Jan 13 2010
An Independent Committee composed of distinguished members of the Board of Directors of Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED) was constituted in February, 2009 to review public allegations of a third party, convicted felon Barry Minkow, and his network of alleged independent experts, posted on Minkow's website alleging illegal activities of Take Shape For Life, Inc., a direct selling company and a subsidiary of Medifast, Inc.
The independent Directors' Committee, after investigation of facts and information concluded the allegations were false, misleading, and/or without merit. The same is true for the re-issue of the report posted January 8, 2010 – the allegations are false, misleading, and/or without merit.
The company has made a formal complaint to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the Maryland Securities Commissioner.
Michael S. McDevitt, chief executive officer of Medifast, Inc., said, "Our diversified product distribution model continues to operate very efficiently and we believe that will continue to be the case for the foreseeable future. We will be reporting year-end financial results in early to mid-March 2010 and we believe those results will reflect our confidence."
SOURCE Medifast, Inc.