INVESTOR ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Launches Investigation of the Board of Directors of Penford Corporation Concerning the ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of Penford Corporation ("Penford" or "the Company") (NasdaqGM: PENX) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR).

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Under the terms of the transaction, Penford shareholders will receive $19 for each share of Penford stock they own. The investigation concerns whether the Board of Penford breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before agreeing to enter into this transaction, and whether Ingredion Incorporated is underpaying for Penford shares.

If you own Penford 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/penford-penx.

Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Washington D.C. The firm's 28 attorneys have extensive expertise in prosecuting securities litigation involving financial fraud, representing investors throughout the nation in securities and shareholder lawsuits. For more information, please feel free to contact any of the attorneys listed below. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

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New York, NY 10004
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