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Oklahoma City, OK (August 19, 2019) – On August 18, 2019, a securities class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas against SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAEX).  The complaint alleges violations of federal securities laws, Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5, including allegations of issuing a series of material or false misrepresentations to the market which had the effect of artificially inflating the market price during the Class Period, which is March 15, 2016 through August 15, 2019.  More specifically, the complaint alleges, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company improperly did not classify Alaska Seismic Ventures, LLC (“ASV”) as a variable interest entity; (2) the Company had a controlling financial interest in ASV, which required the Company to consolidate ASV in its financial statements; (3) the Company had deficient internal controls over financial reporting; (4) these practices were likely to lead to an investigation of the Company by the SEC; (5) SAExploration would be forced to delay the filing of its quarterly report for the quarter ended June 30, 2019; and (6) as a result, Defendants’ statements about SAExploration’s business, operations and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. 

On August 14, 2019, the Company announced in a press release that the SEC was conducting an investigation into certain accounting matters that arose in 2015-2016.  The Company also announced that it would restate its previously issued financial statements for the fiscal years 2015-2018 and delay filing its 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.  On this news, the Company’s shares fell $1.13 per share or over 34% to close at $2.14 per share on August 16, 2019.

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of all SAExploration Holdings, Inc. shareholders who purchased common stock during the Class Period and are therefore a member of the Class as described above.  You may move the Court no later than Thursday, October 17, 2019 to serve as a lead plaintiff for the entire Class.  However, in order to do so, you must meet certain legal requirements pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

If you wish to discuss this action, obtain further information and participate in this or any other securities litigation, or should you have any questions or concerns regarding this notice or preservation of your rights, please contact:  Robin Hester at rkh@federmanlaw.com