SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Investigation into Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Alliance Financial Corporation in Connection with the Sale of the Company to NBT Bancorp Inc.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors Alliance Financial Corporation (“Alliance” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ALNC) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to NBT Bancorp Inc. (NasdaqGS: NBTB) (“NBT”).

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

Under the terms of the transaction, Alliance shareholders will receive 2.1779 shares of NBT common stock for each Alliance share they own, representing a value of approximately $48.00 per share. The investigation concerns whether the Alliance Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether NBT is underpaying for Alliance shares, thus unlawfully harming Alliance stockholders. In particular, at least one analyst set a price target for Alliance stock at $50.00 per share.

If you own common stock in Alliance and wish to obtain additional information, please contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at [e-mail] or by telephone at [phone], toll-free: [phone], or visit http://zlk.9nl.com/alliance-financial-alnc.

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