NEW YORK, July 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of  Fred’s, Inc. (“Fred’s” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FRED).   Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 9980.

The investigation concerns whether Fred’s and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices. 

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On October 27, 2015, Rite Aid Corp. (“Rite Aid”) and Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (“Walgreens”) jointly announced an Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which Walgreens would acquire Rite Aid for $9.00 per share in cash.  To convince the investing public that it would receive Federal Trade Commission approval to complete the merger, Walgreens and Rite Aid entered into an agreement with Fred’s to sell 865 Rite Aid stores for $950 million in an all-cash transaction (the “Fred’s Asset Purchase Agreement”).  

On January 30, 2017, Rite Aid and Walgreens announced that they had entered into a new merger agreement, which cut the proposed consideration for Rite Aid stockholders from $9.00 per share to between $6.50 to $7.00 per share (the “Revised Merger”).  

On June 29, 2017, Rite Aid and Walgreens announced that they had terminated the Revised Merger.  Following the Revised Merger’s termination, Walgreens then terminated the Fred’s Asset Purchase Agreement.  Following this news, Fred’s stock price fell $2.78 per share, or roughly 22.8%, to close at $9.41 per share on June 29, 2017.

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CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 9980