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Vital Farms, Inc.

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Ticker VITL
Class Period 05/08/2025 - 02/26/2026
Lead Plaintiff Deadline 05/26/2026
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If you are a Vital Farms investor who suffered a loss and would like to learn more, you can provide your information below:

If you purchased or acquired securities in Vital Farms between May 8, 2025 and February 26, 2026 and would like to discuss your legal rights, call Faruqi & Faruqi partner Josh Wilson directly at 877-247-4292 or 212-983-9330 (Ext. 1310).

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against Vital Farms, Inc. (“Vital Farms” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VITL) and reminds investors of the May 26, 2026 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action that has been filed against the Company.

As detailed below, the complaint alleges that the Company and its executives violated federal securities laws by making false and/or misleading statements and/or failing to disclose that: (1) Vital Farms downplayed the risks of delay associated with the roll out of its new enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system as merely a hypothetical; (2) When the ERP roll out caused delays, Vital Farms downplayed the impact of the delay; (3) In truth, the delays caused Vital Farms to miss its full year 2025 earnings guidance and earnings per share consensus; and (4) as a result, defendants’ statements about Vital Farms’ business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

📞 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: May 26, 2026

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