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Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Announces Investigation of Harleysville Group Inc.

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  Published in Business and Finance on Thursday, September 29th 2011 at 8:00 GMT by Market Wire
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NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities firm headquartered in New York City, is investigating the Board of Directors of Harleysville Group Inc. (aHarleysvillea or the aCompanya) (NASDAQ: HGIC) for potential breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with their conduct related to the sale of the Company to Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company in an all-cash deal valued at about $1.63 billion. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, Harleysville stockholders will receive $60 in cash per each share of Harleysville they own. The transaction is expected to close in early 2012.

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Whether Harleysvillea™s Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to the Companya™s stockholders by failing to conduct an adequate and fair sales process prior to agreeing to this proposed transaction, whether the proposed transaction undervalues Harleysvillea™s shares and by how much this proposed transaction undervalues the Company to the detriment of Harleysvillea™s shareholders are the key focus of this investigation.

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If you own common stock in Harleysville and wish to obtain additional information, please visit us at [ www.faruqilaw.com/HGIC ] or contact Juan E. Monteverde, Esq. either via e-mail at [ jmonteverde@faruqilaw.com ] or by telephone at (877) 247-4292 or (212) 983-9330.

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