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AEterna Zentaris Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:AEZS) Investor Alert: Investigation over Potential Violations of Securities Laws

An investigation on behalf of investors of NASDAQ:AEZS shares over possible securities laws violations by AEterna Zentaris Inc. (USA) was announced and NASDAQ:AEZS stockholders should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

Posted: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 6:55 AM CDT

San Diego, CA -- (SBWire) -- 05/30/2012 --An investigation on behalf of investors in NASDAQ:AEZS shares over potential securities laws violations by AEterna Zentaris Inc. (USA) in connection with certain financial statements was announced.

Investors who purchased shares of AEterna Zentaris Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:AEZS), have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail(at)shareholdersfoundation.com or call +1(858) 779 - 1554.

The investigation by a law firm focuses on possible claims on behalf of purchasers of the securities of AEterna Zentaris Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:AEZS) concerning whether certain statements about AEterna Zentaris’ business, its prospects and its operations were potentially materially false and misleading at the time they were made.

AEterna Zentaris Inc. (USA) reported that its Total Revenue fell from $63.24million in 2009 to $27.70million in 2010 and then increased to $36.05million in 2011. However, its Net Loss increased from $16.79million in 2009 to $28.45million in 2010, respectively $27.07million in 2011.

Shares of AEterna Zentaris Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:AEZS) rose from as low as $0.48 per share in January 2009 to $2.83 per share in August 2009.

Then on April 2, 2012, Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS) (TSX: AEZ) announced that the Phase 3 "X-PECT" (Xeloda® + Perifosine Evaluation in Colorectal cancer Treatment) clinical trial evaluating perifosine + capecitabine (Xeloda®) in patients with refractory advanced colorectal cancer did not meet the primary endpoint of improving overall survival versus capecitabine + placebo.

Shares of AEterna Zentaris Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:AEZS) fell from $2.14 on March 30, 2012 to $0.68 per share on April 3, 2012 and closed on May 29, 2012 at $0.445 per share

Those who purchased shares of AEterna Zentaris Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:AEZS), have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

Contact:
Shareholders Foundation, Inc.
Joelle Day
3111 Camino Del Rio North - Suite 423
92108 San Diego
Phone: +1-(858)-779-1554
Fax: +1-(858)-605-5739
mail@shareholdersfoundation.com