NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 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 Northern District of California on behalf of all purchasers of Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc. ("Luminent" or the "Company") (NYSE:LUM) securities between July 24, 2007 and August 6, 2007, inclusive (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 Luminent common stock during the period described above, you have certain rights, and have until no later than 60 days, 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/
The complaint charges defendants with violations of federal securities laws by, among other things, issuing a series of materially false and misleading press releases and SEC filings regarding Luminent's financial results and business prospects. Specifically, the complaint alleges that Luminent failed to disclose: (i) the Company was not sufficiently liquid; (ii) the Company's financial statements and reports were not prepared in accordance with GAAP and SEC rules; and (iii) that defendants lacked any reasonable basis to claim that the Company had ample liquidity and that the dividend payments were secure. As a result, the price of the Company's common stock was artificially inflated throughout the Class Period. On August 6, 2007, however, defendants shocked the market when they announced that the Company was canceling the payment of its dividend. In response to the announcement, Luminent's share price dropped to a low of $3.75 on August 6, 2007 before trading was halted. It then opened on August 7, 2007 at $0.50, representing a drop of over 85%.