Filed by New North Penn Bancorp, Inc.
                                                  Pursuant to Rule 425 under the
                                               Securities Act of 1933 and deemed
                                                filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of
                                             the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                       Subject Company: North Penn Bancorp, Inc.
                                                  Commission File No.: 000-51234




For Immediate Release

Contact:   Frederick L. Hickman, President and CEO
           (570) 344-6113


                  NORTH PENN BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF
                     SUBSCRIPTION AND COMMUNITY OFFERING AND
                  COMMENCEMENT OF SYNDICATED COMMUNITY OFFERING


September 13, 2007, Scranton, Pennsylvania - North Penn Bancorp, Inc.
(OTCBB-NPEN), holding company for North Penn Bank, announced today that New
North Penn Bancorp, Inc. has received subscriptions for approximately 192,000
shares in its subscription and community offering. The number of shares
subscribed for does not include shares to be purchased by the employee stock
ownership plan. The subscription offering concluded on September 12, 2007.

The offering is being conducted in connection with the second-step conversion of
North Penn Bank. In order to consummate the offering, New North Penn Bancorp
must sell a minimum of 850,000 shares at $10.00 per share. Orders received in
the subscription and community offering will be maintained by New North Penn
Bancorp, with interest on subscribers' funds continuing to accrue until
completion of the offering.

North Penn Bancorp also announced that it has commenced a syndicated community
offering to complete the sale of shares. New North Penn Bancorp expects to
complete the offering at the minimum of the offering range. The syndicated
community offering will be conducted through a syndicate of broker-dealers that
will be managed by Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated. Neither Stifel,
Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated nor any other member of the syndicate group
will be required to purchase any shares in the offering. The terms and
conditions of the syndicated community offering are more fully set forth in New
North Penn Bancorp's prospectus dated August 10, 2007.




The completion of the offering remains subject to final regulatory approvals and
approval of the Plan of Conversion by depositors of North Penn Bank and
shareholders of North Penn Bancorp at their respective special meetings to be
held on September 26, 2007.

North Penn Bank is headquartered in Scranton, Pennsylvania and operates through
five banking offices in Scranton, Stroudsburg, Clarks Summit and Effort,
Pennsylvania.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements about the
conversion and offering. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding
anticipated future events and can be identified by the fact that they do not
relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words such as
"believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," and "intend" or future or
conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may."
Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and
uncertainties. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expected results include delays in consummation of the
conversion and offering, difficulties in selling the common stock or in selling
the common stock within the expected time frame, increased competitive
pressures, changes in the interest rate environment, general economic conditions
or conditions within the securities markets, and legislative and regulatory
changes that could adversely affect the business in which North Penn Bancorp and
North Penn Bank are engaged.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release is neither
an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy common stock. The offer
will be made only by means of the written prospectus forming part of the
registration statement.

New North Penn Bancorp has filed a proxy statement/prospectus concerning the
conversion with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shareholders of North
Penn Bancorp are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus because it
contains important information. Investors are able to obtain all documents filed
with the SEC by New North Penn Bancorp free of charge at the SEC's website,
www.sec.gov. In addition, documents filed with the SEC by New North Penn Bancorp
are available free of charge from the Corporate Secretary of New North Penn
Bancorp at 216 Adams Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503, telephone (570)
344-6113. The directors, executive officers, and certain other members of
management and employees of North Penn Bancorp are participants in the
solicitation of proxies in favor of the conversion from the shareholders of
North Penn Bancorp. Information about the directors and executive officers of
North Penn Bancorp is included in the proxy statement/prospectus filed with the
SEC.

The shares of common stock of New North Penn Bancorp are not savings
accounts or savings deposits, may lose value and are not insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.