Johnson & Weaver, LLP Announces Investigations of Omega Protein Corporation., Rentech, Inc. and Caterpillar Inc.; Investors Encouraged to Contact Firm

SAN DIEGO, March 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholder Rights Law Firm Johnson & Weaver, LLP is investigating potential claims against Omega Protein Corporation, Rentech, Inc., and Caterpillar Inc. as detailed below:

Omega Protein Corporation

Shareholder rights law firm Johnson & Weaver, LLP is investigating potential violations of the federal securities laws by Omega Protein Corporation (NYSE: OME).

On March 1, 2017, Omega made known that it had received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission seeking information about an investigation of Omega subsidiary's compliance with its probation terms and Omega's protection of whistleblower employees.  Following this news, Omega stock dropped over 20%, during mid-day trading on March 2, 2017.

If you have information that could assist in this investigation, including past employees and others, or if you are an Omega shareholder and are interested in learning more about the investigation or your legal rights and remedies, please contact Jim Baker (jimb@johnsonandweaver.com) by email or phone at 619-814-4471. If emailing, please include a phone number.

Rentech, Inc.

Shareholder Rights Law Firm Johnson & Weaver, LLP announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of Rentech, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTK) from November 9, 2016, and February 20, 2017, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for Rentech investors under the federal securities laws.

The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and failed to disclose that: (1) Rentech's resources were not sufficient to overcome any operating challenges and remaining bottleneck at its Wawa facility; (2) consequently, the Wawa facility would not reach approximately 60% of production capacity within the next couple quarters and achieve full capacity in the range of 400,000 to 450,000 metric tons late in the year; (3) as a result, defendants' statements about Rentech's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

If you have held Rentech shares continuously before November 9, 2016, you may have standing to hold Rentech harmless from the damage the officers and directors caused by making them personally responsible. You may also be able to assist in reforming the Company's corporate governance to prevent future wrongdoing.

If you are a Rentech shareholder and are interested in learning more about the investigation or your legal rights and remedies, please contact Jim Baker (jimb@johnsonandweaver.com) at 619-814-4471. If you email, please include your phone number.

Caterpillar Inc.

Shareholder rights law firm Johnson & Weaver, LLP is investigating potential violations of the federal securities laws by Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) and certain of its officers.

On March 2, 2017, law enforcement officials executing a search warrant searched the Company's facilities in Peoria, Illinois.  The Peoria Journal Star newspaper reported that some of the officials that were seen entering Caterpillar's headquarters wore jackets bearing the Internal Revenue Service logo. 

If you have information that could assist in this investigation, including past employees and others, or if you are a Caterpillar shareholder and are interested in learning more about the investigation or your legal rights and remedies, please contact Jim Baker (jimb@johnsonandweaver.com) by email or phone at 619-814-4471. If emailing, please include a phone number.

About Johnson & Weaver, LLP:

Johnson & Weaver, LLP is a nationally recognized shareholder rights law firm with offices in California, New York and Georgia. The firm represents individual and institutional investors in shareholder derivative and securities class action lawsuits. For more information about the firm and its attorneys, please visit http://www.johnsonandweaver.com. Attorney advertising. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.

Contact:

Johnson & Weaver, LLP
Jim Baker, 619-814-4471
jimb@johnsonandweaver.com

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