INVESTOR ALERT Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Investigation of Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Its Board of Directors In Connection With the Sale of the Company to Forest Laboratories, Inc.

Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Furiex” or “the Company”) (NasdaqGS:FURX) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to Forest Laboratories, Inc. (“Forest”).

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Under the terms of the transaction, Furiex shareholders will receive $95.00 per share in cash for each share of Furiex stock they own. The transaction has a total approximate value of $1.1 billion. An additional $30.00 per share ($360 million in aggregate) may be payable to shareholders in a Contingent Value Right (CVR) based on the status of eluxodoline, Furiex’s lead product, as a controlled drug following approval. The investigation concerns whether the Fruiex Board of directors breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before agreeing to enter into this transaction, and whether Forest is underpaying for Furiex shares.

If you own Furiex 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/furiex-pharmaceuticals-furx.

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