STEVENSON, Md., Aug. 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of Monster Beverage Corporation ("Monster" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:MNST) during the period between February 23, 2012 and August 9, 2012, inclusive (the "Class Period").
If you have suffered a net loss for all transactions in Monster Beverage Corporation common stock during the Class Period, you may obtain additional information about this lawsuit and your ability to become a lead plaintiff by contacting Brower Piven at http://www.browerpiven.com/">www.browerpiven.com, by email at mailto:hoffman@browerpiven.com">hoffman@browerpiven.com, by calling 410/415-6616, or at Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, 1925 Old Valley Road, Stevenson, Maryland 21153. Attorneys at Brower Piven have combined experience litigating securities and class action cases of over 60 years.
No class has yet been certified in the above action. Members of the Class will be represented by the lead plaintiff and counsel chosen by the lead plaintiff. If you wish to choose counsel to represent you and the Class, you must apply to be appointed lead plaintiff no later than October 22, 2012 and be selected by the Court. The lead plaintiff will direct the litigation and participate in important decisions including whether to accept a settlement and how much of a settlement to accept for the Class in the action. The lead plaintiff will be selected from among applicants claiming the largest loss from investment in the Company during the Class Period. You are not required to have sold your shares to seek damages or to serve as a Lead Plaintiff.
The complaint accuses the defendants of violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by virtue of the Defendants failure to disclose during the Class Period that the Company was improperly promoting and marketing its Monster Energy brand of drinks and that, as a direct result of those improprieties, Monster's financial statements were materially false and misleading. According to the complaint, after, on August 8, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing that its financial results were well below analysts' estimates and after, on August 9, 2012, the Company disclosed that an unnamed state attorney general was investigating Monster's advertising, marketing, promotion, ingredients, usage and sale of its Monster Energy® brand of energy drinks, the value of Monster shares declined significantly.
If you choose to retain counsel, you may retain Brower Piven without financial obligation or cost to you, or you may retain other counsel of your choice. You need take no action at this time to be a member of the class.