NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:

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To: All Persons or Entities who purchased National Penn Bancshares, Inc. stock prior to August 18, 2015.

You are hereby notified that Levi & Korsinsky, LLP has commenced an investigation into the fairness of the sale of National Penn Banshares, Inc. (NASDAQGS: NPBC) to BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) for $13.00 in cash or 0.3206 BB&T shares for each share outstanding share of National Penn. To learn more about the investigation and your rights, go to:

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or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972. There is no cost or obligation to you.

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

Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph Levi, Esq.
Eduard Korsinsky, Esq.
30 Broad Street - 24th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Toll Free: (877) 363-5972
Fax: (212) 363-7171
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