National Penn Bancshares, Inc. To Present at Keefe Bruyette and Woods 2010 Bank Conference

BOYERTOWN, Pa., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Penn Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: NPBC) will present its financial performance and major strategic initiatives at the Keefe Bruyette and Woods 2010 Bank Conference held February 24-25, 2010 at the Langham Hotel in Boston, Mass.  National Penn and other participating financial services companies will address an audience of institutional investors, investment firm analysts and portfolio managers.

National Penn's presentation will be on Thursday, February 25, 2010 from 10:15 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. Eastern Time (see How to Access the Presentation, below).

The speakers at National Penn's presentation will be Scott V. Fainor, president and CEO; Michael J. Hughes, chief financial officer; and Sandra L. Bodnyk, chief risk officer. A brief question and answer session will follow the presentation.

How to Access the Presentation

National Penn's presentation will be available live over the Internet on February 25, 2010 at 10:15 a.m. Eastern Time.  Listeners should access National Penn's Web site on February 25 at www.nationalpennbancshares.com and choose the "KBW 2010 Bank Conference" link located on the home page.  For those unable to participate in the live Webcast, the archived Webcast will be available for 60 days after the event via the same link on National Penn's Web site.

About National Penn Bancshares, Inc.:

National Penn Bancshares, Inc., with $9.5 billion in assets, is the fourth largest bank holding company based in Pennsylvania.  In addition, wealth assets under administration or management amount to $9.0 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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