NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Apr 26, 2012) - Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors of Ardea Biosciences, Inc. ("Ardea" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: [ RDEA ]) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law against the board of directors of the Company in connection with the sale of the Company to AstraZeneca. Under the terms of the agreement, Ardea shareholders will receive $32 per share. The transaction has a total approximate value of $1.26 billion. A complaint was filed in California state court.

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The claims concern whether the Ardea Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to Ardea stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether AstraZeneca is underpaying for Ardea shares, thus unlawfully harming Ardea stockholders. In particular, at least one analyst set a price target for Ardea stock at $40.00 per share.

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