Feb 1 (Reuters) - Sirtex Medical Ltd SRX.AX
* Asx alert-foreshadowed Federal Court of Australia proceeding
* Statement of claim alleges breaches by company of its continuous disclosure obligations, and alleged misleading and deceptive conduct
* Alleged misleading arising out of a statement made by co on 24th august 2016, "double digit dose sales growth to continue in FY17"
* If foreshadowed proceeding is commenced, Sirtex will vigorously defend proceeding
* Received letter and draft of claim, foreshadowing commencement of representative proceeding against co in Federal Court of Australia Source text for Eikon: ID:nASX2MRwv1 Further company coverage: SRX.AX