SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces an Investigation into Whether the Sale of Heritage Oaks Bancorp to Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. is Fair to Shareholders — HEOP

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 14, 2016 / The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:

To: All Persons or Entities who purchased Heritage Oaks Bancorp (NASDAQ: HEOP) stock prior to December 13, 2016.

You are hereby notified that Levi & Korsinsky, LLP has commenced an investigation into the fairness of the sale of Heritage Oaks Bancorp to Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPBI). Under the terms of the transaction, Heritage Oaks shareholders will receive 0.3471 shares of Pacific Premier for each share of Heritage Oaks common stock they own, representing an approximate value of $11.68 per share. To learn more about the action and your rights, go to:

http://zlk.9nl.com/heritage-oaks

or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@zlk.com 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, California, 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 E. Levi, Esq.
Eduard Korsinsky, Esq.
30 Broad Street – 24th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Toll Free: (877) 363-5972
Fax: (212) 363-7171
www.zlk.com

SOURCE: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP

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