NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Office of James C. Kelly is investigating claims on behalf of investors of TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. ("TRW" or the "Company") (NYSE: TRW), concerning the proposed acquisition of TRW by ZF Friedrichshafen AG ("ZF"). Shareholders of TRW seeking more information about this acquisition are advised to contact James C. Kelly at 888.643.7517 or jkelly@jckellylaw.com.

Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement, ZF will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of TRW for $105.60 per share. Total value of the proposed transaction is estimated at approximately $11 billion and it is expected to close in the first half of 2015. The acquisition will provide shareholders a paltry 'premium' of only 1.7% and in fact, the share price of TRW dropped upon the announcement of the merger.

The investigation concerns possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law by the Board of Directors of TRW for not acting in the Company's shareholders' best interests in connection with the sale process. Indeed, our investigation so far has revealed that the consideration TRW shareholders are expected to receive is inadequate. Analysts at Yahoo! Finance have set a $120.00 per share price target for TRW, which is approximately 13.6% more than what TRW shareholders are expected to receive. Further, CFO ZF Konstantin Sauer said, months prior to the announcement of the proposed transaction, that "TRW, with its years of market expertise, technology and products would be the perfect complement [to ZF]" and it was widely speculated that ZF would be willing to pay up to $13 billion for TRW.

The Law Office of James C. Kelly has extensive experience representing shareholders in mergers and acquisition actions. Visit our website for additional information at http://www.jckellylaw.com

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