FORT WORTH, Texas, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Wound Management Technologies, Inc., (OTCQB: WNDM | WNDM.PK), CEO and President Robert Lutz, Jr. responds to recent complaint from Security and Exchange Commission.
Mr. Lutz was quoted as saying, "The Company learned yesterday via a press release that it has been named as a defendant in a civil complaint filed by the Securities Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The Complaint alleges certain fraudulent schemes and market manipulation activitiesfrom at least July - November 2009 involving the Company's former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Scott A. Haire. Current management of the Company (which does not include Mr. Haire) was not aware of any such allegationsby the SEC and has not discussed this matter with the SEC."
Mr. Robert H. Lutz. Jr.was elected as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in March 2012, and Mr. Haire has had no operating involvement with the Company since such time. The Company will engage legal counsel to assist it in investigating and handling the SECComplaint.
About Wound Management Technologies, Inc.
Wound Management Technologies, Inc. is an emerging commercial stage company with its primary products in the $5B worldwide advanced wound care market. Wound Management's primary focus is the distribution of its unique, patented collagen product, CellerateRX®, which is FDA cleared and reimbursable under Medicare Part B. Wound Management has other advanced biotech products in development including a patented resorbable bone wax line that is in late stages of development, as well as a subsidiary focused on technology for secure healthcare data collaboration and storage. More information can be found on the company's web sites: http://www.wmgtech.com and http://www.celleraterx.com.
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