NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Aug 2, 2012) -  Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors of AuthenTec, Inc. ("AuthenTec" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: [ AUTH ]) 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 Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: [ AAPL ]). A complaint was filed in Delaware state court.

Click here to learn more about the investigation: [ http://zlk.9nl.com/authentec-auth ], or call: 877-363-5972. There is no cost or obligation to you.

Under the terms of the transaction, AuthenTec shareholders will receive $8 per share of AuthenTec stock they own. The transaction has a total approximate value of $350 million. The claims concern whether the AuthenTec Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to AuthenTec stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether Apple is underpaying for AuthenTec shares, thus unlawfully harming AuthenTec stockholders.

If you own common stock in AuthenTec 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 visit [ http://zlk.9nl.com/authentec-auth ]. 

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