Planet Fitness, Inc. Investigation - PLNT
Case Summary
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Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP is investigating potential violations of U.S. federal securities laws involving Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT) focused on whether Planet Fitness and certain of its top executives made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose material information to investors (the “Planet Fitness Investigation”).
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THE COMPANY: Planet Fitness claims to be one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the world by number of members and locations.
THE REVELATIONS: On January 19, 2023, The Bear Cave published a report entitled “Problems at Planet Fitness (PLNT),” asserting that “[t]hrough numerous Freedom of Information Act requests, The Bear Cave has uncovered hundreds of consumer complaints concerning overbilling, fraudulent transactions, excessive fees, and uncancellable memberships.” The Bear Cave further alleged that it “believes Planet Fitness created a fake investor presentation slide to obscure franchisee saturation.” Following the report, Planet Fitness’ stock price fell.
Then, on September 15, 2023, Planet Fitness revealed that the company had ousted its CEO. As CNBC reported, “[i]n a move that stunned investors and employees alike, Planet Fitness ousted company veteran Chris Rondeau from his post as CEO.” Following this news, Planet Fitness’ stock price declined by nearly 16%.
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