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NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP (aRobbins Gellera) ([ http://www.rgrdlaw.com/cases/primowater/ ]) today announced that a class action has been commenced on behalf of an institutional investor in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on behalf of all persons or entities who acquired the common stock of Primo Water Corporation (aPrimo Watera) (NASDAQ: PRMW) in or traceable to the Companyas initial public offering on or about November 4, 2010 and the Companyas offering of common stock on or about June 17, 2011 (the aOfferingsa), as well as purchasers of the Companyas common stock between November 4, 2010 and August 10, 2011, inclusive (the aClass Perioda).

If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than 60 days from today. If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, please contact plaintiffas counsel, Samuel H. Rudman or David A. Rosenfeld of Robbins Geller at 800/449-4900 or 619/231-1058, or via e-mail at [ djr@rgrdlaw.com ]. If you are a member of this class, you can view a copy of the complaint as filed or join this class action online at [ http://www.rgrdlaw.com/cases/primowater/ ]. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member.

The complaint charges Primo Water, certain of its officers and directors and the underwriters of the Offerings with violations of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Primo Water, together with its subsidiaries, provides multi-gallon purified bottled water, self-serve filtered drinking water, and water dispensers in the United States and Canada.

The complaint alleges that, during the Class Period, defendants issued materially false and misleading statements regarding the Companyas business and prospects. Specifically, defendants misrepresented and/or failed to disclose the following adverse facts: (a) neither demand nor sales of the Companyas products were as robust as represented; (b) stores owned by the Companyas largest retail customers did not carry the Companyas products so the Company was not generating any revenue from those locations; (c) the Companyas growth and business prospects were heavily dependent upon the ability of the Companyas two largest customers to sell products from other, unrelated companies before those customers would order products from Primo Water; (d) the Companyas primary retail customers would not be in a position to order any of the Companyas products until after those retail customers cleared out other inventory sitting on their shelves, including inventory related to products sold by competitors to the Company; (e) the Companyas largest retail customers had delayed promotions of the Companyas products, which negatively impacted the Companyas sales; (f) the Companyas growth rate had slowed and would be slower for the rest of 2011, if not beyond; (g) the Company would not meet the financial guidance it provided to investors; and (h) as a result of the foregoing, defendantsa positive statements about the Company were lacking in a reasonable basis of fact and were materially false and misleading when made.

On August 10, 2011, the Company announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2011, the period ended June 30, 2011. For the quarter, the Company reported a net loss of $2.0 million or a loss of $0.10 per share, compared to Companyas projections in May 2011 of earnings ranging from a loss of $0.03 to a gain of $0.02 per share and analyst projections of a gain of $0.07 per share. The Company also revised downward its financial projections for the third and fourth quarters of 2011 and provided guidance for the full year of 2012. Following the Companyas announcements on August 10, 2011, the price of Primo Water common stock collapsed from $13.92 per share on August 9, 2011 to close at $5.40 per share on August 10, 2011 a" a one day decline of $8.52 per share, or 61% a" on extremely heavy volume.

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of all purchasers of Primo Water common stock during the Class Period, including all persons or entities who acquired the common stock of Primo Water in or traceable to the Companyas Offerings (the aClassa). The plaintiff is represented by Robbins Geller, which has expertise in prosecuting investor class actions and extensive experience in actions involving financial fraud.

Robbins Geller, a 180-lawyer firm with offices in San Diego, San Francisco, New York, Boca Raton, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Atlanta, is active in major litigations pending in federal and state courts throughout the United States and has taken a leading role in many important actions on behalf of defrauded investors, consumers, and companies, as well as victims of human rights violations. The Robbins Geller Web site ([ http://www.rgrdlaw.com ]) has more information about the firm.