NEW ORLEANS, LA--(Marketwired - Apr 11, 2013) - Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, the former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until June 10, 2013 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against First M&F Corporation (NASDAQ: [ FMFC ]), if they owned the Company's securities on February 7, 2013. This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.

What You May Do

If you purchased shares of First M&F and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, e-mail or call KSF Partner, Melinda Nicholson at [ melinda.nicholson@ksfcounsel.com ] or toll free at 1-877-515-1850. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action, you must petition the Court by June 10, 2013.

About the Lawsuit

First M&F and certain of its senior executives are charged with issuing a series of materially false and misleading statements in violation of federal securities laws and breaching fiduciary duties owed to First M&F shareholders in connection with the proposed takeover of First M&F by Renasant Corporation and Renasant Bank. 

These false statements and omissions included, in part, omissions and/or misstatements concerning the sales process leading up to the execution of the merger agreement, the company's value, the analyses performed by the company's and Renasant's financial advisors, and the potential and/or actual conflicts of interest of the company's financial advisor.

About Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC

To learn more about KSF, whose partners include the Former Louisiana Attorney General, Charles C. Foti, Jr., and other lawyers with significant experience litigating complex securities class actions nationwide on behalf of both institutional and individual shareholders, you may visit [ www.ksfcounsel.com ].