AZZ Inc. (AZZ) Investigated By Block & Leviton LLP For Possible Securities Fraud After Company Delays Issuance Of Its Quarterly Report

BOSTON, Jan. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Block & Leviton LLP (www.blockesq.com) a securities litigation firm representing investors nationwide, is investigating AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ) for possible accounting fraud.

On January 9, 2018 AZZ announced that upon the recommendation of the Company's management and in consultation with the Company's Audit Committee and independent registered public accounting firm, BDO USA, LLP, on January 4, 2018 determined that the Company historically should have accounted differently for certain contracts within its Energy Segment.

As a result, AZZ is reviewing the impact of this change on its historical accounting and impacts on its 2015 through 2017 financial results and said it would delay the release of its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2017. 

If you are an AZZ investor and would like to learn more about your legal rights, you are encouraged to contact attorney Bradley Vettraino at (617) 398-5600, by e-mail at bradley@blockesq.com, or by visiting http://www.blockesq.com/azz.

Whistleblowers or others with information about AZZ's accounting practices are also encouraged to get in touch. Confidentiality to those with information about the investigation is assured.

Block & Leviton LLP is a Boston-based law firm representing investors nationwide. The firm's lawyers have collectively been prosecuting securities cases on behalf of individual and institutional investors for over 50 years and have recovered billions of dollars on their behalf. Block & Leviton's investigations into corporate wrongdoing were recently covered by the New York Times.

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CONTACT:

Bradley Vettraino
Block & Leviton LLP
(617)398-5600 / Brad@blockesq.com

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