INVESTOR ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Reminds Shareholders of Sanderson Farms, Inc. of a Class Action Lawsuit and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of December 27, 2016 - SAFM

NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:

To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of Sanderson Farms, Inc. ("Sanderson Farms") SAFM between December 17, 2013 and October 6, 2016. You are hereby notified that a securities class action lawsuit has been commenced in the USDC for the Southern District of New York. To get more information go to:

http://www.zlk.com/pslra/sanderson-farms

or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972. There is no cost or obligation to you.

The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose material adverse facts, including that: (i) Sanderson Farms systematically colluded with several of its industry peers to fix prices in the broiler-chicken market; (ii) the foregoing constituted a violation of federal antitrust laws; (iii) consequently, Sanderson Farms' revenues during the Class Period were the result of illegal conduct; and (iv) as a result of the foregoing, Sanderson Farms' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

On September 2, 2016, Maplevale Farms, Inc. filed an antitrust class action complaint against Sanderson Farms and other poultry producers. Then on October 4, 2016, a complaint was filed against Sanderson Farms and other peers alleging violations of the Sherman Act.

If you suffered a loss in Sanderson Farms you have until December 27, 2016 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, and Washington D.C. The firm's attorneys have extensive expertise and experience representing investors in securities litigation, and have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

CONTACT:   
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
30 Broad Street - 24th Floor
New York, NY 10004           
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Toll Free:  (877) 363-5972
Fax: (212) 363-7171
www.zlk.com 

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