Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that purchasers of Katapult Holdings Inc f/k/a FinServ Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: KPLT; KPLTW) securities between December 18 2020 and August 10 2021 both dates inclusive (the Class Period) have until this Tuesday October 26 2021 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff in McIntosh v Katapult Holdings Inc f/k/a FinServ Acquisition Corp No 21-cv-07251 the Katapult class action lawsuit  The Katapult class action lawsuit charges Katapult and certain of its top executives with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934  The Katapult class action lawsuit was commenced on August 27 2021 and is pending in the Southern District of New York

If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Katapult class action lawsuit please provide your information by clicking here  You can also contact attorney JC Sanchez of Robbins Geller by calling 800/449-4900 or via e-mail at [email protected]  Lead plaintiff motions for the Katapult class action lawsuit must be filed with the court no later than October 26 2021

CASE ALLEGATIONS: FinServ was a blank check company or special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) formed for the purpose of effecting a merger capital stock exchange asset acquisition stock purchase reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses  On December 18 2020 FinServ announced that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement with legacy Katapult

The Katapult class action lawsuit alleges that throughout the Class Period defendants made false and misleading statements and failed to disclose that: (i) Katapult was experiencing declining e-commerce retail sales and consumer spending; (ii) despite Katapult's assertions that it delivers a clear and compelling value proposition to both consumers and merchants transforming the way nonprime consumers shop for essential goods and enabling merchant access to this underserved segment Katapult lacked visibility into its consumers' future buying behavior; and (iii) as a result defendants' positive statements about Katapult's business operations and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis

On August 10 2021 Katapult issued a press release announcing disappointing financial results for the second quarter of 2021 including a net loss of $81 million compared to $51 million in net income for the second quarter of 2020  Katapult further disclosed that it observed meaningful [negative] changes in both e-commerce retail sales forecasts and consumer spending behavior and retracted its full year 2021 guidance claiming it could not accurately predict our consumer's buying behaviors for the remainder of the year  On this news Katapult's share price fell more than 56% damaging investors

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP has launched a dedicated SPAC Task Force to protect investors in blank check companies and seek redress for corporate malfeasance  Comprised of experienced litigators investigators and forensic accountants the SPAC Task Force is dedicated to rooting out and prosecuting fraud on behalf of injured SPAC investors  The rise in blank check financing poses unique risks to investors  Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP's SPAC Task Force represents the vanguard of ensuring integrity honesty and justice in this rapidly developing investment arena

THE LEAD PLAINTIFF PROCESS: The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 permits any investor who purchased Katapult securities during the Class Period to seek appointment as lead plaintiff in the Katapult class action lawsuit  A lead plaintiff is generally the movant with the greatest financial interest in the relief sought by the putative class who is also typical and adequate of the putative class  A lead plaintiff acts on behalf of all other class members in directing the Katapult class action lawsuit  The lead plaintiff can select a law firm of its choice to litigate the Katapult class action lawsuit  An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery of the Katapult class action lawsuit is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff 

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