The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Launches an Investigation into Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Connection with the Sale of the Company to Merck – ISPH

Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Inspire” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ISPH) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to Merck (NYSE: MRK). Under the terms of the transaction, Inspire shareholders will receive $5.00 in cash per share of Inspire outstanding stock they own. The transaction has a total value of approximately $430 million.

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The investigation concerns whether the Inspire Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to Inspire stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether Merck is underpaying for Inspire shares, thus unlawfully harming Inspire stockholders. In particular, the mean price target set by five analysts for Inspire stock is $5.95 per share and at least one analyst set a price target of $10.00 per share.

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