SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Investors of Claims of Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Hot Topic I

Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors of Hot Topic Inc. ("Hot Topic" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:HOTT) of claims of breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law against the board of directors of the Company in connection with the sale of the Company to Sycamore Partners. A complaint was filed in California state court.

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Under the terms of the transaction, Hot Topic shareholders will receive $14 for each share of Hot Topic common stock they own. The transaction has a total approximate value of $600 million. The claims concern whether the Hot Topic Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether Sycamore Partners is underpaying for Hot Topic shares, thus unlawfully harming Hot Topic stockholders. In particular, at least one analyst set a price target for Hot Topic stock at $16.00 per share.

If you own common stock in Hot Topic 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 http://zlk.9nl.com/hot-topic-hott/.

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