The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Investigation of Brooklyn Federal Bancorp, Inc.
August 17 2011 - 10:43AM
Business Wire
Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of
Brooklyn Federal Bancorp, Inc. (“Brooklyn Federal” or the
“Company”) (NASDAQ: BFSB) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty
and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of
the Company to Investors Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISBC). Under the
terms of the transaction, Brooklyn Federal shareholders will
receive $0.80 per share for a total transaction value of $10.3
million. Investors Bancorp, Inc. also entered into a separate
agreement whereby it will sell a majority of Brooklyn Federal’s
commercial real estate loan portfolio to a real estate investment
fund upon completion of the merger.
Click here to learn how to join the action:
http://www.zlk.com/brooklyn-federal-bfsb, or call:
877-363-5972.
The investigation concerns whether the Brooklyn Federal Board of
Directors breached their fiduciary duties to Brooklyn Federal
stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before
entering into this transaction and whether Investors Bancorp, Inc.
is underpaying for Brooklyn Federal shares, thus unlawfully harming
Brooklyn Federal stockholders. In particular, shares of Brooklyn
Federal closed as high as $1.55 on June 30, 2011 and closed above
the offer price on August 16, 2011. In addition, the Company
reported a book value of $3.11 per share, for the most recent
quarter.
If you own common stock in Brooklyn Federal and wish to obtain
additional information, please contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either
via email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500,
toll-free: (877) 363-5972, or http://www.zlk.com.
Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in New
York, California and Washington D.C. The firm has extensive
expertise in prosecuting investor securities litigation involving
financial fraud and represents investors throughout the nation,
concentrating its practice in securities and shareholder
litigation. The attorneys at Levi & Korsinsky have been
appointed by numerous courts throughout the country to serve as
lead counsel on behalf of shareholders in major litigations
involving mergers and acquisitions. For more information, please
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