National Penn Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: NPBC) announced today that it has declared a fourth quarter 2015 cash dividend of eleven cents ($0.11) per common share payable to shareholders of record as of Monday, November 2, 2015. The cash dividend will be paid Tuesday, November 17, 2015.

National Penn Bancshares, Inc. plans to release its 3rd Quarter 2015 earnings on Thursday, October 29, 2015 prior to market opening.

About National Penn Bancshares, Inc.:

National Penn Bancshares, Inc., with approximately $9.6 billion in assets, is a bank holding company headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania. National Penn Bank operates 124 branch offices throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland.

National Penn’s financial services affiliates include the National Penn Investors Trust Company division; Institutional Advisors LLC; and National Penn Insurance Services 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.