UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
| Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 28, 2006 (August 23, 2006) |
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NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
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Pennsylvania (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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000-22537-01 | | 23-2215075 |
| (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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Philadelphia and Reading Avenues, Boyertown, PA | | 19512 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 367-6001 |
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Section 7 - Regulation FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 23, 2006, National Penn Bancshares, Inc. issued a press release announcing a 3% stock dividend (discussed at Item 8.01 hereof). This press release is filed herein, as part of this Item 7.01, as Exhibit 99.1.
Section 8 - Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 23, 2006, the Board of Directors of National Penn Bancshares, Inc. declared a 3% stock dividend payable on September 30, 2006 to shareholders of record on September 8, 2006.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release of National Penn Bancshares, Inc. dated August 23, 2006. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | | NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC. |
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| Date: August 28, 2006 | | By: | /s/ Wayne R. Weidner |
| | | | | Name: Wayne R. Weidner |
| | | | | Title: Chairman and CEO |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description |
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| 99.1 | Press Release of National Penn Bancshares, Inc. dated August 23, 2006. |
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