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Plaintiff Firms Seek Lead Plaintiffs in Commvault Securities Suits

They accuse Commvault of hiding a shift to lower‑priced, heavily discounted SaaS deals that depressed annual recurring revenue and set a July 17 deadline for lead‑plaintiff motions.

Overview

  • Two plaintiff firms have filed or are soliciting investors to join class actions against Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) alleging violations of Sections 10(b), 20(a) and Rule 10b‑5 for misleading statements about ARR.
  • The lawsuits say Commvault publicly touted ARR growth while failing to disclose that a change in contract mix and heavy discounting lowered net new ARR for the alleged class period of April 29, 2025 to January 26, 2026.
  • Shareholders who bought CVLT during the alleged class period are being invited to seek lead‑plaintiff status and to join the cases, with motions for lead plaintiff due July 17, 2026.
  • No class has been certified, no court has ruled on the merits, and substantive discovery has not begun, so investors are not yet represented by class counsel and the litigation remains at an early procedural stage.
  • If the claims proceed, discovery could probe internal sales practices and pricing decisions and potentially prompt settlements or regulatory scrutiny, while affected investors seek to recover losses tied to the disclosure that moved the stock.