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Mon, August 27, 2012

Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Investigation into Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Hudson City


Published on 2012-08-27 09:34:11 - Market Wire
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NEW YORK--([ ])--Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (aHudson Citya or the aCompanya) (NasdaqGS: HCBK) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB).

Click here to learn more about the investigation: [ http://zlk.9nl.com/hudson-city-bancorp-hcbk/ ], or call: 877-363-5972. There is no cost or obligation to you.

Under the terms of the transaction, Hudson City shareholders may elect to receive a consideration valued at 0.08403 of an M&T Bank Corp. share in either cash or stock for each Hudson City share they own, a value of approximately $7.22 a share. This represents an approximate transaction value of $3.7 billion. The investigation concerns whether the Hudson City Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to Hudson City stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether M&T Bank Corp. is underpaying for Hudson City shares, thus unlawfully harming Hudson City stockholders. In particular, Hudson City has a reported Book Value of $9.39 per share for the most recent quarter.

If you own common stock in Hudson City 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/hudson-city-bancorp-hcbk/ ].

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