Lawsuit Overview
July 14, 2017 - The case was dismissed.
March 10, 2017 - A second amended complaint was filed.
January 30, 2017 - The court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss.
August 22, 2016 - An amended complaint was filed.
February 5, 2016 (Shareholders Foundation) - An investor in shares of Primero Mining Corp (NYSE:PPP) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by Primero Mining Corp in connection with certain allegedly false and misleading statements made between October 5, 2012 and February 3, 2016.
According to the complaint the plaintiff alleges on behalf of purchasers of Primero Mining Corp (NYSE:PPP) common shares between October 5, 2012 and February 3, 2016, that the defendants violated Federal Securities Laws. More specifically, the plaintiff claims that between October 5, 2012 and February 3, 2016 Defendants issued allegedly false and misleading statements to investors and/or failed to disclose material facts about tax compliance at Primero’s Mexican subsidiary, Primero Empresa Minera, S.A. de C.V.
On February 4, 2016 Primero Mining Corp (NYSE:PPP) announced that its Mexican subsidiary, Primero Empresa Minera, S.A. de C.V. ( PEM ), has received a legal claim from the Mexican tax authorities, Servicio de Administración Tributaria ( SAT ), seeking to nullify the Advance Pricing Agreement ( APA ) issued by SAT in 2012. Primero Mining Corp said the APA confirmed the Company's basis for paying taxes on realized silver prices for the years 2010 to 2014 and represented SAT's agreement to accept that basis for those years.
Shares of Primero Mining Corp (NYSE:PPP) declined on February 5, 2016, to as low as $1.54 per share.