The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Investors of Claims of Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Force Protection, Inc. in Connection With the Sale of the Company to General Dynamics Corporation

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Nov 15, 2011) - Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors of Force Protection, Inc. ("Force Protection" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FRPT) 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 General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD). Under the terms of the transaction, Force Protection shareholders will receive $5.52 for each share of Force Protection stock they own. The transaction has a total approximate value of $360 million. A complaint was filed in Nevada state court.

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The claims concern whether the Force Protection Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to Force Protection stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether General Dynamics Corporation is underpaying for Force Protection shares, thus unlawfully harming Force Protection stockholders. In particular, at least one analyst set a price target of $8.00 per Force Protection share and Force Protection stock traded as high as $5.73 per share as recently as February 2011.

If you own common stock in Force Protection 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/force-protection-frpt.html.

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