INVESTOR ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Shareholders of SQUARE 1 FINANCIAL, INC. of Commencement of CLASS ACTION in Connection With the Fairness of the SALE OF THE COMPANY TO PACWEST BANCORP -- SQBK

NEW YORK, March 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:

TO: ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES WHO PURCHASED OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRED COMMON STOCK OF SQUARE 1 FINANCIAL, INC. ("Square 1" or "the Company") SQBK PRIOR TO MARCH 2, 2015 AND CONTINUE TO HOLD SUCH SHARES.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in Delaware state court challenging the fairness of the sale of Square 1 to PacWest Bancorp ("PacWest") PACW. To learn more about the action, GO TO:

HTTP://ZLK.9NL.COM/SQBK-INFOSHEET

or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972. There is no cost or obligation to you.

The Board of Directors of Square 1 agreed to sell the company to PacWest. Under the terms of the transaction, Square 1 shareholders will receive a fixed ratio of 0.5997 shares of PacWest for each Square 1 common share they own, or approximately $27.49 per share. The transaction is valued at approximately $849 million.

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