Notice of Lead Plaintiff Deadline for Shareholders in the Interface, Inc. Class Action Lawsuit

SAN DIEGO--()--Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the Eastern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of Interface, Inc. (NASDAQ:TILE) securities between March 2, 2018 and September 28, 2020, inclusive (the “Class Period”). The case is captioned Swanson v. Interface, Inc., No. 20-cv-05518, and is assigned to Judge Allyne Ross. The Interface class action lawsuit charges Interface 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 Interface securities during the Class Period to seek appointment as lead plaintiff in the Interface 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 Interface class action lawsuit. The lead plaintiff can select a law firm of its choice to litigate the Interface class action lawsuit. An investor’s ability to share in any potential future recovery of the Interface class action lawsuit is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Interface class action lawsuit or have questions concerning your rights regarding the Interface class action lawsuit, please provide your information here or contact counsel, Jennifer Caringal of Robbins Geller, at 800/449-4900 or 619/231-1058 or via e-mail at jcaringal@rgrdlaw.com. Lead plaintiff motions for the Interface class action lawsuit must be filed with the court no later than January 11, 2021.

Interface is a modular flooring company that designs, produces, and sells modular carpet products primarily in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.

The Interface class action lawsuit alleges that, during the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Interface had inadequate disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting; (ii) consequently, Interface, among other things, reported artificially inflated income and earnings per share (“EPS”) in 2015 and 2016; (iii) Interface and certain of its employees were under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) with respect to the foregoing issues since at least November 2017, had impeded the SEC’s investigation, and had downplayed the true scope of Interface’s wrongdoing and liability with respect to the SEC investigation; and (iv) as a result, Interface’s public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

On April 24, 2019, Interface filed a current report on Form 8-K with the SEC disclosing, among other things, that Interface had “received a letter in November 2017 from the [SEC] requesting [Interface] voluntarily provide information and documents in connection with an investigation into [Interface]’s historical quarterly [EPS] calculations and rounding practices during the period 2014-2017”; that “[Interface] subsequently received subpoenas from the SEC in February 2018, July 2018 and April 2019 requesting additional documents and information”; and that “[i]n the fourth quarter of 2018, [Interface] conducted at the SEC’s request an internal investigation into these and other related issues for seven quarters in 2015, 2016 and 2017.” On this news, Interface’s stock price fell more than 8%.

Then, on September 28, 2020, the SEC announced the conclusion of its investigation into Interface’s historical quarterly EPS calculations and rounding practices. Interface agreed to pay a $5 million fine to resolve the matter and was ordered to cease and desist from violating the federal securities laws. In the SEC’s enforcement order issued that same day, the SEC also disclosed how, among other things, “Interface employees caused Interface to produce documents in response to Commission investigative requests that were suggestive of contemporaneous support for journal entries that, in truth, did not exist at the time the entries were recorded” and had modified certain documents after the SEC’s investigation began. On this news, Interface’s stock price fell an additional 3% over the following two trading days, further damaging investors.

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Contacts

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
Jennifer Caringal, 800-449-4900
jcaringal@rgrdlaw.com

Release Summary

The suit alleges defendants issued false statements concerning Interface business and prospects, resulting in its stock trading at inflated prices.

Contacts

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
Jennifer Caringal, 800-449-4900
jcaringal@rgrdlaw.com