasting.
As a result of these disclosures, the price of WWE Class A common stock plummeted from a Class Period high of more than $100 per share to as low as $40.24 per share on February 6, 2020, representing a 60% share price decline.
If you purchased WWE securities, and/or would like to discuss your legal rights and options please visit https://www.bernlieb.com/cases/worldwrestlingentertainmentinc-wwe-shareholder-class-action-lawsuit-stock-fraud-262/apply or contact Matthew E. Guarnero toll free at (877) 779-1414 or [email protected].
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than May 5, 2020. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as lead plaintiff. If you choose to take no action, you may remain an absent class member.
Since 1993, Bernstein Liebhard LLP has recovered over $3.5 billion for its clients. In addition to representing individual investors, the Firm has been retained by some of the largest public and private pension funds in the country to monitor their assets and pursue litigation on their behalf. As a result of its success litigating hundreds of lawsuits and class actions, the Firm has been named to The National Law Journal's "Plaintiffs' Hot List" thirteen times and listed in The Legal 500 for ten consecutive years.
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