SWS GROUP, INC. SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces Investigation Of Buyout Proposal

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A.:

• Do you own shares of SWS Group, Inc. (NYSE: SWS)?
• Did you purchase any of your shares prior to January 10, 2014?
• Do you think the proposed buyout value is too low?
• Do you want to discuss your rights?

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it is investigating potential legal claims against the board of directors of SWS Group, Inc. (“SWS” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SWS) regarding possible breaches of fiduciary duties and other violations of law related to the Company’s receipt of a proposal to be acquired by Hilltop Holdings Inc. (“Hilltop”) (NYSE: HTH), in a transaction valued at approximately $231 million.

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Under the terms of the proposal, public shareholders of SWS would receive $7.00 per share in 50% cash and 50% Hilltop stock for each share of SWS they own.

The investigation concerns the SWS’s board of directors’ process for consideration of the proposed transaction, whether the Company is acting in its shareholders’ best interests and whether the proposed consideration to be paid to SWS’s shareholders would be fair and adequate.

If you own the common stock of SWS and purchased your shares before January 10, 2014, if you have information or would like to learn more about these claims, or if you wish to discuss these matters or have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Seth D. Rigrodsky or Gina M. Serra at Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., 825 East Gate Boulevard, Suite 300, Garden City, New York 11530, by telephone at [phone]; by e-mail to [e-mail], or at: http://www.rigrodskylong.com/investigations/sws-group-inc-sws-proposal.

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., with offices in Wilmington, Delaware and Garden City, New York, regularly prosecutes securities class, derivative and direct actions, shareholder rights litigation and corporate governance litigation, on behalf of shareholders in states and federal courts throughout the United States.

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