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WOLF POPPER CHARGES GEMSTAR
WOLF POPPER LLP FILES SECURITIES FRAUD CLASS
ACTION
AGAINST COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY INC.
NEW YORK
B
April 25, 2006
Wolf Popper LLP has filed a
securities fraud lawsuit on behalf of all persons and entities who purchased the
securities of Comverse Technology Inc. ("Comverse" or the "Company") (NasdaqNM:
CMVT) on the open market during the period
April 30, 2001 through April 16, 2006 (the "Class Period").
The action is pending in the United States District Court,
Southern District of New York, against defendants Comverse, Kobi Alexander
(Chairman, CEO), and David Kreinberg (E.V.P., CFO), and is seeking remedies
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
If you bought the securities of Comverse between April 30, 2001
to April 16, 2006, inclusive, and sustained damages, you may, no later than June
19, 2006, request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Under certain
circumstances, one or more class members may together serve as "lead plaintiff."
You may retain Wolf Popper LLP, or other counsel of your choice, to serve as
your counsel in this action.
The complaint alleges that during the Class Period, defendants
recklessly or intentionally, instituted woefully deficient internal controls
surrounding the administration of the Company’s stock-based compensation plan,
which enabled Company employees to enrich themselves by knowingly and
fraudulently changing the stock option grant dates to dates on which the
Company’s stock price was lower than the actual grant date (and thus lower than
fair market value on the actual grant date). As a result of these manipulations,
the Company was caused to under report the corresponding compensation expense
and over report net income and retained earnings on its financial statements.
When the truth of the stock option scheme was revealed to the
market beginning on March 13, 2006, through the end of the Class Period on April
16, 2006, Comverse’s stock price fell from $29.15 to $22.94, a staggering 21%
drop.
Wolf Popper LLP ( http://www.wolfpopper.com)
is a firm based in New York City and is active in major litigations pending in
federal and state courts throughout the United States. Wolf Popper has taken a
leading role in many important actions on behalf of defrauded investors,
consumers, and others for nearly 60 years. Please contact the Wolf Popper
website for more information about the firm. If you wish to discuss this action,
participate in this suit, or have any questions or concerns regarding this
notice, or preservation of your rights, please contact:
Emily DeMuro, Investor Relations (edemuro@wolfpopper.com)
or James Kelly-Kowlowitz, Esq. ( Jkelly@wolfpopper.com)
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