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ROCKWOOD SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Former SEC Attorney Willie Briscoe and Powers Taylor LLP Believe the Acquisition by Albemarle May be Unfair to Shareholders
[July 15, 2014]

ROCKWOOD SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Former SEC Attorney Willie Briscoe and Powers Taylor LLP Believe the Acquisition by Albemarle May be Unfair to Shareholders


DALLAS --(Business Wire)--

Former United States Securities and Exchange Commission attorney Willie Briscoe and the securities litigation firm of Powers Taylor LLP are investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Rockwood Holdings, Inc. ("Rockwood") (NYSE: ROC) concerning the acquisition by Albemarle Corp. Under the terms of the agreement, valued at approximately $6.2 billion, Rockwood shareholders will only receive $50.65 in cash and 0.4803 of a share for each Rockwood share owned. The total consideration amounts to about $85.53 based on the previous closing price of Albemarle Corp, hich is significantly lower than at least one analyst's estimated value of $93.00.



If you are an affected investor, and you want to learn more about the investigation or if you have information that you believe would be helpful to our investigation of the fairness of the proposed transaction, contact Willie Briscoe at The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC, (214) 239-4568, or via email at [email protected], or Patrick Powers at Powers Taylor LLP, toll free (877) 728-9607, via e-mail at [email protected]. There is no cost or fee to you.

The investigation centers on whether Rockwood's Board of Directors is acting in the shareholders' best interests, whether the board considered alternatives to the acquisition, and whether the board has employed an adequate process to review and act on the proposed transaction. Notably, at least one analyst with Yahoo! Finance believes the true inherent value of Rockwood could be as high as $93.


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

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


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