Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that purchasers of Qiwi plc (NASDAQ: QIWI) publicly traded securities between March 28, 2019 and December 9, 2020, inclusive (the “Class Period”) have until February 9, 2021 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff in the Qiwi class action lawsuit, Ochakoff v. Qiwi plc, No. 20-cv-06054 (E.D.N.Y), which is assigned to Judge Rachel P. Kovner. The Qiwi class action lawsuit charges Qiwi and certain of its executives with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 permits any investor who purchased Qiwi publicly traded securities during the Class Period to seek appointment as lead plaintiff in the Qiwi class action lawsuit. A lead plaintiff is generally the movant with the greatest financial interest in the relief sought by the putative class who is also typical and adequate of the putative class. A lead plaintiff acts on behalf of all other class members in directing the Qiwi class action lawsuit. The lead plaintiff can select a law firm of its choice to litigate the Qiwi class action lawsuit. An investor’s ability to share in any potential future recovery of the Qiwi class action lawsuit is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Qiwi class action lawsuit or have questions concerning your rights regarding the Qiwi class action lawsuit, please provide your information here or contact counsel, Michael Albert of Robbins Geller, at 800/449-4900 or 619/231-1058 or via e-mail at malbert@rgrdlaw.com. (Мы говорим по-русски.). Lead plaintiff motions for the Qiwi class action lawsuit must be filed with the court no later than February 9, 2021.
Qiwi, together with its subsidiaries, operates electronic online payment systems primarily in Russia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Belarus, Romania, the United Arab Emirates, and internationally.
The Qiwi class action lawsuit alleges that, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Qiwi’s internal controls relating to reporting and record-keeping were ineffective; (2) consequently, the Central Bank of Russia would impose a monetary fine upon Qiwi and impose restrictions upon Qiwi’s ability to make payments to foreign merchants and transfer money to pre-paid cards; and (3) as a result, defendants’ public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times.
On December 9, 2020, Qiwi announced that the Central Bank of Russia had imposed a fine of approximately $150,000 for deficient record-keeping and reporting and suspended Qiwi from conducting most types of payments to foreign merchants and money transfers to pre-paid cards from corporate accounts. On this news, the price of Qiwi’s American Depositary Shares fell more than 20%, damaging investors.
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP is one of the world’s leading law firms representing investors in securities class action litigation. With 200 lawyers in 9 offices, Robbins Geller has obtained many of the largest securities class action recoveries in history. For seven consecutive years, ISS Securities Class Action Services has ranked the Firm in its annual SCAS Top 50 Report as one of the top law firms in the world in both amount recovered for shareholders and total number of class action settlements. Robbins Geller attorneys have helped shape the securities laws and have recovered tens of billions of dollars on behalf of aggrieved victims. Beyond securing financial recoveries for defrauded investors, Robbins Geller also specializes in implementing corporate governance reforms, helping to improve the financial markets for investors worldwide. Robbins Geller attorneys are consistently recognized by courts, professional organizations, and the media as leading lawyers in the industry. Please visit http://www.rgrdlaw.com for more information.
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malbert@rgrdlaw.com
