A securities class action has been filed against Endava plc (DAVA) on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Endava securities between September 4, 2025 through September 21, 2026. This case has been filed in the USDC – SDNY.
On September 21, 2026, after the market closed, Endava announced its Chief Financial Officer, Mark Thurston, was placed on administrative leave “upon the recommendation of the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board.” The decision was made “pending the conclusion of an ongoing investigation being conducted by independent outside counsel for the Committee, which was initiated in response to the Company’s outside auditors raising concerns about the Company’s accounting treatment of certain customer and supplier agreements and related matters.”
On this news, the price of Endava’s American Depositary Shares (“ADS”) fell $0.68 per share, or 24.37%, to close at $2.11 per share on September 22, 2026, thereby injuring investors.
The complaint filed in this class action alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) that that the accounting treatment for certain customer and supplier agreements and related matters required additional review; (2) that, as a result of the foregoing, the Company would delay the release of its fourth quarter and full year 2026 financial results; (3) that there was reason to doubt the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls and procedures; and (4) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.