The complaint alleges that during the class period the company, and certain of its officers and/or directors, have violated federal securities laws by issuing various materially false and misleading statements that had the effect of artificially inflating the market price of the company’s securities and causing class members to overpay for the securities.

No class has yet been certified in the above action. If someone is a member of the proposed class, they may, no later than February 19, 2008, ask the court to allow them to serve as lead plaintiff for the proposed class. To serve as a lead plaintiff, one must satisfy certain legal requirements.