NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Dec 22, 2011) - Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors of Novellus Systems, Inc. ("Novellus" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: [ NVLS ]) of claims of 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 Lam Research Corp. ("Lam Research") (NASDAQ: [ LRCX ]). Under the terms of the transaction, holders of Novellus common stock will receive 1.125 shares of Lam Research common stock for each share of Novellus common stock they own. Based on prior closing prices, the transaction values Novellus stock at approximately $44.42 per share for a total transaction value of approximately $3.3 billion. Upon closing, Lam Research will own approximately 59 percent of the company and Novellus stockholders will have 41 percent. A complaint was filed in California state court.

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The claims concern whether the Novellus Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to Novellus stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether Lam Research is underpaying for Novellus shares, thus unlawfully harming Novellus stockholders.

If you own common stock in Novellus 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://www.zlk.com ].

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