INVESTOR ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Investigation of 1st United Bancorp, Inc. and Its Board of Directors In Connection With the Sale of the Company to Valley National Bancorp -- FUBC

NEW YORK, May 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of 1st United Bancorp, Inc. ("1st United" or "the Company") (NasdaqGS: FUBC) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to Valley National Bancorp ("Valley National") (NYSE: VLY).

Click here to learn more about the investigation: http://zlk.9nl.com/1st-united-fubc, or call: 877-363-5972. There is no cost or obligation to you.

Under the terms of the transaction, 1st United shareholders will receive 0.89 of a share of Valley National for each outstanding share of 1st United common stock they own. The transaction is currently valued at approximately $312 million. The investigation concerns whether the 1st United 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 Valley National is underpaying for 1st United shares.

If you own 1st United common stock and wish to obtain additional information, please contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at [e-mail] or by telephone at [phone], toll-free: [phone], or visit http://zlk.9nl.com/1st-united-fubc.

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