The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC, founded by a former state prosecutor and enforcement attorney for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and the securities litigation law firm of Powers Taylor, LLP are investigating potential legal claims against the Board of Directors of Rural/Metro Corporation ("Rural/Metro" or "RURL") (NASDAQ: RURL) related to the proposed buyout of Rural/Metro by Warburg Pincus. The definitive merger agreement involves an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $438 million. Under the proposed buyout, Rural/Metro shareholders will receive only $17.25 in cash for each share of RURL common stock they hold.

The investigation relates to the fairness of the proposed transaction to Rural/Metro shareholders. In particular, at least one analyst has set a target price for Rural/Metro stock as high as $18.00 per share. The firms seek to determine through their investigation whether Rural/Metro's Board of Directors obtained the best value for shareholders, adequately considered all viable alternatives, and properly shopped the company before entering into the acquisition agreement Warburg Pincus.

If you currently own shares of Rural/Metro/RURL and would like additional information regarding this investigation, or if you have information regarding the allegations involved in this transaction, please contact Patrick Powers at Powers Taylor, LLP, toll free (877) 728-9607, via e-mail at patrick@powerstaylor.com, or Willie Briscoe at The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC toll free (877) 397-5991, or via email at WBriscoe@TheBriscoeLawFirm.com. There is no cost or fee to you.

The Briscoe Law Firm is a full service business litigation and shareholder rights advocacy firm with more than 20 years of experience in complex litigation matters.

Powers Taylor, LLP is a boutique litigation law firm that handles a variety of complex business litigation matters nationwide, including claims of investor and stockholder fraud, shareholder oppression, shareholder derivative suits, and security class actions.

Powers Taylor, LLP
Patrick Powers, 877-728-9607
patrick@powerstaylor.com
or
The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC
Willie Briscoe, 877-397-5991
WBriscoe@TheBriscoeLawFirm.com