NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Juan E. Monteverde,
a partner at Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national
securities firm headquartered in New York
City, is investigating the Board of Directors of ESB
Financial Corp. ("ESB" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: ESBF) for
potential breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with the sale
of the Company to WesBanco, Inc. ("WesBanco") (WSBC) for
approximately $324.40 million.
The Company's stockholders will receive .502 shares of WesBanco and
$1.76 for each share of ESB common
stock they own.
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The investigation focuses on whether ESB's Board of Directors
breached their fiduciary duties to the Company's stockholders by
failing to conduct a fair sales process and whether and by how much
this proposed transaction undervalues the Company to the detriment
of ESB's shareholders.
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visit us at www.faruqilaw.com/ESBF 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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