VALLEY FINANCIAL SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Former SEC Attorney Willie Briscoe and Powers Taylor LLP Investigate Acquisition by BNC Bancorp

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 Valley Financial Corporation (“Valley Financial”) (NasdaqCM: VYFC) concerning the acquisition by BNC Bancorp. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, valued at approximately $101.3 million, Valley Financial shareholders will receive a fixed price of $20.50 for each share of Valley Financial common stock, payable in shares of BNC Bancorp common stock prior to the closing of the merger, subject to minimum and maximum exchange ratios of 1.1081 shares or 1.4386 dependent on the VWAP immediately prior to the merger.

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 WBriscoe@TheBriscoeLawFirm.com, or Patrick Powers at Powers Taylor LLP, toll free (877) 728-9607, via e-mail at shareholder@powerstaylor.com. There is no cost or fee to you.

The investigation centers on whether Valley Financial’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.

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.