INVESTOR ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Shareholders of Palmetto Bancshares, Inc. of Commencement of an Investigation Concerning the Fairness of the Sale of the Company to United Community Banks, Inc. -- PLMT

NEW YORK, April 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:

To: All Persons or Entities who purchased Palmetto Bancshares, Inc. stock prior to April 22, 2015.

You are hereby notified that Levi & Korsinsky, LLP has commenced an investigation into the fairness of the sale of Palmetto Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQCM: PLMT) to United Community Banks, Inc. Shareholders may elect to receive $19.25 in cash, 0.97 shares of United common stock, or a combination of cash and stock for each Palmetto share they own. To learn more about the investigation and your rights, go to:

http://zlk.9nl.com/palmetto-plmt

or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at [email protected] or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972. There is no cost or obligation to you.

Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Washington D.C. The firm's attorneys have extensive expertise in prosecuting securities litigation involving financial fraud, representing investors throughout the nation in securities lawsuits and have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders. For more information, please feel free to contact any of the attorneys listed below. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph Levi, Esq.
Eduard Korsinsky, Esq.
30 Broad Street - 24th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Toll Free: (877) 363-5972
Fax: (866) 367-6510
www.zlk.com

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