National Penn Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: NPBC) announced today that it has declared a third quarter 2015 cash dividend of eleven cents ($0.11) per common share payable to shareholders of record as of Monday, August 3, 2015. The cash dividend will be paid Monday, August 17, 2015.

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 are National Penn Wealth Management, N.A., including its 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.