NEW YORK, June 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Akers Biosciences, Inc. ("Akers" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AKER). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 9980.
The investigation concerns whether Akers and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
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On May 21, 2018, Akers announced that it was unable to timely file its quarterly report for the first quarter of 2018 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), citing a continuing review of the "characterization of certain revenue recognition items". On this news, Akers's share price fell $0.06, or 8.93%, to close at $0.60 on May 22, 2018. On May 29, 2018, Akers issued a press release announcing the resignation of Akers's founder, Dr. Raymond F. Akers Jr., Ph.D., as a director of the Company. On this news, Akers's share price fell $0.20, or 33.58%, to close at $0.39 on May 29, 2018.
On June 1, 2018, Akers filed a current report on Form 8-K with the SEC, stating that Dr. Akers "has not been fully cooperative" with the Company's review of certain revenue recognition items. Then, on June 5, 2018, Akers filed a Form 8-K/A, amending the current report filed on June 1, 2018, and appending as an exhibit a letter on behalf of Dr. Akers, signed by the law firm Bochetto & Lentz, P.C. The letter asserted, in part, that the Company's earlier characterization of Dr. Akers as "uncooperative" was "false", "totally misleading", and "utterly disingenuous". On this news, Akers's share price fell $0.03, or 5.07%, to close at $0.46 on June 6, 2018.
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CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 9980
