BOYERTOWN, Pa., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Penn Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: NPBC) announced today that it plans to release its 4th Quarter/Year-end 2009 earnings on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 8 a.m. Eastern Time. The related earnings Webcast will be broadcast live over the Internet on January 28 at 1 p.m. ET.

At the Webcast, National Penn Bancshares presenters will be Glenn E. Moyer, president and CEO; Scott V. Fainor, COO; Michael J. Hughes, CFO; and Sandra L. Bodnyk, Chief Risk Officer. Michelle H. Debkowski, corporate secretary and investor relations officer, will serve as moderator.


    What:        National Penn Bancshares, Inc.
                 4th Quarter/Year-end 2009 earnings release and Webcast

    When:        Release at 8 a.m. ET on Thursday, January 28
                 Webcast at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 28

    Where:       www.nationalpennbancshares.com
                 (National Penn Bancshares' home page)

    How:         Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to National Penn's
                 Web site at the address above, select the "National Penn
                 Bancshares, Inc. 4th Quarter/Year-end 2009 Earnings Webcast"
                 link, and follow the instructions.  Please access the 
                 Webcast approximately 10 to 15 minutes prior to the 
                 beginning of the discussion.

    Or, for audio conference dial-in information:
                 Contact Catharine Bower at 610.369.6618
                 catharine.bower@nationalpenn.com.

    To Ask Questions:
                 Questions should be emailed to
                 InvestorRelations@nationalpenn.com.

                 National Penn will begin accepting email questions about
                 earnings starting at 8 a.m. on January 28 and continue until
                 the end of the prepared Webcast presentation (around 1:45
                 p.m. ET).  Please be aware that we may not have adequate 
                 time to address each email received.

                 If you are unable to listen to the live Webcast, the event
                 will be archived on the National Penn Web site for thirty 
                 days. To access the replay, select the "National Penn 
                 Bancshares, Inc. 4th Quarter/Year-end 2009 Earnings Webcast"
                 link on National Penn's homepage 
                 www.nationalpennbancshares.com.

About National Penn Bancshares, Inc.:

National Penn Bancshares, Inc., with $9.7 billion in assets, is the fourth largest bank holding company based in Pennsylvania. In addition, wealth assets under administration or management amount to $8.5 billion.

Headquartered in Boyertown, National Penn operates 127 offices. It has 124 community banking offices in Pennsylvania and one office in Maryland through National Penn Bank and its HomeTowne Heritage Bank, KNBT and Nittany Bank divisions. National Penn also has two offices in Delaware through its wholly-owned subsidiary Christiana Bank & Trust Company.

National Penn's financial services affiliates consist of National Penn Wealth Management, N.A., including its National Penn Investors Trust Company division; National Penn Capital Advisors, Inc.; Institutional Advisors LLC; National Penn Insurance Services Group, Inc., including its Higgins Insurance division; and Caruso Benefits Group, Inc.

National Penn Bancshares, Inc. common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol "NPBC". Please visit our Web site at www.nationalpennbancshares.com to see our regularly posted material information.

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