NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:

http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnvar/20120409/MM84375LOGO

TO: ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES WHO PURCHASED OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRED COMMON STOCK OF UIL Holdings Corporation ("UIL" or "the Company") (NYSE: UIL) PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 25, 2015 AND CONTINUE TO HOLD SUCH SHARES.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that Levi & Korsinsky, LLP has commenced an investigation into the fairness of the sale of UIL to Iberdrola SA. Click here to learn more about the investigation: http://zlk.9nl.com/uil-holdings-uil. There is no cost or obligation to you.

The Board of Directors of UIL agreed to sell the Company to Iberdrola SA. Under the terms of the transaction, Iberdrola will combine its U.S. unit with UIL and list the company on the U.S. exchange. Under the terms of the agreement, UIL shareholders will receive one share of the newly-listed company for each UIL share they own, plus a cash payment of $10.50, representing a value of approximately $52.75 per share. Upon completion of the deal, UIL shareholders will own 18.5% of the new company. The investigation concerns whether the Board of UIL breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before agreeing to enter into this transaction, and whether Iberdrola SA is underpaying for UIL shares.

If you own UIL common stock and wish to obtain additional information, please contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972, or visit http://zlk.9nl.com/uil-holdings-uil.

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 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.

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: (866) 367-6510
www.zlk.com

Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120409/MM84375LOGO

To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/investor-alert-levi--korsinsky-llp-commences-an-investigation-of-the-board-of-directors-of-uil-holdings-corporation-in-connection-with-the-fairness-of-the-sale-of-the-company-to-iberdrola-sa----uil-300042562.html

SOURCE Levi & Korsinsky, LLP