NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2013
/PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the
Board of Directors of Metrocorp Bancshares Inc. ("Metrocorp" or the
"Company") (NasdaqGS: MCBI) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty
and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of
the Company to East West Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqGS: EWBC).
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Click here to learn more about the investigation
http://zlk.9nl.com/metrocorp-mcbi/, or call: 877-363-5972.
There is no cost or obligation to you.
Under the terms of the transaction, Metrocorp shareholders will
receive the lesser of $14.60 per
share and 1.72 times per-share tangible equity for each share of
Metrocorp stock they own. The transaction has an approximate total
value of $273 million. The
investigation concerns whether the Metrocorp Board of Directors
breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to
adequately shop the Company before agreeing to enter into this
transaction, and whether East West Bancorp, Inc. is underpaying for
Metrocorp shares.
If you own Metrocorp common stock 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 visit
http://zlk.9nl.com/metrocorp-mcbi/.
Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in
New York, New Jersey and Washington D.C. The firm has extensive
expertise in prosecuting securities litigation involving financial
fraud, representing investors throughout the nation in securities
and shareholder lawsuits. For more information, please feel free to
contact any of the attorneys listed below. Attorney advertising.
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CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph Levi, Esq.
Eduard Korsinsky, Esq.
30 Broad Street - 24th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Toll Free: (877) 363-5972
Fax: (212) 363-7171
www.zlk.com
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