The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Investigation into Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Epocrates, Inc. in Connection with the Sale of the Company to athenahealth, Inc.

Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of Epocrates, Inc. (“Epocrates” or the “Company”) (NasdaqGS: EPOC) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to athenahealth, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHN).

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Under the terms of the transaction, Epocrates shareholders will receive $11.75 for each share of Epocrates stock they own. The transaction has a total approximate value of $293 million. The investigation concerns whether the Epocrates Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether athenahealth, Inc. is underpaying for Epocrates, thus unlawfully harming Epocrates stockholders. In particular, at least one analyst set a price target for Epocrates stock at $15.00 per share.

If you own common stock in Epocrates 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 http://zlk.9nl.com/epocrates-epoc/.

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