NEW YORK, April 29, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of State Bancorp, Inc. ("State Bancorp" or the "Company") for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to Valley National Bancorp. Under the terms of the transaction, State Bancorp shareholders will receive one share of Valley National Bancorp stock per each State Bancorp share they own. The transaction has a total value of approximately $222 million.
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The investigation concerns whether the State Bancorp Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to State Bancorp stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether Valley National Bancorp, Inc. is underpaying for State Bancorp shares, thus unlawfully harming State Bancorp stockholders.
If you own common stock in State Bancorp 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://www.zlk.com/state-bancorp-stbc.html.
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