WYOMISSING, Pa. and BLUE BELL, Pa., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors for VIST Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: VIST) (formerly Leesport Financial Corp.) authorized on January 20, 2009 the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $.10 per share, payable February 13, 2009, to shareholders of record as of February 2, 2009.

VIST Financial (formerly Leesport Financial Corp.) is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Wyomissing, PA, offering banking, insurance, investment, and wealth management services throughout Berks, Southern Schuylkill, Montgomery, Delaware, and Philadelphia Counties.

This release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to the Company's beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, estimates, and intentions that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various factors, some of which are beyond the Company's control. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.

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