On July 10, investors sued Mercury Systems, Inc. (“Mercury,” “MRCY,” or the “Company”) in United States District Court, District of Massachusetts. Plaintiffs in the Mercury Systems Class Action Lawsuit allege that they acquired Mercury stock at artificially inflated prices between October 24, 2017 and April 24, 2018 (the “Class Period”). They are now seeking compensation for financial losses incurred upon public revelation of the Company’s alleged misconduct during that time. For more information about the MRCY Lawsuit, please contact us at your earliest convenience.

Summary of the Allegations

Company Background

The Company (NASDAQ: MRCY) is a “commercial provider of defense and intelligence, secure sensor and safety critical processing subsystems for defense prime contractors.”

Founded in 1981, the Company is based in Andover, Massachusetts and has offices/facilities throughout the United States. It also has a presence in Canada, Switzerland, the U.K., France, Spain and Japan. According to its website, Mercury also has more than 1,000 employees and generated more than $400 million in revenue in FY 2017.

Summary of Facts

Mercury and two of its current and former senior officers (the “Individual Defendants”) now stand accused of deceiving investors by lying and withholding critical information about the Company’s business practices and prospects during the Class Period.

Specifically, they are accused of omitting truthful information about certain business decisions and related issues from SEC filings and related material. By knowingly or recklessly doing so, they allegedly caused Mercury stock to trade at artificially inflated prices during the time in question.

The truth came out in a press release issued by the Company on April 24, 2018. In it Mercury revealed a drastic change in t its free cash flow in the third quarter of FY 2018 compared to the same period for the prior fiscal year. It said in pertinent part: “Free cash flow, defined as cash flow from operating activities les capital expenditures, was a net outflow of $(2.6) million in the third quarter of fiscal 2018, compared to a net inflow of $11.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2017. The lower cash flow in the quarter was primarily a result of our continued investment in the business as we insource our manufacturing and integrate our acquisitions.”

A closer look…

As alleged in the July 10 complaint, the Company repeatedly made false and misleading public statements during the Class Period.

For example, in a press release issued at the beginning of the Class Period, Mercury said in relevant part: “We continued to deliver strong revenue growth and profitability both in our organic and acquired businesses, validating once again our ongoing strategy.”

On an ensuing conference call to discuss the Company’s financial and operating results for the first fiscal quarter ended on September 30, 2017, one of the Individual Defendants said in pertinent part: “In summary, Mercury’s on track for another great year in fiscal 2018. Our business model is working very well.”

On yet another conference call held to discuss Mercury’s financial and operating results for the second fiscal quarter and six month (period) ended December 31, 2017, one of the Individual Defendants said in pertinent part: “Even with the incremental investment in R&D, we expect to see improvement in our free cash flow for the year as we continue to grow and our CapEX is reduced versus fiscal ’17.”

Impact of the Alleged Fraud on Mercury’s Stock Price and Market Capitalization

The following chart illustrates the stock price during the class period:

Actions You May Take

If you have purchased shares during the Class Period, you may join the class action as a lead plaintiff, remain a passive class member, or opt out of this litigation and pursue individual claims that may not be available to the class as a whole.

NOTE: The deadline to file for lead plaintiff in this class action is September 10, 2018. You must file an application to be appointed lead plaintiff prior to this deadline in order to be considered by the Court. Typically, the plaintiff or plaintiffs with the largest losses are appointed lead plaintiff.

In order to identify your potential exposure to the alleged fraud during the time in question, you may wish to perform an analysis of your transactions in Mercury common stock using court approved loss calculation methods.

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