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Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities firm headquartered in New York City, is investigating the Board of Directors of Lubrizol Corp. (“Lubrizol” or the “Company”) (NYSE: LZ) for potential breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with their conduct related to the sale of the Company to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B) for approximately $9.7 billion, including about $700 million in net debt. The proposed transaction only offers Lubrizol shareholders $135 in cash for each Lubrizol share they hold. According to Yahoo! Finance, at least one financial analyst values Lubrizol’s common stock at $148.

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Whether the Lubrizol’s Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to Lubrizol’s stockholders by failing to conduct an adequate and fair sales process to sell the Company prior to agreeing to this proposed transaction, whether the proposed transaction undervalues Lubrizol’s shares and by how much this proposed transaction undervalues the Company to the detriment of Lubrizol shareholders are the key focus of this investigation.

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If you own common stock in Lubrizol and wish to obtain additional information, please visit us at www.faruqilaw.com/LZ or contact Juan E. Monteverde, Esq. either via e-mail at jmonteverde@faruqilaw.com or by telephone at (877) 247-4292 or (212) 983-9330.

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Contacts:

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP
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New York, NY 10017
Attn: Juan E. Monteverde, Esq.
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