ATHLON ENERGY INC. INVESTOR ALERT: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Announces the Investigation of Athlon Energy Inc. Over the Proposed Sale of the Company to Encana Corporation - ATHL

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities firm headquartered in New York City, is investigating the Board of Directors of Athlon Energy Inc.

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Oct 03, 2014, 08:00 ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Juan E. Monteverde, a partner at Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities firm headquartered in New York City, is investigating the Board of Directors of Athlon Energy Inc. ("Athlon" or the "Company") (NYSE: ATHL) for potential breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with the sale of the Company to Encana Corporation ("Encana") (ECA) for approximately $7.1 billion, approximately $1.15 billion of which will be the assumption of Athlon senior notes by Encana. The Company's stockholders will receive $58.50 for each share of Athlon common stock they own. However, some analysts have set a price target for the Company as high as $65.00 per share.

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The investigation focuses on whether Athlon's Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to the Company's stockholders by failing to conduct a fair sales process and whether and by how much this proposed transaction undervalues the Company to the detriment of Athlon's shareholders.

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If you own common stock in Athlon and wish to obtain additional information and protect your investments free of charge, please visit us at www.faruqilaw.com/ATHL or contact Juan E. Monteverde, Esq. either via e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone at (877) 247-4292 or (212) 983-9330.

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New York, NY 10017
Attn: Juan E. Monteverde, Esq.
[email protected]
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Phone: (212) 983-9330

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