NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities firm headquartered in New York City, is investigating the Board of Directors of National Penn Bancshares Inc. ("National Penn" or the "Company") (NasdaqGS:NPBC) for potential breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with the sale of the Company to BB&T Corporation for approximately $1.8 billion.

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The Company's stockholders may elect to receive 0.3206 of BB&T common stock ($12.48) or $13.00 in cash for each share of Company common stock they own. However, the offer represents a negligible premium over the Company's opening price per share of $12.33 on August 21, 2015 and the stock is expected to continue climbing.

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The investigation focuses on whether National Penn'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 National Penn's shareholders.

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If you own common stock in National Penn and wish to obtain additional information and protect your investments free of charge, please visit us at www.faruqilaw.com/NPBC 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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