FORM 10-Q
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


(Mark One)

[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                 for the quarterly period ended: March 31, 2003
                                                -----------------

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        For the transition period from:_______________ to_______________

                        Commission file number: 0-26366
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                     ROYAL BANCSHARES OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
           ----------------------------------------------------------
           (Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

          PENNSYLVANIA                                          23-2812193
- -------------------------------                             --------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                                (IRS Employer
 incorporated or organization)                               identification No.)

                    732 Montgomery Avenue, Narberth, PA 19072
                    -----------------------------------------
                    (Address of principal Executive Offices)

                                 (610) 668-4700
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
              ----------------------------------------------------
              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the bank (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the bank was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days.
                                Yes__X__   No_____

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

       Class A Common Stock              Outstanding at March 31, 2003
       --------------------              -----------------------------
       $2.00 par value                   9,887,447

       Class B Common Stock              Outstanding at March 31, 2003
       --------------------              -----------------------------
       $.10 par value                    1,913,875





             Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                      (in thousands, except per share data)



                        ASSETS                                                        Mar 31, 2003          Dec 31, 2002

                                                                                      (Unaudited)
                                                                                     ---------------       ----------------
                                                                                                       
Cash and due from banks                                                               $   54,988             $   27,081
Federal funds sold                                                                        27,800                 13,490
                                                                                      ----------             ----------

               Total cash and cash equivalents                                            82,788                 40,571
                                                                                      ----------             ----------
Investment securities held to maturity (fair value of $32,402 at
        March 31, 2003 and $32,745 at December 31, 2002)                                  30,541                 30,614

Investment securities available for sale - at fair value                                 438,954                418,316

Total loans                                                                              558,544                576,734
    Less allowance for loan losses                                                        12,602                 12,470
                                                                                      ----------             ----------

               Net loans                                                                 545,942                564,264
Premises and equipment, net                                                                7,785                  8,002
Accrued interest and other assets                                                         27,892                 26,717
                                                                                      ----------             ----------

               Total assets                                                           $1,133,902             $1,088,484
                                                                                      ==========             ==========
               LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities
    Deposits
       Non-interest bearing                                                           $   55,102             $   55,575
       Interest bearing (includes certificates of deposit in excess
         of $100 of $128,543 at March 31, 2003 and
         $180,978 at December 31, 2002)                                                  777,882                765,265
                                                                                      ----------             ----------

               Total deposits                                                            832,984                820,840
    Accrued interest payable                                                              10,489                 11,406
    Borrowings                                                                           157,500                127,500
    Other liabilities                                                                      7,655                  6,682
                                                                                      ----------             ----------

               Total liabilities                                                       1,008,628                966,428
                                                                                      ----------             ----------

MINORITY INTEREST                                                                            669                    726

Stockholders' equity
    Common stock
       Class A, par value $2 per share; authorized, 18,000,000 shares; issued,
         9,887,447 at March 31, 2003 and 9,595,191 at December 31, 2002                   19,775                 19,190
       Class B, par value $.10 per share; authorized, 2,000,000 shares; issued,
         1,913,875 at March 31, 2003 and 1,860,668 at December 31, 2002                      191                    186
    Additional paid in capital                                                            83,497                 76,984
    Retained earnings                                                                     19,374                 24,819
    Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)                                          4,033                  2,416
                                                                                      ----------             ----------
                                                                                         126,870                123,595
    Treasury stock - at cost, shares of Class A, 215,388 at March 31, 2003,
      and December 31, 2002.                                                              (2,265)                (2,265)
                                                                                      ----------             ----------

               Total stockholders' equity                                                124,605                121,330
                                                                                      ----------             ----------

               Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                             $1,133,902             $1,088,484
                                                                                      ==========             ==========



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.






             Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (UNAUDITED)



                                                                            Three months ended
                                                                                 March 31,
                                                                        ---------------------------
(in thousands, except per share data)
                                                                           2003             2002
                                                                        ----------       ----------
                                                                                     
Interest income
    Loans, including fees                                               $12,187          $14,214
    Investment securities held to maturity                                  592            1,518
    Investment securities available for sale                              5,523            3,068
    Deposits in banks                                                        85              272
    Federal funds sold                                                       44               71
                                                                        -------          -------

           TOTAL INTEREST INCOME                                         18,431           19,143
                                                                        -------          -------
Interest expense
    Deposits                                                              6,431            7,641
    Borrowings                                                            1,596            1,576
                                                                        -------          -------

           TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE                                         8,027            9,217
                                                                        -------          -------

           NET INTEREST INCOME                                           10,404            9,926

      Provision for loan losses                                             150              200
                                                                        -------          -------
           NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION
              FOR LOAN LOSSES                                            10,254            9,726
                                                                        -------          -------

Other income
    Service charges and fees                                                253              286
    Net gains on sales of investment securities                             144               --
    Gains on sales of other real estate                                      80              164
    Gains on sales of loans                                                 131              202
    Other income                                                             16               15
                                                                        -------          -------
                                                                            624              667
                                                                        -------          -------
Other expenses
    Salaries & wages                                                      1,988            1,928
    Employee benefits                                                       384              438
    Occupancy and equipment                                                 337              237
    Other operating expenses                                              1,835            1,814
                                                                        -------          -------
                                                                          4,544            4,417
                                                                        -------          -------

           INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                     6,334            5,976

    Income taxes                                                          1,934            1,761
                                                                        -------          -------

           NET INCOME                                                   $ 4,400          $ 4,215
                                                                        =======          =======
    Per share data

        Net income - basic                                                 $.37             $.36
                                                                        =======          =======

        Net income - diluted                                               $.36             $.35
                                                                        =======          =======



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.




             Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc. and Subsidiaries
            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                            AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
                        Three Months ended March 31, 2003
                                   (UNAUDITED)





                                             Class A Common Stock    Class B Common Stock   Additional
                                             --------------------    --------------------     Paid in     Retained    Treasury
(in thousands)                                Shares      Amount      Shares    Amount        Capital     Earnings      Stock
                                              ------      ------      ------    ------      ----------    --------    --------
                                                                                                  
Balance, January 1, 2003                        9,595     $19,190     1,861     $186         $76,984       $24,819     $(2,265)

Net income for the three months ended Mar. 31,      -           -         -        -               -         4,400           -
Conversion of Class B common stock to
  Class A Common stock                              3           6        (3)      (1)              -            (7)          -
Purchase of treasury stock                          -           -         -        -               -             -           -
3% stock dividend declared                        281         563        55        6           6,443        (7,011)          -
Cash dividends on common stock                      -           -         -        -               -        (2,819)          -
Cash in lieu of fractional shares                   -           -         -        -               -            (7)          -
Stock options exercised                             8          16         -        -              90             -           -
Other comprehensive income, net of
    Reclassifications and taxes                     -           -         -        -               -             -           -
                                                -----     -------     -----     ----         -------       -------     -------
Comprehensive income


Balance, March 31, 2003                         9,887     $19,775     1,913     $191         $83,497       $19,374     $(2,265)
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[RESTUBBED TABLE]




                                                   Accumulated
                                                      Other
                                                  Comprehensive     Comprehensive
(in thousands)                                    Income (loss)         Income
                                                 --------------     -------------
                                                                  
Balance, January 1, 2003                              $2,415

Net income for the three months ended Mar. 31,             -            $4,400
Conversion of Class B common stock to
  Class A Common stock                                     -                 -
Purchase of treasury stock                                 -                 -
3% stock dividend declared                                 -
Cash dividends on common stock                             -                 -
Cash in lieu of fractional shares                          -                 -
Stock options exercised                                    -                 -
Other comprehensive income, net of
    Reclassifications and taxes                        1,618             1,618
                                                      ------            ------
Comprehensive income                                                    $6,018
                                                                        ======

Balance, March 31, 2003                                $4,033
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statement.






             Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
                          Three months ended March 31,
                                 (in thousands)



                                                                               2003                   2002
                                                                              -------                -------
                                                                                               
Cash flows from operating activities
    Net income                                                                $ 4,400               $  4,215
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to
           net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
        Depreciation                                                              259                    311
        Provision for loan loss                                                   150                    200
        Net accretion of discounts on loans,
        mortgage-backed securities and investments                             (1,783)                (2,413)
        Benefit for deferred income taxes                                         (39)                  (479)
        Gains on other real estate                                                (80)                  (164)
        Gains on sales of loans                                                  (131)                  (202)
        Net gains on sales of investment securities                              (144)                    --
    Changes in assets and liabilities:
        Increase in accrued interest receivable                                (1,745)                (1,928)
        (Increase) decrease in other assets                                       609                   (810)
        Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable                          (917)                   641
        Increase in other liabilities                                             973                  1,289
                                                                              -------               --------
               Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities              1,552                    660

Cash flows from investing activities
    Proceeds from calls/maturities of HTM investment securities                    --                 31,051
    Proceeds from calls/maturities of AFS investment securities                64,889                  2,656
    Proceeds from sales of AFS investment securities                           19,078                     --
    Purchase of AFS investment securities                                     (99,182)               (77,345)
    Purchase of FHLB Stock                                                     (1,504)                (1,500)
    Net decrease in loans                                                      18,038                 19,548
    Purchase of premises and equipment                                            (42)                  (479)
                                                                              -------               --------
               Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities              1,277                 26,069

Cash flows from financing activities:
    Net increase in non-interest bearing and
        interest bearing demand deposits and savings accounts                  64,926                 90,714
     Net decrease in certificates of deposit                                  (52,782)                (6,498)
     Mortgage payments                                                            (15)                   (10)
     Net increase in borrowings                                                30,000                 30,000
     Cash dividends                                                            (2,819)                (2,642)
     Cash in lieu of fractional shares                                             (8)                    (7)
     Issuance of common stock under stock option plans                             86                    550
                                                                              -------               --------
               Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities             39,388                112,107
               NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN
                   CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                   42,217                 86,698
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                                 40,571                 40,018
                                                                              -------               --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                                      $82,788               $126,716
                                                                              =======               ========



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.




             ROYAL BANCSHARES OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc. (the Company) and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries: Royal Equity Partners, Inc. and Royal Bank of
Pennsylvania (the Bank), Royal Real Estate of Pennsylvania, Inc. and Crusader
Servicing Corporation. On June 22, 2001, the Bank purchased a 60% ownership in
Crusader Servicing Corporation from Crusader Holding Corporation. These
financial statements reflect the historical information of the Company. All
significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.

1.     The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been
       prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
       the United States of America (US GAAP) for interim financial information.
       The financial information included herein is unaudited; however, such
       information reflects all adjustments (consisting solely of normal
       recurring adjustments) that are, in opinion of management, necessary to
       present a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. These
       interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
       consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our
       Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. The
       results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2003,
       are not necessarily indicative of the results, to be expected for the
       full year.

2.     Segment Information

       The Company's community banking segment consists of commercial and retail
       banking. The community banking business segment is managed as a single
       strategic unit which generates revenue from a variety of products and
       services provided by the Banks. For example, commercial lending is
       dependent upon the ability of the Bank to fund itself with retail
       deposits and other borrowings and to manage interest rate and credit
       risk. This situation is also similar for consumer and residential
       mortgage lending.

       The Company's tax lien operation does not meet the quantitative
       thresholds for requiring disclosure, but has different characteristics to
       the community banking operation. The Company's tax lien operation
       consists of purchasing delinquent tax certificates from local
       municipalities at auction. The tax lien operation is managed as a single
       strategic unit which generates revenue from a nominal interest rate
       achieved at the individual auction along with periodic penalties imposed.

       The accounting policies used in this disclosure of business segments are
       the same as those described in the summary of significant accountings
       policies. The consolidating adjustments reflect certain eliminations of
       inter-segment revenues, cash and investments in subsidiaries.



                                                           Three months ended March 31 2003,
                                                           ---------------------------------
                       (in thousands)                     Community             Tax Lien
                                                           Banking             Operation            Consolidated
                                                        --------------       --------------       -----------------
                                                                                          
                       Total assets                       $1,086,694             $47,208             $1,133,902
                       Total deposits                        832,984                  --                832,984
                       Net interest income                     9,585                 819                 10,404
                       Provision for loan losses                 150                  --                    150
                       Non-interest income                       539                  85                    624
                       Non-interest expense                    4,052                 492                  4,544
                       Income tax expense                      1,831                 103                  1,934
                                                          ----------             -------             ----------
                       Net income                             $4,091                $309                 $4,400
                                                          ==========             =======             ==========










                                                           Three months ended March 31 2002,
                                                           ---------------------------------
                       (in thousands)                     Community             Tax Lien
                                                           Banking             Operation            Consolidated
                                                        --------------       --------------       -----------------
                                                                                          
                       Total assets                       $1,005,408             $38,498             $1,043,906
                       Total deposits                        786,076                  --                786,076
                       Net interest income                     9,111                 815                  9,926
                       Provision for loan losses                 200                  --                    200
                       Non-interest income                       569                  98                    667
                       Non-interest expense                    4,006                 411                  4,417
                       Income tax expense                      1,632                 129                  1,761
                                                          ----------             -------             ----------
                       Net income                             $3,842                $373                 $4,215
                                                          ==========             =======             ==========


       Interest was paid to the Community Bank segment by the Tax Lien Operation
       was approximately $509 thousand and $452 thousand for the period ending
       March 31, 2003, and 2002, respectively.

3.     Per Share Information

       The Company follows the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 128, "Earnings
       Per Share. Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income
       available to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares
       outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS takes into account the
       potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to
       issue common stock were exercised and converted into common stock. In
       January 2003 the Company declared a 3% stock dividend. All share and per
       share information has been restated to reflect this dividend. Basic and
       diluted EPS are calculated as follows (In thousands, except per share
       data):



                                                                     Three months ended March 31, 2003

                                                                       Income       Average shares      Per share
                                                                     (numerator)     (denominator)        Amount
                                                                     -----------    --------------      ---------
                                                                                                 
        Basic EPS
            Income available to common shareholders                     $4,400           11,871            $0.37
        Effect of dilutive securities
             Stock options                                                                  240             (.01)
                                                                        -----------------------------------------
        Diluted EPS
             Income available to common shareholders
                  Plus assumed exercise of options                      $4,400           12,111            $0.36


                                                                     Three months ended March 31, 2002

                                                                       Income       Average shares      Per share
                                                                     (numerator)     (denominator)        Amount
                                                                     -----------    --------------      ---------
        Basic EPS
            Income available to common shareholders                     $4,215           11,790            $0.36
        Effect of dilutive securities
             Stock options                                                                  243             (.01)
                                                                        -----------------------------------------
        Diluted EPS
             Income available to common shareholders
                  Plus assumed exercise of options                      $4,215           12,034            $0.35






4.     Investment Securities:

       The carrying value and approximate market value of investment securities
       at March 31, 2003 are as follows:




                                       Amortized         Gross         Gross        Approximate
                                       Purchased      Unrealized    Unrealized         Fair           Carrying
        (in thousands)                   Cost            Gains        Losses           Value            Value
                                    ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------------   -------------
                                                                                       

        Held to maturity:
        -----------------
        Mortgage Backed                     $464           $--           $--              $464             $464
        Other Securities                  30,077         1,861            --            31,938           30,077
                                    ------------      --------      --------      ------------      -----------
                                         $30,541        $1,861           $--           $32,402          $30,541
                                    ============      ========      =========     ============      ===========

        Available for sale:
        -------------------
        Federal Home Loan
           Bank Stock - at cost           $9,379           $--           $--            $9,379           $9,379
        Mortgage Backed                   91,442           618            --            92,060           92,060
        CMO's                             81,597           152          (184)           81,565           81,565
        US Agencies                       25,000            38            --            25,038           25,038
        Other securities                 225,417         8,514        (3,043)          230,888          230,888
                                    ------------      --------      --------      ------------      -----------
                                        $432,835        $9,322       ($3,227)         $438,930         $438,930
                                    ============      ========      ========      ============      ===========



5.     Allowance for Credit Losses: Changes in the allowance for credit losses
       were as follows:



                                                             Three months ended March 31,
                                                         ----------------------------------
                                                              2003               2002
                                                         ---------------    ---------------
                  (in thousands)
                                                                          
               Balance at beginning of period,               $12,470            $11,888

                 Loans charged-off                               (59)              (127)
                 Recoveries                                       41                144
                                                         -----------        -----------
                      Net charge-offs and recoveries             (18)                17

                 Provision for loan losses                       150                200
                                                         -----------        -----------

               Balance at end of period                      $12,602            $12,105
                                                         ===========        ===========


6.     Non-performing loans

       Loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued or reduced
       amounted to approximately $14.0 million and $10.0 million at March 31,
       2003 and 2002, respectively. Although the Company has non-performing
       loans of approximately $14.0 million at March 31, 2003, management
       believes it has adequate collateral to limit its' credit risks.

       The balance of impaired loans which included the loans on which the
       accrual of interest has been discontinued, was approximately $14.1
       million and $10.1 million at March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The
       Company identifies a loan as impaired when it is probable that interest
       and principal will not be collected according to the contractual terms of
       the loan agreements. Although the company recognizes the balances of
       impaired loans when analyzing its' loan loss reserve, the allowance for
       loan loss associated with impaired loans was $2.2 million at March 31,
       2003. The income that was recognized on impaired loans during the
       three-month period ended March 31, 2003 was $-0-. The cash collected on
       impaired loans during the same period was $153 thousand of which $153
       thousand was credited to the principal balance outstanding on such loans.
       The Company's policy for interest income recognition on impaired



       loans is to recognize income on currently performing restructured loans
       under the accrual method. The Company recognizes income on non-accrual
       loans under the cash basis when the principal payments on the loans
       become current and the collateral on the loan is sufficient to cover the
       outstanding obligation to the Company. If these factors do not exist, the
       Company does not recognize income.

7.     Stock-based Compensation

       At March 31, 2003, the Company had both a director and employee
       stock-based compensation plan. The Company accounts for the plan under
       the recognition and measurement principals of APB No. 25, "Accounting for
       Stock Issued to Employee, and related interpretations. Stock-based
       employee compensation cost are not reflected in net income, as all
       options granted under the plan had an exercise price equal to the market
       value under the underlying common stock of the date of the grant.

       The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial
       Accounting Standards No. 148 "Accounting for Stock-Based
       Compensation--Transition and Disclosure" ("SFAS No. 148") in December
       2002. SFAS No. 148 amends the disclosure and certain transition
       provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123
       "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation". The new disclosure provisions
       are effective for financial statements for fiscal years ending after
       December 15, 2002 and financial reports containing condensed financial
       statement for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2002.

       The following table provides the disclosure required by SFAS No. 148 and
       illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the
       Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123
       to stock-based employee compensation.



             (in thousands, except per share data)                             2003                2002
                                                                               ----                ----
                                                                                             
             Net income(loss), as reported                                    $4,400              $4,215
             Less: Stock-based compensation costs under
                      Fair value based method for all awards.                   (109)                (24)
                                                                             -------             -------
             Pro forma net income (loss)                                      $4,291              $4,191

             Earnings per share - Basic     As reported                        $0.37               $0.36
                                            Pro forma                          $0.36               $0.36
             Earnings per share - Diluted   As reported                        $0.36               $0.35
                                            Pro forma                          $0.35               $0.35







ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULT OF OPERATIONS

         The following discussion and analysis is intended to assist in
understanding and evaluating the changes in the financial condition and earnings
performance of the Company and its' subsidiaries for the three-month period
ended March 31, 2003.

         From time to time, the Company may include forward-looking statements
relating to such matters as anticipated financial performance, business
prospects, technological developments, new products, research and development
activities and similar matters in this and other filings with the Securities
Exchange Commission. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
provides safe harbor for forward-looking statements. In order to comply with the
terms of the safe harbor, the Company notes that a variety of factors could
cause the Company's actual results and experience to differ materially from the
anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company's
forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that may affect the
operations, performance development and results of the Company's business
include the following: general economic conditions, including their impact on
capital expenditures, business conditions in the banking industry; the
regulatory environment; rapidly changing technology and evolving banking
industry standards; competitive factors, including increased competition with
community, regional and national financial institutions; new service and product
offerings by competitors and price pressures and similar items.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES, JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES

         The accounting and reporting policies of the company conform with
accounting principals generally accepted in the United States of America and
general practices within the financial services industry. The preparation of the
financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Allowance for Credit Losses

         The company considers that the determination of the allowance for loan
losses involves a higher degree of judgment and complexity than its other
significant accounting policies. The balance in the allowance for loan losses is
determined based on management's review and evaluation of the loan portfolio in
relation to past loss experience, the size and composition of the portfolio,
current economic events and conditions, and other pertinent factors, including
management's assumptions as to future delinquencies, recoveries and losses. All
of these factors may be susceptible to significant change. To the extent actual
outcomes differ from managements estimates, additional provisions for loan
losses may be required that would adversely impact earnings in future periods.

Income Taxes

         Under the liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are
determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis
of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets are subject to managements'
judgment based upon available evidence that future realization is more likely
than not. If management determines that the company may be unable to realize all
or part of the net deferred tax assets in the future, a direct charge to income
tax expense may be required to reduce the recorded value of net deferred tax
assets to the expected realizable amount.




FINANCIAL CONDITION

         Total consolidated assets as of March 31, 2003 were $1,134 million, an
increase of $46 million from the $1,088 million reported at year-end, December
31, 2002. This increase is primarily due to new deposits generated during the
year, along with the utilization of low interest rates offered on advances at
the F.H.L.B. of Pittsburgh.

         Total loans decreased $18.2 million from the $576.7 million level at
December 31, 2002 to $558.5 million at March 31, 2003. This decrease is
attributed to the slow pace of the economic recovery and stiff loan competition
that is occurring throughout the industry. The year-to-date average balance of
loans was $573.2 million at March 31, 2003.

          The allowance for loan loss increased $132 thousand to $12.6 million
at March 31, 2003 from $12.5 million at December 31, 2002. The level of
allowance for loan loss reserve represents approximately 2.3% of total loans at
March 31, 2003 versus 2.2% at December 31, 2002. While management believes that,
based on information currently available, the allowance for loan loss is
sufficient to cover losses inherent in the Company's loan portfolio at this
time, no assurances can be given that the level of allowance will be sufficient
to cover future loan losses or that future adjustments to the allowance will be
sufficient to cover future loan losses or that future adjustments to the
allowance will not be necessary if economic and/or other conditions differ
substantially from the economic and other conditions considered by management in
evaluating the adequacy of the current level of the allowance.

         The $20.6 million increase in total investment securities is primarily
attributable to the redeployment of excess cash on hand to achieve a higher rate
of return.

         Total cash and cash equivalents increased $42.2 million from the $40.6
million level at December 31, 2002 to $82.8 million at March 31, 2003.

         Total deposits, the primary source of funds, increased $12.1 million to
$833.0 million at March 31, 2003, from $820.8 million at December 31, 2002. This
increase in deposits is primarily due to the competitive rates of our Royal
Treasury money market. The balance of brokered deposits was $73.9 million,
representing approximately 9% of total deposits at March 31, 2003. Generally,
these brokered deposits cannot be redeemed prior to the stated maturity, except
in the event of the death or adjudication of incompetence of the deposit holder.

         Consolidated stockholder's equity increased $3.3 million to $124.6
million at March 31, 2003 from $121.3 million at December 31, 2002. This
increase is primarily due to net income of $4.4 million, partially offset by a
quarterly cash dividend totaling $2.8 million. Additionally, stockholder's
equity increased by $1.6 million due to an adjustment in the market value of
available-for-sale investment securities during the first three months of 2003.



RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         Results of operations depend primarily on net interest income, which is
the difference between interest income on interest earning assets and interest
expense on interest bearing liabilities. Interest earning assets consist
principally of loans and investment securities, while interest bearing
liabilities consist primarily of deposits. Net income is also effected by the
provision for loan losses and the level of non-interest income as well as by
non-interest expenses, including salary and employee benefits, occupancy
expenses and other operating expenses.

         Consolidated net income for the three months ended, March 31, 2003 was
$4.4 million or $.37 basic earnings per share, as compared to net income of $4.2
million or $.36 basic earnings per share for the same three month period in
2002.

         For the first quarter 2003, net interest income was $10.4 million as
compared to $9.9 million for the same quarter in 2002, an increase of $500
thousand, or 5%. This increase is primarily due to an increase in the average
balance of earning assets in the first quarter period of 2003 versus the same
period in 2002. Interest income on loans decreased $2.0 million for the first
quarter of 2003 versus 2002 primarily due to a decrease in the average balance
of loans during the same period. Interest income on investment securities
increased $1.5 million, a 33% increase over the same three-month period in 2002,
which is primarily due to the increase in the average balance in investment
securities. Total interest expense on deposits and borrowings decreased $1.2
million to $8.0 million as compared to $9.2 million for the same three-month
period in 2002. This decrease in interest expense is primarily due the reduction
of interest rates on deposits and borrowings.

         Provision for loan losses was $150 thousand for the first quarter of
2003 and $200 for the same three-month period in 2002. Charge-offs and
recoveries were $59 thousand and $41 thousand respectively, for the three-month
period ended March 31, 2003 versus $127 thousand and $144 thousand,
respectively, for the same three-month period in 2002. Overall, management
considers the current level of allowance for loan loss to be adequate at March
31, 2003.

         Total non-interest income for the three-month period ended March 31,
2003 was $624 thousand as compared to $667 thousand for the same three-month
period in 2002. The $43 thousand decrease in 2003 is primarily due to a decrease
in gains on the sale of loans.

         Total non-interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2003
was $4.5 million, an increase of $100 thousand, or 2%, as compared to $4.4
million for the same period in 2002. This increase in non-interest expense is
primarily due to an increase in operating expenses.




CAPITAL ADEQUACY

         The company is required to maintain minimum amounts of capital to total
"risk weighted" assets and a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio, as defined by the
banking regulators. At March 31, 2003, the Company was required to have a
minimum Tier 1 and total capital ratios of 4% and 8%, respectively, and a
minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio of 3% plus an additional 100 to 200 basis points.

         The table below provides a comparison of Royal Bancshares of
Pennsylvania's risk-based capital ratios and leverage ratios:



                                                   March 31, 2003            December 31, 2002
                                                   --------------            -----------------
                                                                             
             Capital Levels
               Tier 1 leverage ratio                   10.8%                       11.4%
               Tier 1 risk-based ratio                 14.1%                       14.6%
               Total risk-based ratio                  15.4%                       15.9%

             Capital Performance
               Return on average assets                 1.6%(1)                     1.7%(1)

               Return on average equity                14.3%(1)                    15.2%(1)



- -----------
(1) annualized

         The Company's ratios compare favorably to the minimum required amounts
of Tier 1 and total capital to "risk weighted" assets and the minimum Tier 1
leverage ratio, as defined by banking regulators. The Company currently meets
the criteria for a well-capitalized institution, and management believes that
the Company will continue to meet its' minimum capital requirements. At present,
the Company has no commitments for significant capital expenditures.

         The Company is not under any agreement with regulatory authorities nor
is the Company aware of any current recommendations by the regulatory
authorities that, if such recommendations were implemented, would have a
material effect on liquidity, capital resources or operations of the Company.

LIQUIDITY & INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY

         Liquidity is the ability to ensure that adequate funds will be
available to meet its' financial commitments as they become due. In managing
its' liquidity position, all sources of funds are evaluated, the largest of
which is deposits. Also taken into consideration is the repayment of loans.
These sources provide alternatives to meet its' short-term liquidity needs.
Longer liquidity needs may be met by issuing longer-term deposits and by raising
additional capital. The liquidity ratio is generally maintained equal to or
greater than 25% of deposits and short-term liabilities.

         The liquidity ratio of the Company remains strong at approximately 62%
and exceeds the Company's peer group levels and target ratio set forth in the
Asset/Liability Policy. The Company's level of liquidity is provided by funds
invested primarily in corporate bonds, capital trust securities, US Treasuries
and agencies, and to a lesser extent, federal funds sold. The overall liquidity
position is monitored on a monthly basis.



         Interest rate sensitivity is a function of the repricing
characteristics of the Company's assets and liabilities. These include the
volume of assets and liabilities repricing, the timing of the repricing, and the
interest rate sensitivity gaps is a continual challenge in a changing rate
environment. The following table shows separately the interest sensitivity of
each category of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities as of
March 31, 2003:




Interest Rate Sensitivity
(in millions)                                         Days          |
                                          --------------------------|     1 to 5        Over 5       Non-rate
                                               0 - 90       91 - 365|     Years         Years       Sensitive       Total
                                          --------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    
Assets (1)
- ----------
Interest-bearing deposits in banks              $55.0           $--           $--           $--           $--         $55.0
Federal funds sold                               27.8            --            --            --            --          27.8
Investment securities:
       Available for sale                        24.8          40.1         266.4         107.7            --         439.0
       Held to maturity                           1.3           6.0          22.9           0.3            --          30.5
                                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total investment securities                  26.1          46.1         289.3         108.0            --         469.5
Loans: (2)
       Fixed rate (3)                            10.2          46.3         145.2          64.7            --         266.4
       Variable rate                            226.8          18.3          34.1           0.3            --         279.5
                                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total loans                                 237.0          64.6         179.3          65.0            --         545.9
Other assets (4)                                   --            --            --            --          35.7          35.7
                                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Assets                               $345.9        $110.7        $468.6        $173.0         $35.7      $1,133.9
                                          ==================================================================================

Liabilities & Capital
- ---------------------
Deposits:
       Non interest bearing deposits              $--           $--           $--           $--         $55.1         $55.1
       Interest bearing deposits (5)             41.1         124.0         130.1         205.3            --         500.5
       Certificate of deposits                   31.2          77.6         158.2          10.4            --         277.4
                                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total deposits                               72.3         201.6         288.3         215.7          55.1         833.0
Borrowings                                        7.0          33.0          60.0          57.5            --         157.5
Other liabilities                                  --            --            .3            --          18.5          18.8
Capital                                            --            --            --            --         124.6         124.6
                                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total liabilities & capital                 $79.3        $234.6        $348.6        $273.2        $198.2      $1,133.9
                                          ==================================================================================

Net interest rate GAP                          $266.6       ($123.9)       $120.0       ($100.2)      ($163.0)
                                          ======================================================================

Cumulative interest rate  GAP                  $266.6        $142.7        $262.7        $163.0            --
                                          ======================================================================
GAP to total assets                               24%          (11%)
                                          ==========================
GAP to total equity                              214%          (99%)
                                          ==========================
Cumulative GAP to total assets                    24%           13%
                                          ==========================
Cumulative GAP to total equity                   214%          115%
                                          ==========================


(1) Interest earning assets are included in the period in which the balances are
expected to be repaid and/or repriced as a result of anticipated prepayments,
scheduled rate adjustments, and contractual maturities.
(2) Reflects principal maturing within the specified periods for fixed and
variable rate loans and includes nonperforming loans.
(3) Fixed rate loans include a portion of variable rate loans whose floors are
in effect at March 31, 2003.
(4) For purposes of gap analysis, other assets include the allowance for
possible loan loss, unamortized discount on purchased loans and deferred fees on
loans.
(5) Based on historical analysis, Money market and Savings deposits are assumed
to have rate sensitivity of 1 month; NOW account deposits are assumed to have a
rate sensitivity of 4 months.

         The Company's exposure to interest rate risk is mitigated somewhat by a
portion of the Company's loan portfolio consisting of floating rate loans, which
are tied to the prime lending rate but which have interest rate floors and no
interest rate ceilings. Although the Company is originating fixed rate loans, a
portion of the loan portfolio continues to be comprised of floating rate loans
with interest rate floors.





ITEM 4 - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

         We maintain a system of controls and procedures designed to provide
reasonable assurance to the reliability of the financial statements and other
disclosures included in this report, as well as to safeguard assets from
unauthorized use or disposition. We evaluated the effectiveness of the design
and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures under the supervision
and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer, within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
report. Based upon that evaluation, our disclosure controls and procedures are
effective in timely alerting them to material information required to be
included in our periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings. No
significant changes were made to our internal controls or other factors that
could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their
evaluation.


                        RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

         In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 148, "Accounting for Stock-based
Compensation-Transition and Disclosure". SFAS 148 amends SFAS 123 "Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation," to provide alternative methods of transition for
a voluntary charge to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based
employees compensation. In addition, SFAS 148 amends the disclosure requirements
of SFAS 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim
financial statements about the methods of accounting for stock-based employee
compensation and the effect of method used on reports results. SFAS 148 is
effective for fiscal beginning after December 15, 2002. The expanded annual
disclosure provisions are effective for financial reports containing financial
statement for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2002. Management does
not expect the adoption of SFAS 148 to have a material effect on the company's
financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

         The Company adopted FIN 45 "Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure
Requirements for Guarantees, including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of
Others" on January 1, 2003. FIN 45 requires a guarantor entity, at the inception
of a guarantee covered by the measurement provisions of the interpretation, to
record a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing
the guarantee. The Company has financial and performance letters of credit.
Financial letters of credit require the company to make a payment if the
customer's condition deteriorates, as defined in the agreements. Performance
letters of credit require the company to make payments if the customer fails to
perform certain non-financial contractual obligation. The Company previously did
not record a liability when guaranteeing obligations unless it became probable
that the company would have to perform under the guarantee. FIN 45 applies
prospectively to guarantees the company issues or modifies subsequent to
December 31, 2002. The maximum potential undiscounted amount of future payments
of the letters of credit as of March 31, 2003 are $5.3 million and they expire
through June 2004. Amounts due under these letters of credit would be reduced by
any proceeds that the company would be able to obtain in liquidating the
collateral for the loans, which varies depending on the customer.

         In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation 46 (FIN 46),
"Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities." FIN 46 clarifies the application
of Accounting Research Bulletin 51, "Consolidated Financial Statements", for
certain entities that do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to
finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from
other parties or in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of
controlling financial interest ("variable interest entities"). Variable interest




entities within the scope of FIN 46 will be required to be consolidated by their
primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary of a variable interest is
determined to be the party that absorbs a majority of the entity's expected
losses, receives a majority of its expected returns, or both. FIN 46 applies
immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to
variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains and interest after
that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after
June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a
variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. The company is in
the process of determining what impact, if any, the adoption of the provisions
of FIN 46 will have upon its financial condition or results of operations. The
company does not anticipate FIN 46 to have a material impact on the consolidated
financial position or results of operations.


                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
                           ---------------------------

Item 1. Legal Proceedings
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  None

Item 2. Changes in Securities and use of Proceeds
- -------------------------------------------------

  None

Item 3. Default and Upon Senior Securities
- ------------------------------------------

  None

Item 4. Submission of Matters to Vote Security Holders
- ------------------------------------------------------

  None

Item 5. Other Information
- -------------------------

  None

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
- ----------------------------------------

         (a)  Exhibits

                  99.1 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by
Joseph P. Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania
on March 13, 2003.

                  99.2 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by
Jeffrey T. Hanuscin, Chief Financial Officer of Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania
on March 13, 2003.

         (b) The company filed the following report on Form 8-K during the
             quarter ended March 31, 2003.

                  April 24, 2003, Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc. filed a
         Form 8-K reporting the release of earnings and declaration of stock
         dividend on both classes of common stocks.




                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.



                            ROYAL BANCSHARES OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
                                         (Registrant)





Dated: May 13th, 2003                    Jeffrey T. Hanuscin
                                         -------------------------
                                         Jeffrey T. Hanuscin
                                         Chief Financial Officer





                                  CERTIFICATION


I, Joseph P. Campbell, Chief Executive Officer, certify, that:

         1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Royal
Bancshares of Pennsylvania.

         2. Based on my knowledge, the quarterly report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
quarterly report.

         3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report.

         4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

                  (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

                  (b) evaluated the effectiveness of registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
the quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

                  (c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about
the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation date.

         5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditor and the audit
committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent function):

                  (a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
the internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
registrant's auditor any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

                  (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
internal controls.

         6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in
this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.



Date: May 13, 2003                           By: Joseph P. Campbell
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Joseph P. Campbell
                                                 Chief Executive Officer





                                  CERTIFICATION


I, Jeffrey T. Hanuscin, Chief Financial Officer, certify, that:

         1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Royal
Bancshares of Pennsylvania.

         2. Based on my knowledge, the quarterly report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
quarterly report.

         3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report.

         4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

                  (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

                  (b) evaluated the effectiveness of registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
the quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

                  (c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about
the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation date.

         5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditor and the audit
committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent function):

                  (a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
the internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
registrant's auditor any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

                  (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
internal controls.

         6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in
this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.



Date: May 13, 2003                          By: Jeffrey T. Hanuscin
                                                ----------------------------
                                                Jeffrey T. Hanuscin
                                                Chief Financial Officer