STOCKHOLDER ALERT: Monteverde & Associates Continues to Investigate the Following Merger

NEW YORK, June 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Juan Monteverde, founder and managing partner at Monteverde & Associates PC, a national securities firm rated Top 50 in the 2018-2020 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report and headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City, is investigating:

• Communications Systems, Inc. (JCS) relating to its proposed merger with Pineapple Energy, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, JCS shareholders are expected to initially hold a 37% share in the combined company, which is expected to decrease over time. Click here for more information: http://monteverdelaw.com/case/communications-systems-inc. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.
• Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (EBSB) relating to its proposed acquisition by Independent Bank Corp. Under the terms of the agreement, EBSB shareholders will receive 0.2750 shares of Independent per share they own. Click here for more information: https://www.monteverdelaw.com/case/meridian-bancorp-inc. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.
• VEREIT, Inc. (VER) relating to its proposed acquisition by Realty Income Corp. Under the terms of the agreement, VER shareholders will receive 0.705 shares of Realty Income per share they own. Click here for more information: https://www.monteverdelaw.com/case/vereit-inc. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.
• Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. (PFBI) relating to its proposed acquisition by Peoples Bancorp, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, PFBI shareholders will receive 0.58 shares of Peoples per share they own. Click here for more information: http://monteverdelaw.com/case/premier-financial-bancorp-inc. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.
• Weingarten Realty Investors (WRI) relating to its proposed acquisition by Kimco Realty Corp. Under the terms of the agreement, WRI shareholders will receive 1.408 shares of Kimco and $2.89 in cash per share. Click here for more information: http://monteverdelaw.com/case/weingarten-realty-investors. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.

About Monteverde & Associates PC

We are a national class action securities litigation law firm that has recovered millions of dollars and is committed to protecting shareholders from corporate wrongdoing. We were listed in the Top 50 in the 2018-2020 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. Our lawyers have significant experience litigating Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Class Actions. Mr. Monteverde is recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Securities Litigation in 2013, 2017-2019, an award given to less than 2.5% of attorneys in a particular field. He has also been selected by Martindale-Hubbell as a 2017-2020 Top Rated Lawyer. Our firm's recent successes include changing the law in a significant victory that lowered the standard of liability under Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act in the Ninth Circuit. Thereafter, our firm successfully preserved this victory by obtaining dismissal of a writ of certiorari as improvidently granted at the United States Supreme Court. Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian, 139 S. Ct. 1407 (2019). Also, in 2019 we recovered or secured six cash common funds for shareholders in mergers & acquisitions class action cases.

If you own common stock in any of the above listed companies and wish to obtain additional information and protect your investments free of charge, please visit our website or contact Juan E. Monteverde, Esq. either via e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone at (212) 971-1341.

Contact:
Juan E. Monteverde, Esq.
MONTEVERDE & ASSOCIATES PC
The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Ave. Suite 4405
New York, NY 10118
United States of America
[email protected]
Tel: (212) 971-1341

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