NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Brualdi Law Firm announces that a securities class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Southern Division on behalf of purchasers of Powerwave Technologies, Inc. ("Powerwave" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:PWAV) securities during the period between May 2, 2005 and October 9, 2006, (the "Class Period").
No class has yet been certified in the above action. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. If you purchased Powerwave common stock during the period described above, you have certain rights, and have until no later than 60 days from February 1, 2007, in which to move for Lead Plaintiff status. Any member of the purported class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member.
To be a member of the class you need not take any action at this time, and you may retain counsel of your choice. If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this Notice or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Tali Leger, Director of Shareholder Relations at The Brualdi Law Firm, 29 Broadway, Suite 2400, New York, New York 10006, by telephone toll free at (877) 495-1877 or (212) 952-0602, by email to tleger@brualdilawfirm.com or visit our website at http://www.brualdilawfirm.com/
Powerwave and certain of its officers and directors are charged with issuing a series of materially false and misleading statements in violation of Section 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated there under. On October 9, 2006, investors learned that Powerwave's 2006 third quarter results would be only $155 million, significantly lower than the $230-$250 million previously forecast. This sudden and shocking disclosure, in the face of repeated Company reports of "record" setting growth and profitability, had an immediate impact on the price of Powerwave stock, which declined almost 20% in the single trading day -- marking a decline of almost $10 per share from the Class Period high reached only several months earlier.
The Complaint alleges that Powerwave materially misrepresented and failed to disclose numerous conditions that adversely affected the Company, permitting defendants to: (1) deceive shareholders concerning the business, operations, management and the intrinsic value of Powerwave common stock; (2) artificially inflate the price of the Company's shares, ultimately purchased by misled shareholders; (3) register for sale with the SEC millions of shares of stock that were sold to the public or used to acquire assets of other unwitting companies; (4) make it possible for Company insiders to sell millions of dollars of their privately held shares while in possession of material adverse non-public information.
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