SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-K

 (Mark one)

[X]  ANNUAL REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES  EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, or

[ ]  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 000-10957

                         NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Pennsylvania                           23-2215075
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(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

         Philadelphia and Reading Avenues, Boyertown, Pennsylvania   19512
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          (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (610) 367-6001

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

     Common Stock (without par value)

     Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

     Guarantee (7.85% Preferred Securities of NPB Capital Trust II)

     7.85% Junior Subordinated Debentures

     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  Registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ----- ----

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [X]

     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes X       No
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     The aggregate  market value of the voting and  non-voting  common equity of
the  Registrant  held by  non-affiliates,  based on the closing sale price as of
February 25, 2003, was $537,315,000.


     As of February 25, 2003, the  Registrant  had  23,190,994  shares of Common
Stock outstanding.

     Portions of the following  documents  are  incorporated  by reference:  the
definitive Proxy Statement of the Registrant relating to the Registrant's Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 22, 2003 -- Part III.






                         NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC.

                                    FORM 10-K

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS



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Part I

                                                                                                       
         Item 1     Business...........................................................................      1
         Item 2.    Properties.........................................................................     15
         Item 3.    Legal Proceedings..................................................................     15
         Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders................................     15
         Item 4A.   Executive Officers of the Registrant...............................................     15

Part II

         Item 5.    Market for Registrant's Common Equity and
                         Related Stockholder Matters...................................................     17
         Item 6.    Selected Financial Data............................................................     18
         Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
                         and Results of Operations.....................................................     19
         Item 7A.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.........................     37
         Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data........................................     38
         Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements on Accounting and Financial Disclosure................     72

Part III

         Item 10.   Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.................................     72
         Item 11.   Executive Compensation.............................................................     72
         Item 12.   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
                         Stockholder Matters...........................................................     73
         Item 13.   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.....................................     73
         Item 14.   Controls and Procedures............................................................     73

Part IV

         Item 15.   Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K...................     74

Signatures.............................................................................................     80

Certifications.........................................................................................     82










                                     PART I
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Item 1.  BUSINESS.
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The Company
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     National Penn Bancshares, Inc. ("National Penn") is a Pennsylvania business
corporation and bank holding company  registered  under the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956. National Penn is headquartered at Philadelphia and Reading Avenues,
Boyertown, Pennsylvania 19512 (Telephone number 610-367-6001).

     National Penn was  incorporated  in January 1982.  National Penn provides a
diversified  range  of  financial  services,  principally  through  its  banking
subsidiaries, National Penn Bank ("NP Bank") and Panasia Bank, N.A. ("Panasia").
In addition, National Penn conducts business through various direct or indirect,
nonbank  subsidiaries.  These  subsidiaries are engaged in activities related to
the business of banking.  National  Penn's  business  strategy is to develop its
community banking market "niche," to foster a relationship-driven sales culture,
to diversify its revenue streams (increasing fee income as compared to income on
the "spread" between loans and deposits) and to maintain superior asset quality.
NP Bank has earned a reputation and market presence for providing  consumers and
business  customers with the  sophisticated  products and services of a regional
bank combined with the personal service and responsiveness of a community bank.

     At December 31,  2002,  National  Penn had total assets of $2.858  billion,
total net loans of $1.843 billion,  total deposits of $2.113 billion,  and total
shareholders' equity of $222.4 million.

     National  Penn  maintains  a  website  at:  www.nationalpennbancshares.com.
National  Penn  makes  its Forms  10-K,  10-Q and 8-K (and  amendments  to each)
available  on its website  free of charge at the same time as those  reports are
filed with the SEC (or as soon as reasonably practicable following that filing.)

Operating Segments
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     National Penn has one reportable segment,  Community Banking (consisting of
National Penn Bank and Panasia  Bank),  and other  non-reportable  segments,  as
described in Note 21 of the Notes to Consolidated  Financial Statements included
at Item 8 of this  Report.  Note 21  includes  segment  information  on revenue,
assets and income, and is incorporated by reference in this Item 1.

National Penn Bank
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     NP Bank is a national bank chartered  under the National Bank Act. Prior to
August  1,  1993,  its  name  was  National  Bank  of  Boyertown.   NP  Bank  is
headquartered in Boyertown,  Pennsylvania.  It is one of the largest  commercial
banks headquartered in southeastern Pennsylvania.

     NP Bank is  engaged  in the  commercial  and retail  banking  business.  It
provides  checking and savings  accounts,  time  deposits,  credit  cards,  safe
deposit and night depository facilities,  and international banking services. NP
Bank offers a full range of personal and business loans,  including  industrial,
construction, land development and residential mortgage loans.

     At year-end  2001,  NP Bank also operated  through four banking  divisions,
using historical and/or geographical  divisional names. In January 2002, NP Bank
began a unified brand campaign under which it has been gradually moving from use
of the  divisional  names to use of the name  "National  Penn Bank" as a unified
brand name.

     During 2002, NP Bank continued its strategy of developing "niche" business.
This  included an  emphasis on service to  specialized  business  models,  using
dedicated service teams to assist customers in finding real, effective solutions
for  their  needs.  Part  of  this  effort,  NP  Bank's  Manufacturing   Group's
"value-added,"  relationship-driven approach led to significant loan growth with
a very high  retention  rate.  International  trade services of NP Bank expanded
significantly with over 100 worldwide  correspondent  banks. In SBA lending,  NP
Bank was named an "SBA Preferred/Express  Lender" and ranked as the 88th largest
SBA lender in the United States in the Coleman Report's

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listing of the top 100 SBA 7(a) lenders for the year ended  September  30, 2002.
NP Bank's  Private  Banking  department  offers  customers  customized  personal
banking services  designed to provide customers prompt access to all other areas
of NP Bank and other services offered by National Penn subsidiaries. In November
2002, NP Bank entered the  commercial  equipment  leasing  business  through the
opening of its subsidiary,  National Penn Leasing  Company,  headed by a team of
experienced leasing professionals.

     During  2002,  increasing  fee income at NP Bank also  remained a priority.
Revenues at NP Bank's mortgage banking subsidiary,  Penn 1st Financial Services,
Inc., increased significantly during 2002, as did income from service charges on
deposit  accounts.  As of December 31, 2002,  asset quality improved at NP Bank.
Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  overall  asset  quality  improved,   net  loan
charge-offs  remained  somewhat  higher than NP Bank's  historical  levels.  For
further  information,  see Item 7 of this Report,  Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

     At December 31, 2002, NP Bank operated 58 community offices throughout nine
counties in southeastern Pennsylvania.  At December 31, 2002, NP Bank had assets
of $2.602 billion,  net loans of $1.744 billion,  deposits of $1.93 billion, and
shareholders'  equity of $206.4 million,  and goodwill and other  intangibles of
$8.9 million.

Panasia Bank, N.A.
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     Panasia is a national bank chartered  under the National Bank Act.  Panasia
is  headquartered  in  Fort  Lee,  New  Jersey.  Panasia  primarily  serves  the
Asian-American  market.  Like NP Bank,  Panasia is engaged in the commercial and
retail  banking  business.  It  provides  checking  and savings  accounts,  time
deposits, personal, business, residential mortgage and educational loans, credit
cards, and safe deposit and night depository facilities.

     On July 23, 2002, Panasia expanded its operations into the Washington, D.C.
metropolitan  area  through  a  new  full-service  community  office  opened  in
Annandale,  Virginia.  On September 27, 2002,  Panasia acquired the United Asian
Bank  division of Wilmington  Savings Fund Society,  FSB located in Elkins Park,
Pennsylvania. In the transaction, Panasia acquired approximately $9.6 million in
deposits and approximately $15.8 million in consumer and business banking loans,
along with related fixed assets and safe deposit business. Panasia then combined
the Elkins Park office with its existing office in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania.

     At December 31, 2002,  Panasia had community offices in Ft. Lee,  Palisades
Park and Closter,  New Jersey,  Philadelphia and Cheltenham,  Pennsylvania,  and
Annandale,  Virginia. At that date, Panasia had assets of $214.6 million,  loans
of $98.2  million,  deposits of $186.7  million,  shareholders'  equity of $24.3
million, and goodwill and other intangibles of $12.4 million.

Pending Sale of Panasia Bank, N.A.
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     On February 10, 2003,  National Penn, Panasia and Woori America Bank, a New
York banking  institution,  entered into an Agreement providing for, among other
things,  the sale of Panasia to Woori America Bank for $34.5 million in cash and
the subsequent merger of Panasia into Woori America Bank, as previously reported
on  National  Penn's  Form 8-K dated  February  10,  2003 filed with the SEC and
available on National  Penn's website.  Subject to various  closing  conditions,
including receipt of required  regulatory  approvals,  National Penn and Panasia
anticipate that the transactions  will close in third quarter 2003. No assurance
can been given that all required regulatory approvals will be obtained, that all
other closing  conditions will be satisfied or waived,  or that the transactions
will in fact be  consummated.  Additional  information  is  provided in National
Penn's 8-K dated February 10, 2003.

Acquisition of FirstService Bank
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     On  February  25,  2003,   National   Penn   acquired   FirstService   Bank
("FirstService")  by its merger into NP Bank.  FirstService is a commercial bank
offering  a  broad  range  of  personal   and   commercial   banking   services,
headquartered  in  Doylestown,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,   with  six  other
community  offices  in  Bucks  and  Montgomery  Counties,  Pennsylvania,  and an
additional  office under  construction in Souderton,  Pennsylvania.  Through its
subsidiaries,  FirstService  also offers casualty  insurance,  asset  management
services  and  non-deposit   investment   products.   FirstService  also  has  a
proprietary interest in a title insurance agency.



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     At December 31, 2002,  FirstService had assets of $399.6 million, net loans
of $221.4  million,  deposits of $291.7 million,  shareholders'  equity of $31.5
million, and goodwill of $4.6 million.

     Upon closing of the acquisition,  NP Bank established the FirstService Bank
Division.  NP Bank's  existing  offices in Doylestown  and  Sellersville,  Bucks
County, and Horsham,  Montgomery County, became offices of the newly established
FirstService Bank Division.

     National  Penn issued 2.563  million  shares of National Penn common stock,
and paid $16.8  million  in cash,  to  complete  this  acquisition.  It is being
accounted for as a  "purchase."  FirstService's  results of  operations  will be
included in National  Penn's  results of  operations  from and after the date of
acquisition.  Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated  Financial Statements included
at Item 8 of this Report  includes  additional  information on the  FirstService
Bank acquisition, and is incorporated by reference in this Item 1.

Nonbank Subsidiaries
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     At December 31, 2002,  National Penn also  conducted  business  through the
following directly owned, nonbank subsidiaries:

     o    Investors  Trust  Company,  a  Pennsylvania-chartered  trust  company,
          opened for business on June 20, 1994. It provides services as trustee,
          executor,  administrator,  guardian,  managing agent, custodian, asset
          manager,   and  investment   advisor  and  performs  other   fiduciary
          activities authorized by law.

     o    National Penn Investment  Company,  a Delaware  business  corporation,
          invests  in and  holds  equity  investments  in other  banks  and bank
          holding  companies   (discussed  below),   other  equity  investments,
          government and other debt securities, and other investment securities,
          as permitted by applicable law and regulations. It began operations in
          January 1985.

     o    National Penn Life Insurance  Company,  an Arizona insurance  company,
          was formed to reinsure  credit life and accident and health  insurance
          in  connection  with loans  made by NP Bank.  It began  operations  in
          January 1985.

     o    NPB Capital Trust II, a Delaware  business trust, was formed in August
          2002 and issued  $63.25  million in preferred  capital  securities  to
          investors.   See  Note  8  of  the  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial
          Statements included at Item 8 of this Report.

     At December 31, 2002,  National Penn also  conducted  business  through the
following nonbank subsidiaries, directly owned by NP Bank:

     o    Penn  1st   Financial   Services,   Inc.,  a   Pennsylvania   business
          corporation,  is engaged in the mortgage  banking  business.  It began
          operations  in September  1999 under the name  National  Penn Mortgage
          Company.  It  currently  does  business in  Pennsylvania,  New Jersey,
          Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

     o    Penn  Securities,  Inc., a  Pennsylvania  business  corporation,  is a
          registered full service broker-dealer and investment advisory firm. It
          is also an insurance agency. It began operations in October 1998.

     o    National Penn Leasing Company, a Pennsylvania business corporation, is
          engaged  in  the  commercial  equipment  leasing  business.  It  began
          operations   in  November   2002.   It  currently   does  business  in
          Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

     o    Link Financial Services, Inc., a Pennsylvania business corporation, is
          an  insurance  agency.  It is also  indirectly  engaged  in the  title
          insurance  business  through a joint  venture  with a title  insurance
          agency. It began operations in April 1998.



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     o    NPB Delaware, Inc., a Delaware business corporation, invests in, holds
          and manages  part of NP Bank's  investment  securities  portfolio,  as
          permitted by applicable law and  regulations.  It began  operations in
          October 1999.

     National  Penn also owns,  indirectly  through NP Bank,  four other nonbank
subsidiaries. Three of these subsidiaries are presently inactive; the activities
of the other are limited solely to holding real estate interests.

     Panasia  has  one  wholly-owned  nonbank  subsidiary,   Panasia  Investment
Company,  a New Jersey  business  corporation.  It invests in, holds and manages
part of Panasia's investment  securities  portfolio,  as permitted by applicable
law and regulations. It began operations in December 1999.

Products and Services with Reputation Risk
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     National Penn and its  subsidiaries  offer a diverse range of financial and
banking  products  and  services.  In the  event  one or more  customers  and/or
governmental  agencies  become  dissatisfied or object to any product or service
offered by National Penn or any of its  subsidiaries,  negative  publicity  with
respect to any such product or service,  whether legally justified or not, could
have a negative impact on National Penn's reputation.  The discontinuance of any
product or  service,  whether or not any  customer  or  governmental  agency has
challenged any such product or service, could have a negative impact on National
Penn's reputation.

Other Bank Investments
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     National Penn owns,  indirectly  through National Penn Investment  Company,
20% of Pennsylvania  State Bank, a Pennsylvania bank headquartered in Camp Hill,
Pennsylvania.  Pennsylvania  State Bank began  operations as a bank in May 1989.
For financial reporting  purposes,  National Penn accounts for its investment in
Pennsylvania State Bank using the equity method of accounting.

Trust Preferred Securities
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     On August 20, 2002,  National  Penn  completed a public  offering of $63.25
million of 7.85% Trust Preferred Securities. These securities were issued by NPB
Capital  Trust II, a  Delaware  business  trust  subsidiary  of  National  Penn.
Proceeds of the offering were invested in National Penn through  National Penn's
issuance of subordinated  debentures to NPB Capital Trust II, expanding National
Penn's capital base.

     On October 31, 2002,  National Penn  redeemed all $40.25  million of its 9%
Trust Preferred  Securities issued in May 1997, at an aggregate redemption price
of $40.25 million plus accrued and unpaid interest to October 31, 2002.

     National  Penn  intends to use the balance of the funds from the 2002 Trust
Preferred Securities offering for general corporate purposes,  including capital
contributions to its banking  subsidiaries,  for working capital and repurchases
of  common  stock,  and  to  fund  future  acquisitions.   See  "Acquisition  of
FirstService Bank" for information on cash expended to acquire FirstService Bank
on February 25, 2003.

     Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included at Item 8
of this Report includes additional information on the issuance and redemption of
National Penn's Trust Preferred Securities,  and is incorporated by reference in
this Item 1.

Future Acquisitions
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     National  Penn's  acquisition  strategy  consists of identifying  financial
institutions  with business  philosophies  that are similar to those of National
Penn,  which operate in strong markets that are  geographically  compatible with
National Penn's operations,  and which can be acquired at an acceptable cost. In
evaluating   acquisition   opportunities,   National  Penn  generally  considers
potential  revenue  enhancements  and  operating  efficiencies,  asset  quality,
interest rate risk, and management capabilities.  National Penn currently has no
formal commitments with respect to future acquisitions although discussions with
acquisition candidates take place frequently.




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Concentrations, Seasonality
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     National  Penn  and its  subsidiaries  do not  have  any  portion  of their
businesses  dependent on a single or limited  number of  customers,  the loss of
which would have a material adverse effect on their  businesses.  No substantial
portion of their loans or investments are concentrated  within a single industry
or group of  related  industries,  although  a  significant  amount of loans are
secured by real estate located in southeastern  Pennsylvania.  The businesses of
National Penn and its subsidiaries are not seasonal in nature.

Environmental Compliance
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     National Penn's and its  subsidiaries'  compliance with federal,  state and
local   environmental   protection  laws  had  no  material  effect  on  capital
expenditures,  earnings  or  their  competitive  position  in  2002,  and is not
expected to have a material effect on such expenditures, earnings or competitive
position in 2003.

Employees
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     At December 31, 2002,  National Penn and its subsidiaries had 952 full- and
part-time employees.

Supervision and Regulation
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     Bank holding companies and banks operate in a highly regulated  environment
and are regularly examined by Federal and state regulatory authorities.

     The  following  discussion  concerns  various  Federal  and state  laws and
regulations  and the potential  impact of such laws and  regulations on National
Penn and its subsidiaries.

     To the  extent  that  the  following  information  describes  statutory  or
regulatory  provisions,  it is  qualified  in its  entirety by  reference to the
particular statutory or regulatory  provisions  themselves.  Proposals to change
laws  and  regulations  are  frequently   introduced  in  Congress,   the  state
legislatures,  and before the various bank  regulatory  agencies.  National Penn
cannot  determine the  likelihood or timing of any such proposals or legislation
or the impact they may have on National Penn and its  subsidiaries.  A change in
law, regulations or regulatory policy may have a material effect on the business
of National Penn and its subsidiaries.

     Bank Holding Company Regulation
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     National Penn is registered as a bank holding company and is subject to the
regulations  of the  Board of  Governors  of the  Federal  Reserve  System  (the
"Federal Reserve") under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ("BHCA").

     The  Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 ("GLBA") established a new kind of bank
holding company called a "financial  holding  company".  Although  National Penn
believes that it is eligible to do so, National Penn has not elected to become a
"financial holding company", and National Penn does not anticipate electing such
status in the near future. See "Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act".

     Bank holding  companies are required to file periodic  reports with and are
subject to examination by the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve's regulations
require a bank holding  company to serve as a source of financial and managerial
strength to its subsidiary banks. As a result, the Federal Reserve,  pursuant to
its "source of strength"  regulations,  may require  National Penn to commit its
resources to provide adequate capital funds to NP Bank or Panasia during periods
of  financial  stress or  adversity.  This support may be required at times when
National Penn is unable to provide such support.

     Under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ("FDIA"), a bank holding company is
required to  guarantee  the  compliance  of any insured  depository  institution
subsidiary that may become "undercapitalized" (as defined by



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regulations)  with  the  terms of any  capital  restoration  plan  filed by such
subsidiary with its appropriate federal banking agency, up to specified limits.

     Under the BHCA,  the Federal  Reserve has the  authority  to require a bank
holding  company to terminate  any activity or  relinquish  control of a nonbank
subsidiary  (other  than a  nonbank  subsidiary  of a  bank)  upon  the  Federal
Reserve's determination that such activity or control constitutes a serious risk
to the  financial  soundness  and  stability of any bank  subsidiary of the bank
holding company.

     The BHCA prohibits  National Penn from acquiring direct or indirect control
of more  than 5% of the  outstanding  shares  of any  class of  voting  stock or
substantially  all of the assets of any bank or merging  or  consolidating  with
another bank holding company without prior approval of the Federal Reserve. Such
a  transaction  may also  require  approval of the  Pennsylvania  Department  of
Banking. Pennsylvania law permits Pennsylvania bank holding companies to control
an unlimited number of banks.

     Additionally,  the BHCA  prohibits  National  Penn from engaging in or from
acquiring  ownership or control of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of any
class of voting  stock of any company  engaged in a nonbanking  business  unless
such business is determined by the Federal  Reserve,  by regulation or by order,
to be so "closely related to banking" as to be a "proper incident" thereto.  The
BHCA  does  not  place  territorial  restrictions  on  the  activities  of  such
nonbanking-related businesses.

     The  Federal  Reserve's  regulations   concerning   permissible  nonbanking
activities for National Penn (a bank holding company that, at present,  is not a
"financial holding company") provide fourteen categories of functionally related
activities that are permissible nonbanking activities. These are:

     o Extending credit and servicing loans.

     o Certain activities related to extending credit.

     o Leasing personal or real property under certain conditions.

     o Operating   nonbank   depository   institutions,   including   savings
       associations.

     o Trust company functions.

     o Certain financial and investment advisory activities.

     o Certain agency transactional services for customer investments,
       including securities brokerage activities.

     o Certain investment transactions as principal.

     o Management consulting and counseling activities.

     o Certain support services, such as courier and printing services.

     o Certain insurance agency and underwriting activities.

     o Community development activities.

     o Issuance  and sale of money  orders,  savings  bonds,  and  traveler's
       checks.

     o Certain data processing services.

     Depending on the  circumstances,  Federal Reserve  approval may be required
before National Penn or its nonbank subsidiaries may begin to engage in any such
activity and before any such business may be acquired.



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     A bank holding  company  that is eligible  and makes an effective  election
under  GLBA to be a  "financial  holding  company"  may  engage  in any  type of
financial activity. See "Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act".

     Dividend Restrictions
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     National Penn is a legal entity separate and distinct from NP Bank, Panasia
and National Penn's other direct and indirect nonbank subsidiaries.

     National  Penn's  revenues (on a parent  company only basis)  result almost
entirely from dividends paid to National Penn by its subsidiaries.  The right of
National  Penn,  and  consequently  the right of creditors and  shareholders  of
National Penn, to participate in any  distribution  of the assets or earnings of
any subsidiary through the payment of such dividends or otherwise is necessarily
subject  to  the  prior  claims  of  creditors  of  the  subsidiary   (including
depositors,  in the case of NP Bank and  Panasia),  except  to the  extent  that
claims of National Penn in its capacity as a creditor may be recognized.

     Federal and state laws regulate the payment of dividends by National Penn's
subsidiaries.  See  "Supervision  and  Regulation  -  Regulation  of NP Bank and
Panasia".

     Further,  it is the  policy  of  the  Federal  Reserve  that  bank  holding
companies  should pay dividends only out of current  earnings.  Federal  banking
regulators also have the authority to prohibit banks and bank holding  companies
from  paying a  dividend  if they  should  deem such  payment to be an unsafe or
unsound practice.

     Capital Adequacy
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     Bank holding  companies  are required to comply with the Federal  Reserve's
risk-based capital guidelines.

     The  required  minimum  ratio  of total  capital  to  risk-weighted  assets
(including  certain  off-balance  sheet  activities,  such as standby letters of
credit) is 8%. At least half of total  capital must be "Tier 1 capital".  Tier 1
capital consists principally of common shareholders' equity,  retained earnings,
a limited amount of qualifying  perpetual preferred stock and minority interests
in the equity accounts of consolidated  subsidiaries,  less goodwill and certain
intangible  assets.  The  remainder  of total  capital may consist of  mandatory
convertible  debt  securities  and  a  limited  amount  of  subordinated   debt,
qualifying  preferred  stock  and loan loss  allowance  ("Tier 2  capital").  At
December 31, 2002,  National  Penn's Tier 1 capital and total (Tier 1 and Tier 2
combined) capital ratios were 11.81% and 13.08%, respectively.

     In addition  to the  risk-based  capital  guidelines,  the Federal  Reserve
requires a bank holding  company to maintain a minimum  "leverage  ratio".  This
requires a minimum level of Tier 1 capital (as  determined  under the risk-based
capital rules) to average total consolidated assets of 3% for those bank holding
companies  that have the  highest  regulatory  examination  ratings  and are not
contemplating  or  experiencing  significant  growth or  expansion.  The Federal
Reserve expects all other bank holding companies to maintain a ratio of at least
1% to 2% above the  stated  minimum.  At  December  31,  2002,  National  Penn's
leverage ratio was 8.66%.

     The Federal  Reserve has also  indicated  that it will consider a "tangible
Tier 1 capital leverage ratio"  (deducting all intangibles) and other indicators
of capital strength in evaluating proposals for expansion or new activities. The
Federal Reserve has not advised  National Penn of any specific  minimum leverage
ratio applicable to National Penn.

     Pursuant to the "prompt  corrective  action"  provisions  of the FDIA,  the
federal banking agencies have specified,  by regulation,  the levels at which an
insured institution is considered "well capitalized",  "adequately capitalized",
"undercapitalized",    "significantly    undercapitalized",    or    "critically
undercapitalized."

     Under these regulations, an institution is considered "well capitalized" if
it satisfies each of the following requirements:



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     o    It has a total risk-based capital ratio of 10% or more.

     o    It has a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6% or more.

     o    It has a leverage ratio of 5% or more.

     o    It is not subject to any order or written directive to meet and
          maintain a specific capital level.

     At  December  31,  2002,   NP  Bank  and  Panasia  each  qualify  as  "well
capitalized"  under  these  regulatory  standards.  See Note 19 of the  Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included at Item 8 of this Report.

     FDIC Insurance Assessments
     --------------------------

     NP Bank and Panasia are each subject to deposit  insurance  assessments  by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC").  These assessments fund both
the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") for banks and the Savings Association  Insurance
Fund   ("SAIF")   for  savings   associations.   They  are  based  on  the  risk
classification of the depository institutions.  Neither NP Bank nor Panasia paid
regular insurance assessments to the FDIC in 2002. Under current FDIC practices,
National  Penn does not expect  that either bank will be required to pay regular
insurance assessments to the FDIC in 2003.

     In 1996, the SAIF was recapitalized. As part of the recapitalization,  both
BIF-insured  deposits  and  SAIF-insured  deposits are now assessed to fund debt
service  on  the  Federal  government's  related  bond  payments.   The  current
annualized  rate  established  by the  FDIC for both  BIF-insured  deposits  and
SAIF-insured deposits is $.017 per $100 of deposits. These bonds mature in 2017.

     Regulation of NP Bank and Panasia
     ---------------------------------

     The operations of NP Bank and Panasia are each subject to Federal and state
statutes  applicable  to banks  chartered  under the banking  laws of the United
States,  to members of the Federal Reserve  System,  and to banks whose deposits
are insured by the FDIC. Their operations are also subject to regulations of the
OCC, the Federal Reserve, and the FDIC.

     The OCC, which has primary supervisory  authority over NP Bank and Panasia,
regularly  examines  banks  in  such  areas  as  reserves,  loans,  investments,
management  practices and other aspects of operations.  These  examinations  are
designed  for  the  protection  of  depositors   rather  than  National   Penn's
shareholders.  Each bank must furnish  annual and quarterly  reports to the OCC,
which has the legal  authority  to prevent a national  bank from  engaging in an
unsafe or unsound practice in conducting its business.

     Federal and state banking laws and regulations govern,  among other things,
the scope of a bank's  business,  the  investments a bank may make, the reserves
against  deposits a bank must maintain,  the types and terms of loans a bank may
make and the  collateral it may take,  the  activities of a bank with respect to
mergers and consolidations,  and the establishment of branches. Pennsylvania and
New Jersey law each permit statewide branching.

     Under the  National  Bank Act,  NP Bank and  Panasia  are each  required to
obtain the prior  approval of the OCC for the payment of  dividends if the total
of all dividends declared by it in one year would exceed its net profits for the
current year plus its retained net profits for the two preceding years, less any
required transfers to surplus. In addition,  each bank may only pay dividends to
the extent that its retained net profits  (including the portion  transferred to
surplus)  exceed  statutory bad debts.  Under the FDIA,  each bank is prohibited
from paying any dividends,  making other  distributions or paying any management
fees if,  after  such  payment,  it would fail to satisfy  its  minimum  capital
requirements.

     As subsidiary banks of a bank holding company, NP Bank and Panasia are each
subject to certain restrictions imposed by the Federal Reserve Act on extensions
of credit to the bank holding company or its subsidiaries, on investments in the
stock or other securities of the bank holding company or its  subsidiaries,  and
on taking such stock or securities as collateral for loans.




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     The Federal Reserve Act and Federal Reserve  regulations also place certain
limitations and reporting  requirements on extensions of credit by a bank to the
principal  shareholders  of its parent  holding  company,  among others,  and to
related interests of such principal shareholders.  In addition, such legislation
and  regulations may affect the terms upon which any person becoming a principal
shareholder  of a holding  company  may obtain  credit from banks with which the
subsidiary bank maintains a correspondent relationship.

     Under the  "cross-guarantee"  provisions  of the FDIA,  insured  depository
institutions  under common  control are  required to reimburse  the FDIC for any
loss suffered by either the BIF or SAIF as a result of the failure of a commonly
controlled insured depository  institution or for any assistance provided by the
FDIC to a  commonly  controlled  insured  depository  institution  in  danger of
failure. NP Bank and Panasia are covered by these provisions. Any such liability
could have a material adverse effect on the financial  condition of the assessed
bank and National Penn.

     While a claim of the FDIC  under the  cross-guarantee  provisions  would be
subordinate to claims of depositors,  secured  creditors,  general creditors and
holders of subordinated debt (other than affiliates) of the commonly  controlled
institution,  it would be superior to claims of  shareholders  and affiliates of
the commonly controlled institution, such as National Penn.

     Regulation of Other Subsidiaries
     --------------------------------

     National  Penn's direct nonbank  subsidiaries  are subject to regulation by
the  Federal  Reserve  and,  in  the  case  of  Investors  Trust  Company,   the
Pennsylvania Department of Banking.

     NP  Bank's  and  Panasia's  direct  nonbank  subsidiaries  are  subject  to
regulation by the OCC. In addition,  Penn  Securities,  Inc., as a broker-dealer
and  investment  advisory  firm,  is  regulated by the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission,  various state securities regulators and the National Association of
Securities  Dealers,  Inc. Penn Securities,  Inc., and Link Financial  Services,
Inc., as insurance agencies,  are each subject to regulation by the Pennsylvania
Insurance  Department.  In the FirstService Bank  acquisition,  NP Bank acquired
FirstService  Capital,  Inc.,  an investment  advisory  firm,  and  FirstService
Insurance  Agency,  Inc., an insurance  agency. In addition to regulation by the
OCC,  FirstService  Capital,  Inc. is subject to regulation by the SEC,  various
state securities regulators,  and the NASD.  FirstService Insurance Agency, Inc.
is subject to regulation by the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance in addition
to the OCC.

     Monetary and Fiscal Policies
     ----------------------------

     The  financial  services  industry,  including  National  Penn, NP Bank and
Panasia, is affected by the monetary and fiscal policies of government agencies,
including the Federal Reserve.  Through open market securities  transactions and
changes in its  discount  rate and reserve  requirements,  the  Federal  Reserve
exerts  considerable  influence  over  the cost and  availability  of funds  for
lending and investment.

Competition
- -----------

     The  financial  services  industry  in  National  Penn's  service  area  is
extremely  competitive.  National  Penn's  competitors  within its service  area
include  bank holding  companies  with  substantially  greater  resources.  Many
competitor  financial  institutions  have  substantially  higher  legal  lending
limits.

     In addition,  savings banks, savings and loan associations,  credit unions,
money market and other mutual  funds,  mortgage  companies,  leasing  companies,
finance  companies,  and other financial  services  companies offer products and
services  similar to those  offered by National  Penn and its  subsidiaries,  on
highly competitive terms.

     The  competitive  environment  has  intensified  since  adoption of Federal
interstate banking  legislation in 1994. This legislation  generally  authorizes
bank holding  companies to acquire banks located in any state,  possibly subject
to  certain  state-imposed  age  and  deposit  concentration  limits,  and  also
generally  authorizes  interstate  mergers  and  to  lesser  degree,  interstate
branching.



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     Many bank holding  companies have also elected to become financial  holding
companies under the  Gramm-Leach-Bliley  Act of 1999, including many of the very
large  ones.  Although  the  long-range  effects of this  development  cannot be
predicted,  most probably it will further narrow the  differences  and intensify
competition among commercial banks,  investment banks, insurance firms and other
financial services companies. See "Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act".

     National  Penn's  ability  to  maintain  its  history  of strong  financial
performance  will  depend in part on its ability to expand the scope of products
and services,  allowing it to meet the changing needs of its  customers,  in the
face of intense competition.

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
- ----------------------

     The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 ("GLBA"):

     o    Repealed various provisions of the Glass Steagall Act to permit
          commercial banks to affiliate with investment banks (securities
          firms).

     o    Amended the BHCA to permit qualifying bank holding companies to engage
          in any type of financial activity.

     o    Permits subsidiaries of national banks now to engage in a broad range
          of financial activities that are not permitted for national banks
          themselves.

     The result is that banking  companies are  generally  able to offer a wider
range of  financial  products  and services and are more readily able to combine
with other  types of  financial  companies,  such as  securities  and  insurance
companies.

     GLBA created a new kind of bank holding company called a "financial holding
company" (an "FHC").  An FHC is  authorized  to engage in any  activity  that is
"financial  in nature or incidental  to financial  activities"  and any activity
that the Federal Reserve  determines is "complementary to financial  activities"
and does not pose undue  risks to the  financial  system.  Among  other  things,
"financial in nature" activities  include  securities  underwriting and dealing,
insurance underwriting and sales, and certain merchant banking activities.

     A bank holding company qualifies to become an FHC if each of its depository
institution  subsidiaries is "well capitalized",  "well managed",  and CRA-rated
"satisfactory"  or better.  A qualifying  bank holding company becomes an FHC by
filing with the Federal Reserve an election to become an FHC.

     If an FHC at any time fails to remain "well capitalized" or "well managed",
the consequences can be severe.  Such an FHC must enter into a written agreement
with the Federal  Reserve to restore  compliance.  If compliance is not restored
within 180 days, the Federal  Reserve can require the FHC to cease all its newly
authorized activities or even to divest itself of its depository institutions. A
failure to maintain a CRA rating of "satisfactory"  will not jeopardize any then
existing  newly  authorized  activities;  rather,  the FHC cannot  engage in any
additional  newly authorized  activities  until a  "satisfactory"  CRA rating is
restored.

     In addition to activities  otherwise  permitted by law and  regulation  for
bank  holding  companies,  an FHC may  engage in  virtually  any  other  kind of
financial activity.  Under limited circumstances,  an FHC may even be authorized
to engage in certain non-financial activities. These include:

     o    Securities underwriting and dealing.

     o    Insurance underwriting and sales.

     o    Merchant banking activities.



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     o    Activities determined by the Federal Reserve to be "financial in
          nature" and incidental activities.

     o    "Complementary" financial activities, as determined by the Federal
          Reserve.

     Bank  holding  companies  that do not  qualify or elect to become  FHCs are
limited in their activities to the activities permitted by law and regulation on
March 11, 2000,  the effective date of that portion of GLBA.  Although  National
Penn  believes  that it is eligible to do so,  National  Penn has not elected to
become a "financial  holding  company",  and National  Penn does not  anticipate
electing such status in the near future.  National Penn has, instead,  continued
to utilize  the  continuing  authority  of national  banks to create  "operating
subsidiaries" to expand its business products and services.

     GLBA also  authorizes  national banks to create  "financial  subsidiaries".
This is in  addition  to the  present  authority  of  national  banks to  create
"operating  subsidiaries".  A "financial subsidiary" is a direct subsidiary of a
national bank that  satisfies the same  conditions as an FHC, plus certain other
conditions,  and is approved in advance by the OCC. A "financial subsidiary" can
engage in most, but not all, of the newly authorized activities. Neither NP Bank
nor Panasia have created any "financial subsidiaries".

     In addition,  GLBA includes significant  provisions relating to the privacy
of consumer and customer information. These provisions apply to any company "the
business of which" is engaging in activities permitted for an FHC, even if it is
not itself an FHC. Thus, they apply to National Penn. Basically, GLBA requires a
financial  institution to: adopt and disclose its privacy policy; give consumers
and  customers the right to "opt out" of  disclosures  to  non-affiliated  third
parties;  not disclose any account  information  to  non-affiliated  third party
marketers;   and  follow  regulatory  standards  to  protect  the  security  and
confidentiality of consumer and customer information.

     Although the long-range effects of GLBA cannot be predicted,  most probably
it  will  further  narrow  the  differences  and  intensify   competition  among
commercial banks, investment banks, insurance firms and other financial services
companies.

Interest Rate Swaps
- -------------------

     National  Penn uses interest  rate swap  agreements  for interest rate risk
management.  No derivative financial  instruments are held for trading purposes.
The  contract  or  notional  amounts  of the swap  agreements  do not  represent
exposure to credit loss.  Potential  credit risk on these contracts  arises from
the  counterparty's  inability  to meet the terms of the  agreement.  Management
considers  the credit risk of these  agreements  to be minimal and manages  this
risk through routine review of the counterparty's financial ratings.

     Information  about the amounts of interest rate swaps is set forth in Notes
1 and 17 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included at Item 8 of
this Report. In 2002,  interest rate swaps had the effect of increasing National
Penn's net interest  income by $1.71  million from what would have been realized
had  NP  Bank  not  entered  into  the  swap   agreements.   Should  rates  rise
significantly in 2003, National Penn may recognize lower net interest income for
the year  than  would  have been  recognized  had NP Bank not  entered  into the
interest rate swap agreements.

Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments and Estimates
- -----------------------------------------------------

     The  accounting  and  reporting  policies of  National  Penn  conform  with
accounting  principles  generally  accepted in the United  States of America and
general practices within the financial  services industry.  Critical  accounting
policies, judgments and estimates relate to loans, the allowance for loan losses
and  goodwill  and  intangibles.   These  policies   significantly   affect  the
determination of National Penn's financial  position,  results of operations and
cash flows,  and are  summarized  in Note 1 (Summary of  Significant  Accounting
Policies) of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and discussed in the
section captioned  "Critical  Accounting  Policies,  Judgments and Estimates" of
Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of  Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operations,  included  in  Items  7 and 8 of  this  Report,  each  of  which  is
incorporated herein by reference.



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Recent Accounting Pronouncement
- -------------------------------

     The  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  (FASB)  issued  SFAS No. 147,
Acquisitions of Certain Financial Institutions:  An amendment of FASB Statements
No. 72 and 144 and FASB  Interpretation  No 9,  which  removes  acquisitions  of
financial  institutions  from  the  scope  of SFAS 72,  Accounting  for  Certain
Acquisitions of Banking or Thrift  Institutions.  The provisions of the SFAS No.
147  related  to  unidentifiable  intangible  assets  and the  acquisition  of a
less-than-whole  financial  institution are effective for acquisitions for which
the date of acquisition is on or after October 1, 2002. The adoption of SFAS No.
147 did not have a  material  impact  on the  Company's  financial  position  or
results of operations.

     In December 2002,  the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board (the "FASB")
issued SFAS No. 148,  "Accounting for Stock-Based  Compensation--Transition  and
Disclosure,"  to be effective  for fiscal years ending after  December 15, 2002.
SFAS No.  148  amends  the  disclosure  and  certain  transition  provisions  of
Statement 123,  Accounting for Stock-Based  Compensation.  SFAS No. 148 requires
all entities with  stock-based  employee  compensation  arrangements  to provide
additional disclosures in their summary of significant accounting policies note.
For entities  that use the intrinsic  value method under APB No. 25,  Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees,  to account for employee stock  compensation  for
any period  presented,  their  accounting  policies note should include  certain
disclosures.  The expanded  annual  disclosure  requirements  and the transition
provisions  are effective for fiscal years ending after  December 15, 2002.  The
new interim period disclosures are required in financial  statements for interim
periods beginning after December 15, 2002.

     Under the  provisions  of SFAS No. 123 that remain  unaffected  by SFAS No.
148, companies may either recognize  compensation expense on a fair value method
in the income  statement or continue to use the intrinsic  value  method,  which
requires  disclosures  of the pro forma  effects of the fair value method in the
footnotes to the  financial  statements.  National  Penn  accounts for its stock
options  under the  intrinsic  value method and,  accordingly,  has provided the
appropriate  pro forma  disclosures.  See Note 15 of the  Notes to  Consolidated
Financial Statements included at Item 8 of this Report.

     The FASB  indicated  that it may  reconsider  its 1995 decision  permitting
companies  to disclose  the pro forma  effects of the "fair  value" based method
rather than  requiring  all  companies to recognize the "fair value" of employee
stock options as an expense in the income statement.  National Penn is unable to
predict the likelihood of the FASB's taking any such action.

Forward-Looking Statements
- --------------------------

     From time to time,  National  Penn or its  representatives  make written or
oral statements that may include  "forward-looking  statements"  with respect to
its:

     o    Financial condition.

     o    Results of operations.

     o    Asset quality.

     o    Product, geographic and other business expansion plans and activities.

     o    Investments in new subsidiaries and other companies.

     o    Capital expenditures, including investments in technology.

     o    Pending or  completed  mergers  with or  acquisitions  of financial or
          non-financial companies or their assets, loans, deposits and branches,
          and  the  revenue  enhancements,   cost  savings  and  other  benefits
          anticipated in those transactions.

     o    Other matters.


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     Many of these  statements  can be  identified  by looking for words such as
"believes," "expects," "anticipates,"  "estimates",  "projects" or similar words
or expressions.

     These   forward-looking    statements   involve   substantial   risks   and
uncertainties.  There are many factors  that may cause actual  results to differ
materially from those  contemplated by such  forward-looking  statements.  These
factors include, among other things, the following possibilities:

     o    National  Penn's  unified   branding   campaign  and  other  marketing
          initiatives  may be less  effective  than  expected in  building  name
          recognition and greater customer awareness of National Penn's products
          and   services.    Use   of   non-National    Penn   brands   may   be
          counter-productive.

     o    Expansion of National Penn's products and services  offerings may meet
          with  more  effective  competitive   resistance  from  others  already
          offering such products and services than expected.

     o    New product  development by new and existing  competitors  may be more
          effective, and take place more quickly, than expected.

     o    Competitors  with  substantially  greater  resources may enter product
          market, geographic or other niches currently served by National Penn.

     o    Geographic  expansion may be more difficult,  take longer, and present
          more operational and management risks and challenges, than expected.

     o    Business  development  in newly entered  geographic  areas may be more
          difficult, and take longer, than expected.

     o    Competitive  pressures may increase  significantly and have an adverse
          effect on National Penn's pricing, spending, third-party relationships
          and revenues.

     o    National  Penn may be less  effective  in  cross-selling  its  various
          products and services,  and in utilizing  alternative delivery systems
          such as the Internet, than expected.

     o    Projected  business  increases  following  new  product   development,
          geographic expansion, and productivity and investment initiatives, may
          be lower than  expected,  and  recovery of  associated  costs may take
          longer than expected.

     o    National  Penn may be unable to retain  key  executives  and other key
          personnel due to intense competition for such persons or otherwise.

     o    Increasing  interest  rates may  increase  funding  costs  and  reduce
          interest margins, and may adversely affect business volumes, including
          mortgage origination levels.

     o    General economic or business  conditions,  either nationally or in the
          regions in which  National  Penn will be doing  business,  may be less
          favorable  than  expected,   resulting  in,  among  other  things,   a
          deterioration  in credit  quality  or a  reduced  demand  for  credit,
          including the resultant  effect on National  Penn's loan portfolio and
          allowance for loan losses.

     o    Expected synergies and cost savings from mergers, including reductions
          in interest and  non-interest  expense,  may not be fully  realized or
          realized as quickly as expected.

     o    Revenues and loan growth following mergers may be lower than expected.

     o    Loan losses,  deposit  attrition,  operating  costs,  customer and key
          employee  losses,  and business  disruption  following  mergers may be
          greater than expected.



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     o    Business   opportunities  and  strategies   potentially  available  to
          National Penn,  after mergers,  may not be successfully or fully acted
          upon.

     o    Costs, difficulties or delays related to the integration of businesses
          of acquired  companies with National Penn's business may be greater or
          take longer than expected.

     o    Technological  changes  may be harder to make or more  expensive  than
          expected or present unanticipated operational issues.

     o    Recent and  proposed  legislative  or  regulatory  changes,  including
          changes in accounting  rules and practices,  and customer  privacy and
          data protection  requirements,  and intensified regulatory scrutiny of
          the  financial  services  industry in general,  may  adversely  affect
          National Penn's costs and business.

     o    Market  volatility  may continue in the  securities  markets,  with an
          adverse  effect on National  Penn's  securities  and asset  management
          activities.

     o    National Penn may be unable to  successfully  manage the foregoing and
          other  risks and to  achieve  its  current  short-term  and  long-term
          business plans and objectives.

     Because  such  statements  are subject to risks and  uncertainties,  actual
results  may  differ   materially  from  those  expressed  or  implied  by  such
statements.  National Penn cautions  shareholders not to place undue reliance on
such statements.

     All written or oral  forward-looking  statements  attributable  to National
Penn or any person  acting on its behalf  made after the date of this Report are
expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary  statements contained in
this Report. National Penn does not undertake any obligation to release publicly
any  revisions  to  such   forward-looking   statements  to  reflect  events  or
circumstances  after the date of this  Report or to reflect  the  occurrence  of
unanticipated events.

Statistical Disclosures - Management's Discussion and Analysis
- --------------------------------------------------------------

     The  following  statistical  disclosures  are  included  in  Item 7 of this
Report,  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations, and are incorporated by reference in this Item 1:

     o    Interest Rate Sensitivity Analysis.

     o    Interest Income and Expense, Volume and Rate Analysis.

     o    Average Balances, Average Rates, and Interest Rate Spread.

     o    Investment Portfolio.

     o    Loan Maturity and Interest Rate Sensitivity.

     o    Loan Portfolio.

     o    Risk Elements - Loans.

     o    Allowance for Loan Losses.

     o    Deposits.

     o    Short-Term Borrowings.

     o    Return on Equity and Assets; Dividend Payout Ratio.



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Item 2.  PROPERTIES.
- -------------------

     National Penn does not own or lease any property.  As of December 31, 2002,
NP Bank owns 35 properties in fee and leases 39 other properties; Panasia leases
7 properties; and National Penn's other direct and indirect subsidiaries lease 3
properties.  The  properties  owned in fee are not  subject to any major  liens,
encumbrances, or collateral assignments.

     The  principal  office  of  National  Penn  and NP Bank is owned in fee and
located at Philadelphia and Reading Avenues, Boyertown, Pennsylvania 19512.

     NP  Bank  presently  has 58  community  offices  located  in the  following
Pennsylvania  counties:  Berks, Bucks,  Chester,  Delaware,  Lancaster,  Lehigh,
Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia. In addition to these offices, NP Bank
presently owns or leases 48 automated  teller  machines  located  throughout the
nine-county  area, all of which are located at bank office  locations except for
18 that are "free-standing" (not located at an office).

     The  principal  office of Panasia is leased and located at 183 Main Street,
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024.  Panasia presently has three other community offices
located in Bergen County, New Jersey.  Panasia also has two community offices in
Pennsylvania  - one  in  Philadelphia  and  one  in  Montgomery  County  - and a
community  office  in  Annandale,  Virginia.  Panasia  has  6  automated  teller
machines, all of which are located at bank office locations.


Item 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
- --------------------------

     Various  actions and  proceedings  are presently  pending to which National
Penn  or  one  or  more  of its  subsidiaries  is a  party.  These  actions  and
proceedings arise out of routine operations and, in management's  opinion,  will
not have a material  adverse effect on National  Penn's  consolidated  financial
position.


Item 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
- ------------------------------------------------------------

          None.


Item 4A.  EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
- ----------------------------------------------


        The principal executive officers of National Penn are as follows:




                                               Principal Business Occupation
Name                           Age             During the Past Five Years
- ----                           ---             --------------------------

                            

Wayne R. Weidner               60              Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of National Penn
                                               since January 2002.  President and Chief Executive Officer of
                                               National Penn in 2001, President of National Penn from April 1998 through December
                                               2000, and Executive Vice President of National Penn from April 1990 to April 1998.
                                               Also, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NP Bank.


Glenn E. Moyer                 52              Executive Vice President of National Penn since April 2001. President and Chief
                                               Operating Officer of NP Bank since January 2001. Executive Vice President of NP Bank
                                               and President of NP Bank's Elverson Division from January 1999 to January 2001. Prior
                                               thereto, President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Elverson National Bank.




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John C. Spier                  52              Group Executive Vice President for Corporate Planning of NP Bank, and Chairman and
                                               Chief Executive Officer of the FirstService Division of NP Bank, since February 25,
                                               2003.  Prior thereto, President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of
                                               FirstService Bank.


Bruce G. Kilroy                53              Group Executive Vice President and Chief Delivery Officer of NP
                                               Bank since January 2001.  President of NP Bank's Lehigh Valley
                                               Division from February 1997 to January 2001.

Garry D. Koch                  48              Group Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of NP Bank since January
                                               2001. Executive Vice President of NP Bank from September 1997 to January 2001. Senior
                                               Vice President of NP Bank from 1992 to September 1997.


Paul W. McGloin                55              Group Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of NP Bank since January
                                               2002. Executive Vice President of NP Bank from March 2001 to January 2002. President
                                               - of NP Bank's Main Line/Chestnut Hill/Philadelphia Division since March 2001. Prior
                                               thereto, Managing Director, Capital Markets, of First Union National Bank.


Sharon L. Weaver               55              Group Executive Vice President, Human Resources/Branch Administration/Retail
                                               Banking/Marketing of NP Bank since January 2001.  Executive Vice President of NP Bank
                                               from April 1998 to January 2001.  Senior Vice President of NP Bank from 1991 to April
                                               1998.


Sandra L. Spayd                59              Secretary and Corporate Governance Officer of National Penn. Executive Vice President
                                               and Corporate Secretary of NP Bank since January 2002.  Senior Vice President and
                                               Corporate Secretary of NP Bank prior to January 2002.


Gary L. Rhoads                 48              Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of National Penn. Group Executive Vice
                                               President and Chief Financial Officer of NP Bank since January 2001. Executive Vice
                                               President, Controller and Cashier of NP Bank prior to January 2001.


Michael R. Reinhard            45              Executive Vice President of NP Bank since January 2002.  Senior Vice President of NP
                                               Bank prior to January 2002.


     Executive  officers of National  Penn are elected by the Board of Directors
and  serve at the  pleasure  of the  Board.  Executive  Officers  of NP Bank are
appointed  by the Board of  Directors  of NP Bank and serve  until they  resign,
retire, become disqualified, or are removed by the Board.



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                                     PART II
                                     -------

Item 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
MATTERS.
- --------

     National Penn's common stock currently trades on the Nasdaq National Market
tier of The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol: "NPBC".

     The following  table reflects the high and low closing sale prices reported
for National  Penn's common stock,  and the cash dividends  declared on National
Penn's common stock, for the periods indicated,  after giving retroactive effect
to a 5% stock dividend paid on December 27, 2002 and a 3% stock dividend paid on
December 27, 2001.

                                            MARKET VALUE OF COMMON STOCK

                                                     2002
                                             ----------------------

                                               High           Low
                                               ----           ---

          lst Quarter                         $23.40         $21.10
          2nd Quarter                          26.67          23.14
          3rd Quarter                          27.30          22.05
          4th Quarter                          27.32          21.80

                                                     2001
                                             ----------------------

                                               High           Low
                                               ----           ---

          lst Quarter                         $23.70         $17.10
          2nd Quarter                          22.19          17.69
          3rd Quarter                          21.96          17.57
          4th Quarter                          23.11          20.48

                           CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED ON COMMON STOCK

                                             2002             2001
                                             ----             ----

          1st Quarter                         $.21            $.19
          2nd Quarter                          .21             .19
          3rd Quarter                          .21             .20
          4th Quarter                          .22             .21


     The Trust  Preferred  Securities  of NPB Capital  Trust II are  reported on
Nasdaq's  National Market under the symbol "NPBCO".  These securities have a par
value of $25 and the preferred dividend is 7.85%.


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Item 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA



                                        FIVE-YEAR STATISTICAL SUMMARY
                                        (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

  Year Ended                                   2002               2001               2000               1999               1998
                                         ----------------   ----------------   ----------------   ----------------   ---------------
                                                                                                           
  STATEMENTS OF CONDITION
  Total assets                                $2,858,262         $2,727,482         $2,615,447         $2,351,968         $2,222,970
  Total deposits                               2,112,640          2,076,795          1,909,591          1,683,850          1,558,745
  Loans and leases, net**                      1,842,987          1,814,162          1,759,887          1,622,140          1,485,346
  Total investment securities                    733,774            658,581            606,778            529,411            535,917
  Total shareholders'equity                      222,360            195,682            183,216            154,938            166,133
  Book value per share*                            10.74               9.35               8.75               7.43               7.92
  Percent shareholders' equity to assets           7.78%              7.17%              7.01%              6.59%              7.47%

  Trust assets                                   778,246            843,755            905,682            834,585            674,729

  EARNINGS
  Total interest income                         $173,010           $188,497           $192,403           $172,223           $161,271
  Total interest expense                          63,446             92,512            103,977             86,765             80,203
                                         ----------------   ----------------   ----------------   ----------------   ---------------
    Net interest income                          109,564             95,985             88,426             85,458             81,068
  Provision for loan and lease losses             14,000              9,000              7,325              6,570              6,200
                                         ----------------   ----------------   ----------------   ----------------   ---------------
    Net interest income after provision
       for loan and lease losses                  95,564             86,985             81,101             78,888             74,868
  Other income                                    39,847             34,502             27,659             24,037             19,406
  Other expenses                                  89,831             80,723             75,282             69,458             64,508
                                         ----------------   ----------------   ----------------   ----------------   ---------------
    Income before income taxes                    45,580             40,764             33,478             33,467             29,766
  Income taxes                                     9,346              8,030              5,690              5,816              6,304
                                         ----------------   ----------------   ----------------   ----------------   ---------------
    Net income                                   $36,234            $32,734            $27,788            $27,651            $23,462
                                         ================   ================   ================   ================   ===============

  Cash dividends paid                            $17,664            $16,519            $14,538            $13,595            $10,318
  Return on average assets                         1.30%              1.25%              1.13%              1.21%              1.14%
  Return on average shareholders' equity           17.4%              16.8%              17.3%              17.2%              14.7%

  PER SHARE DATA*
  Basic earnings                                   $1.74              $1.56              $1.34              $1.32              $1.12
  Diluted earnings                                 $1.72              $1.54              $1.32              $1.30              $1.10
  Dividends paid in cash
                                                    0.85               0.79               0.70               0.65               0.49
  Dividends paid in stock                             5%                 3%                 5%                 5%            5-for-4
                                                                                                                         stock split

  Average shares outstanding - basic*         20,777,811         20,984,403         20,809,050         20,917,295         20,966,885
  Average shares outstanding - diluted*       21,050,447         21,234,120         21,033,889         21,240,063         21,380,552



   *Restated to reflect a 5% stock  dividend in 2002, 3% stock dividend in 2001,
          5% stock dividends in 2000 and 1999, and a 5-for4 stock split in 1998.
**Includes loans held for sale

     The unaudited  quarterly  results of National Penn's operations in 2002 and
2001 are  included  in Footnote 22 to  National  Penn's  Consolidated  Financial
Statements  included herein at Item 8 of this Report,  Financial  Statements and
Supplementary Data.










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Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        OF OPERATIONS.
        --------------

     The following  discussion and analysis  should be read in conjunction  with
the Company's  consolidated  financial  statements  and is intended to assist in
understanding  and evaluating  the major changes in the financial  condition and
earnings  results  of  operations  of the  Company  with a primary  focus on the
Company's performance.

                               FINANCIAL CONDITION
                               -------------------

     During 2002 total  assets  increased to $ 2.858  billion,  an increase of $
130.8 million or 4.8% over the $2.727 billion at year-end 2001.  Total assets at
the end of 2001  increased  $112.0  million or 4.3% over the  $2.615  billion at
year-end 2000. The increase in 2002 is reflected primarily in the loan category,
the  investment  category  and the  cash  and cash  equivalent  category,  which
increased $28.8 million, $75.2 million and $26.6 million, respectively.

              CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES, JUDGMENTS AND ESTIMATES
              -----------------------------------------------------

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

     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  allowance for loan losses is calculated
with the objective of  maintaining a reserve level  believed by management to be
sufficient to absorb estimated credit losses.  Management's determination of the
adequacy of the allowance is based on periodic evaluations of the loan portfolio
and other relevant factors. However, this evaluation is inherently subjective as
it requires  material  estimates,  including,  among  others,  expected  default
probabilities,  loss given default,  expected  commitment usage, the amounts and
timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans,  mortgages,  and general
amounts for historical  loss  experience.  The process also  considers  economic
conditions,  uncertainties  in estimating  losses and inherent risks in the loan
portfolio. All of these factors may be susceptible to significant change. To the
extent actual outcomes differ from management  estimates,  additional provisions
for loan losses may be required that would  adversely  impact earnings in future
periods.

     With  the  adoption  of SFAS  No.  142 on  January  1,  2002,  the  Company
discontinued the amortization of goodwill resulting from acquisitions.  Goodwill
is now subject to  impairment  testing at least  annually to  determine  whether
write-downs  of the  recorded  balances  are  necessary.  The Company  tests for
impairment  based on the goodwill  maintained at each defined  reporting unit. A
fair value is determined  for each reporting unit based on at least one of three
various  market  valuation  methodologies.  If the fair values of the  reporting
units exceed their book values, no write-down of recorded goodwill is necessary.
If the fair value of a reporting unit is less, an expense may be required on the
Company's books to write down the related goodwill to the proper carrying value.
As of June 30,  2002,  the Company  completed  its  transitional  testing  which
determined that no impairment  write-offs  were  necessary.  No assurance can be
given  that  future  goodwill  impairment  tests  will not result in a charge to
earnings.

     The Company  recognizes  deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future
tax effects of temporary  differences,  net operating loss carryforwards and tax
credits.  Deferred tax assets are subject to  management's  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
net deferred tax assets in the future, a direct charge to income tax expense may
be required to reduce the  recorded  value of the net  deferred tax asset to the
expected realizable amount.



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                                 LOAN PORTFOLIO
                                 --------------

     Net loans and  leases  including  loans held for sale  increased  to $1.843
billion  during 2002, an increase of $28.8 million or 1.6% compared to 2001. Net
loans  increased  $54.3 million in 2001 or 3.1% compared to 2000. Loan growth in
2002 was as a result of the  increase in  commercial  and  industrial  loans and
leases, and loans to financial institutions of $18.9 million and residential and
other real estate type loans of $43.1 million,  which was offset by the decrease
in non real estate loans to individuals of $26.3 million and construction  loans
totaling $6.5 million.  Approximately $15.8 million of the increase in net loans
was the result of an acquisition of a branch office from Wilmington Savings Fund
Society,  in September  2002.  Residential  mortgages  originated  for immediate
resale during 2002 amounted to $109.9 million.  The Company has $53.0 million in
loans  held for sale at  December  31,  2002.  The  Company  has no  significant
exposure to energy and agricultural-related loans.

     The Company's loans are widely diversified by borrower, industry group, and
geographical  area in southeastern  Pennsylvania,  New Jersey and Virginia.  The
following  summary  shows  the  year-end   composition  of  the  Company's  loan
portfolio:





                                                                         December 31,
                                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 2002             2001            2000             1999          1998
                                                 ----             ----            ----             ----          ----
                                                                                              
           (In thousands)
Commercial and Industrial Loans and          $376,634         $357,706        $319,074         $275,815      $236,193
Leases
Real Estate Loans:
       Construction and Land Dev.             122,129          128,655         151,364          136,227        84,694
       Residential                            701,593          672,329         689,784          698,403       728,473
       Other                                  628,115          614,289         560,356          482,018       415,015
Loans to Individuals                           57,103           83,390          78,342           65,028        52,526
                                           ----------       ----------      ----------       ----------    ----------
Total                                      $1,885,574       $1,856,369      $1,798,920       $1,657,491    $1,516,901
                                           ==========       ==========      ==========       ==========    ==========


     Maturities  and  sensitivity  to changes in interest  rates in certain loan
categories in the Company's  loan portfolio at December 31, 2002, are summarized
below:




                                                               After One Year to
                                        One year or Less*          Five Years       After Five Years          Total
                                        -------------------    -----------------    ----------------         --------
                                                                                                 
           (In thousands)
Commercial and  Industrial  Loans and
Leases                                             $218,291              $99,766            $58,577          $376,634
Construction and Land Dev.                           59,445               56,044              6,640           122,129
                                                   --------             --------            --------         --------
                                                   $277,736             $155,810            $65,217          $498,763
                                                   ========             ========            =======          ========



*Demand loans,  past-due loan and overdrafts are reported in "One Year or Less."
An immaterial amount of loans have no stated schedule of repayments.

     Loan  balances  segregated in terms of  sensitivity  to changes in interest
rates at December 31, 2002, are summarized below:




                                                       After One Year to Five Years                  After Five Years
                                                       ----------------------------                  ----------------
                                                                                                        
           (In thousands)
Predetermined Interest Rate                                                 $150,371                          $65,217
Floating Interest Rate                                                         2,439                              ---
                                                                            --------                          -------
Total                                                                       $152,810                          $65,217
                                                                            ========                          =======


     Determinations of maturities  included in the loan maturity table are based
upon contract terms. In situations where a renewal is appropriate, the Company's
policy in this regard is to evaluate  the credit for  collectibility  consistent
with the normal  loan  evaluation  process.  This  policy is used  primarily  in
evaluating  ongoing customers' use of their lines of credit that are at floating
interest  rates.  The Company's  outstanding  lines of credit to customers total
$319.3 million.




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                              RISK ELEMENTS - LOANS
                              ---------------------

     A loan  is  placed  in a  nonaccrual  status  at  the  time  when  ultimate
collectibility of principal or interest,  wholly or partially, is in doubt. Past
due loans are those loans which were  contractually  past due 90 days or more as
to interest or  principal  payments  but are well  secured and in the process of
collection.   Restructured   loans  are  those   loans  which  terms  have  been
renegotiated  to provide a reduction  or deferral of  principal or interest as a
result of the deteriorating financial position of the borrower.




                                                                      December 31,
                                     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              2002             2001             2000            1999            1998
                                              ----             ----             ----            ----            ----
                                                                                              
  Nonaccrual Loans                         $14,639          $15,988          $12,984         $13,505         $11,674

  Loans Past Due 90 or More Days
  as to Interest or Principal                  987           11,794            4,559           3,258           2,042
                                           -------          -------          -------          ------          ------
  Total Nonperforming Loans                 15,626           27,782           17,543          16,763          13,716

  Other Real Estate Owned                      318            1,013            1,485             890             970
                                           -------          -------          -------          ------          ------
  Total Nonperforming Assets               $15,944          $28,795          $19,028         $17,653         $14,686
                                           =======          =======          =======         =======         =======

  Gross Amount of Interest That
  Would  Have  Been   Recorded   at
  Original Rate on  Nonaccrual  and
  Restructured Loans                        $1,023           $1,078             $688            $864            $948
                                           -------           ------          -------         -------         -------

  Interest Received From
  Customers   on   Nonaccrual   and
  Restructured Loans                           498              863              437             439             289
                                           -------           ------          -------         -------         -------

  Net Impact on Interest
  Income of Nonperforming Loans
                                              $525             $215             $251            $425            $659
                                           =======          =======          =======         =======         =======



     Nonperforming  assets,  including  nonaccruals,  loans  90 days  past  due,
restructured  loans and other real estate owned,  were $15.9 million at December
31, 2002,  compared to $28.8  million at December 31, 2001,  with a  substantial
decrease in the loans 90 days past due and still accruing  category.  Nonaccrual
loans  represented  $14.6  million and $16.0  million at December 31, 2002,  and
December  31,  2001,  respectively.  Loans 90 days past due and  still  accruing
interest  were  $987,000 and $11.8 million at December 31, 2002 and December 31,
2001, respectively.  The decrease in the loans past due 90 days or more category
is due primarily to two large  commercial  real estate  relationships  that were
resolved in 2002. Additional discussion regarding this issue is set forth in the
paragraph of this Item 7 titled "Allowance for Loan Losses" on page 27.

     Other real estate  owned was $318,000 at December 31, 2002 and $1.0 million
at December 31, 2001,  respectively.  The Company had no  restructured  loans at
December  31,  2002 or  December  31,  2001.  The  allowance  for loan losses to
nonperforming assets was 267.1% and 146.6% at December 31, 2002 and December 31,
2001,  respectively,  with the  increase in 2002 due to the  decreased  level of
nonperforming  assets discussed  above.  Another measure of the Company's credit
quality is reflected by the ratio of net  chargeoffs to total loans of 0.74% for
2002 versus 0.31% for the year 2001,  and the ratio of  nonperforming  assets to
total  loans of .85% at December  31,  2002,  compared to 1.55% at December  31,
2001, the reasons for which have been discussed  above.  Net loan  chargeoffs of
$13.6 million  during 2002 was high compared to historical  Company  results and
peer averages. Of the $13.6 million in net chargeoffs, $7.1 million was a direct
result of two large commercial real estate  transactions,  discussed in the Loan
Portfolio section. One of these transactions, after moving to Other Real Estate,
was completely liquidated. The second



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has been  charged  down to the value of the  remaining  collateral.  Based  upon
management's  current  information  and analysis,  it appears that no additional
losses are expected on this loan.



     The Company has not engaged in any transactions  with entities  established
and operated by former members of senior  management or individuals  with former
management relationships with the Company.

                              INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
                              --------------------

     Investments,  which are the  Company's  secondary  use of funds,  increased
$75.2 million or 11.4% to $733.8  million at year-end 2002. The increase in 2002
is due  primarily  to  investment  purchases  of  $168.8  million  primarily  in
mortgage-backed   securities  and   municipals,   and  the   securitization   of
approximately $35.0 million of conforming residential loans through Federal Home
Loan  Mortgage  Corporation  during the second  quarter.  This  resulted  in the
transfer of these loans from the  Company's  loan  portfolio  to the  investment
portfolio where they are now held in the form of a mortgage-backed security. The
purpose of this  transaction was to provide  greater  liquidity for the loans as
they are more readily saleable in the form of a security,  as well as to provide
collateral for the Company's cash  management  and municipal  deposit  programs.
This increase was partially offset by investment sales,  calls and maturities of
$107.6  and  the  amortization  of  mortgage-backed  securities.  In  2001,  the
investment  portfolio reflected an increase of $51.8 million or 8.5% compared to
2000. The increase in 2001 was due to the addition of $265.9  million  primarily
in  mortgage-backed  securities,  which  were  partially  offset  by  calls  and
maturities  of  securities,   investment   securities   sales  and  payments  on
mortgage-backed securities.

A summary of investment securities available for sale at December 31, 2002, 2001
and 2000 follows (in thousands):




                                                 2002                         2001                      2000
                                      ------------------------    ------------------------   ------------------------
                                       Amortized         Fair      Amortized        Fair      Amortized        Fair
                                         Cost           Value         Cost         Value         Cost          Value
                                      ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------   ----------    ----------
                                                                                           
US Treasuries and Agencies               $47,379       $51,496       $52,989       $55,711     $153,010      $154,400
State and Municipal                      255,510       266,536       251,245       249,130      231,366       233,769
Mortgage-backed securities               356,483       366,274       307,838       311,007      163,937       165,036
Marketable equity secs. & other           48,961        41,711        42,733        54,230       53,573        49,468
                                          ------        ------        ------        ------       ------        ------
Total                                   $708,333      $733,774      $653,783      $658,581     $602,543      $606,778
                                        ========      ========      ========      ========     ========      ========


     The maturity  distribution  and weighted  average  yield of the  investment
portfolio  of the Company at December 31, 2002 are  presented  in the  following
table. Weighted average yields on tax-exempt obligations have been computed on a
fully taxable  equivalent  basis  assuming a tax rate of 35%. All average yields
were  calculated on the book value of the related  securities.  Stocks and other
securities  having no stated maturity have been included in the "After 10 Years"
category.





                                                   After 1 But      After 5 But
(Dollars in thousands)          Within 1 Year     Within 5 Yrs     Within 10 Yrs     After 10 Yrs         Total
- ----------------------          -------------     ------------     -------------     ------------         -----
                                 Amt      Yld      Amt      Yld     Amt      Yld      Amt      Yld     Amt      Yld
                                 ---      ---      ---      ---     ---      ---      ---      ---     ---      ---
                                                                                  
US Treasury and Agencies         $7,046   7.14%   $19,330  4.96%   $20,950   6.67%    $4,170  3.34%   $51,496   5.82%
State and Municipal               1,621   7.81%    12,748  6.56%    36,671   6.57%   215,496  7.97%   266,536   7.71%
Mortgage-backed securities           --     --%    46,722  4.12%    83,661   5.05%   235,891  5.26%   366,274   5.07%
Marketable  equity secs.
and other                            --     --%       311    --%       ---     --%    49,157    --%    49,468     --%
                                -------           -------         --------          --------         --------
Total                            $8,667   7.26%   $79,111  4.70%  $141,282   5.68%  $504,714  5.89%  $733,774   5.74%
                                =======   =====   =======  =====  ========   =====  ========  =====  ========   =====



OTHER ASSETS

     Other  assets,  which is  comprised  of  premises  and  equipment,  accrued
interest  receivable,  bank owned life  insurance  policies and all other assets
increased  to $147.0  million,  an increase  of $113,000  compared to the $146.9
million at December 31, 2001. In 2001,  other assets  increased  $2.8 million or
1.9% compared to 2000 .




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DEPOSITS

     As the  primary  source  of funds,  aggregate  deposits  of $2.113  billion
increased $35.8 million or 1.7% compared to 2001.  Non-interest bearing deposits
increased $8.9 million and interest bearing deposits increased $27.0 million. Of
the deposit increase, $9.6 million resulted from the previously mentioned branch
acquisition  from  Wilmington  Savings Fund Society.  Deposits of $2.077 billion
increased $167.2 million in 2001 or 8.8% compared to 2000.

     The following is a  distribution  of the average amount of, and the average
rate paid on, the  Company's  deposits  for each year in the  three-year  period
ended December 31, 2002 (in thousands):




                                                                  Year Ended December 31,
                                  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             2002                           2001                        2000
                                  -----------------------        -----------------------       ----------------------
                                     Average      Average           Average      Average          Average     Average
                                      Amount         Rate            Amount         Rate           Amount        Rate
                                      ------         ----            ------         ----           ------        ----
                                                                                        
Non-interest bearing demand
deposits                            $320,740          --%          $287,421          --%         $247,418         --%
Savings deposits                     898,151        1.18%           726,853        2.28%          662,043       3.28%
Time deposits                        854,491        4.00%           944,848        5.71%          858,533       5.97%
                                  ----------        ----         ----------        ----        ----------       ----


Total                             $2,073,382        2.16%        $1,959,122        3.60%       $1,767,994       4.13%
                                  ==========        ====         ==========        ====        ==========       ====



     The  aggregate  amount of jumbo  certificates  of  deposits,  issued in the
amount of $100,000 or more was  $203,202,000  in 2002,  $267,540,000 in 2001 and
$242,900,000 in 2000.

     The  following  is a  breakdown,  by  maturities,  of  the  Company's  time
certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more as of December 31, 2002. The company
has no other time  deposits  of  $100,000  or more as of  December  31, 2002 (in
thousands).

          Maturity
          --------

          3 months or less                                     $62,624
          Over 3 through 6 months                               62,254
          Over 6 months through 12 months                       64,068
          Over 12 months                                        14,256
                                                                ------
                    Total                                     $203,202
                                                              ========

     In addition to deposits,  earning  assets are funded to some extent through
purchased funds and borrowings.  These include  securities sold under repurchase
agreements,   federal  funds   purchased,   short-term   borrowings,   long-term
borrowings,  and subordinated debentures. In the aggregate,  these funds totaled
$496.9 million at the end of 2002, a $68.5 million or 16.0% increase compared to
2001,  primarily due to the decreased  level of funding from time deposits.  The
2001 amount of borrowings and purchased  funds of $428.4  million  represented a
decrease of $65.4  million or 13.2%  compared to 2000.  The decrease in 2001 was
due to higher level of funding from deposits.




                                                                          At or for the year ended December 31,
                                                                 ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                     2002                2001                 2000
                                                                     ----                ----                 ----

                                                                                                    
Securities sold under repurchase  agreements and federal
funds purchased
      Balance at year-end                                           $253,325             $238,726            $298,049
      Average during the year                                        238,259              251,781             290,015
      Maximum month-end balance                                      272,322              300,532             344,125
      Weighted average during the year                                 1.84%                3.78%               5.81%
      Rate at December 31                                              1.25%                2.02%               4.94%
Short-term borrowings
      Balance at year-end                                            $10,614               $9,480              $9,041
      Average during the year                                          7,146                7,235              13,942
      Maximum month-end balance                                       10,614               10,012              26,170
      Weighted average rate during the year                            1.46%                3.65%               5.46%
      Rate at December 31                                               .78%                1.52%               4.87%




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                              RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                              ---------------------

     Net income for 2002 of $36.2  million was 10.7% more than the $32.7 million
reported in 2001. The 2001 amount was 17.8% more than the $27.8 million in 2000.
On a per share basis,  basic  earnings  were $1.74,  $1.56,  and $1.34 for 2002,
2001, and 2000, respectively.  Diluted earnings per share were $1.72, $1.54, and
$1.32 for 2002, 2001, and 2000, respectively.



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Average Balances, Average Rates, and Interest Rate Spread*(Dollars in Thousands)




                                                                             Year Ended December 31,
                                         -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       2002                          2001                           2000
                                         -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         Average               Average    Average            Average    Average              Average
                                         Balance     Interest     Rate    Balance  Interest     Rate    Balance   Interest      Rate
INTEREST EARNING ASSETS
                                                                                                    
 Interest bearing deposits at banks        $3,361         $72    2.14%     $9,266      $559     6.03%    $4,512      $301      6.67%

 U. S. Treasury                            10,992         915    8.32      26,694     1,821     6.82     39,513     2,670      6.76
 U.S. Government Agencies                 406,319      22,960    5.65     316,031    20,044     6.34    252,166    16,854      6.68
 State and Municipal*                     258,318      19,201    7.43     242,404    18,197     7.51    221,165    18,109      8.19
 Other Bonds and Securities                46,870       3,079    6.57      48,601     3,844     7.91     56,583     4,779      8.45
                                        ----------   ----------         ---------- ----------         ---------- ----------
 Total Investments                        722,499      46,155    6.39     633,730    43,906     6.93    569,427    42,412      7.45
                                        ----------   ----------         ---------- ----------         ---------- ----------
 Federal Funds Sold                        53,178         822    1.55       5,466       177     3.24      8,713       601      6.90
                                        ----------   ----------         ---------- ----------         ---------- ----------
Commercial Loans and Lease Financing*   1,345,389      96,467    7.17   1,285,001   107,666     8.38  1,160,078   108,456      9.35
Installment Loans                         277,892      21,836    7.86     318,802    26,982     8.46    325,401    29,390      9.03
Mortgage Loans                            216,635      15,412    7.11     212,462    16,664     7.84    235,941    18,598      7.88
                                        ----------   ----------         ---------- ----------         ---------- ----------
Total Loans and Leases                  1,839,916     133,715    7.27   1,816,265   151,312     8.33  1,721,420   156,444      9.09
                                        ----------   ----------         ---------- ----------         ---------- ----------
Total Earning Assets                    2,618,954    $180,764    6.90%  2,464,727  $195,954     7.95% 2,304,072  $199,758      8.67%
                                        ----------   ----------         ---------- ----------         ---------- ----------
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses       (43,028)                        (40,061)                      (37,715)
Non-Interest Earning Assets               216,130                         199,603                       192,383
                                        ----------                      -----------                   ----------
 Total Assets                          $2,792,056                      $2,624,269                    $2,458,740
                                       ===========                     ===========                   ===========

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
 Interest Bearing Deposits             $1,752,642     $44,783    2.56%  1,671,701   $70,498     4.22% 1,520,576   $72,960      4.80%
 Securities Sold Under Repurchase
 Agreements and Federal Funds Purchased   238,259       4,387    1.84     251,781     9,509     3.78    290,015    16,864      5.81
Short-Term Borrowings                       7,146         104    1.46       7,235       264     3.65     13,942       761      5.46
Long-Term Borrowings                      238,439      14,172    5.94     184,418    12,241     6.64    200,102    13,392      6.69
                                        ----------   ----------         ---------- ----------         ---------- ----------
 Total Interest Bearing Liabilities     2,236,486     $63,446    2.84%  2,115,135   $92,512     4.37% 2,024,635  $103,977      5.14%
                                        ----------   ----------         ---------- ----------         ---------- ----------
Non-Interest Bearing Deposits             320,740                         287,421                       247,418
Other Non-Interest Bearing Liabilities     26,128                          26,496                        25,632
                                        ----------                      -----------                   ----------
 Total Liabilities                      2,583,354                       2,429,052                     2,297,685
Equity Capital                            208,702                         195,217                       161,055
                                        ----------                      -----------                   ----------
 Total Liabilities and Equity Capital  $2,792,056                      $2,624,269                    $2,458,740
                                       ===========                     ===========                   ===========
INTEREST RATE MARGIN**                               $117,318    4.48%             $103,442     4.20%             $95,781      4.16%
                                                    ===========                   ===========                   ==========



* Full taxable equivalent basis, using a 35% effective tax rate.

** Represents the difference  between interest earned and interest paid, divided
   by total earning assets. Loans outstanding,  net of unearned income,  include
   nonaccruing loans. Fee income included.


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     Net interest income is the difference between interest income on assets and
interest expense on liabilities.  Net interest income increased $13.6 million or
14.2% to $109.6 million in 2002 from the 2001 amount of $96.0 million.  Interest
income  decreased  $15.5  million as a result of decreased  loan income of $17.5
million  offset by an increase in investment  income of $1.9  million.  Interest
expense  decreased $29.1 million or 31.4% to $63.4 million in 2002 from the 2001
amount of $92.5  million  due to a  decrease  of $25.7  million in  interest  on
deposits and a decrease of $3.4 million in borrowed  funds.  Despite the current
low rate  environment,  the cost of attracting and holding deposited funds is an
ever-increasing  expense in the banking  industry.  These increases are the real
costs of deposit  accumulation  and retention,  including FDIC insurance  costs,
marketing and branch overhead  expenses.  Such costs are necessary for continued
growth and to maintain and increase  market  share of  available  deposits.  The
Company's interest rate margin increased slightly from 4.20% in 2001 to 4.48% in
2002 due to increased outstandings in interest earning assets and from which the
income  generated on these assets  decreased due to lower rates at a slower pace
than on the  increased  level of  interest  bearing  liabilities  for  which the
expense  paid on those  liabilities  decreased,  also due to lower  rates,  at a
faster pace than on the assets.

     The following table shows, on a taxable  equivalent  basis,  the changes in
the  Company's  net interest  income,  by category,  due to shifts in volume and
rate,  for the years  ended  December  31,  2002 and 2001.  The  information  is
presented on a taxable  equivalent basis, using an effective tax rate of 35% (in
thousands).




                                                                   Year Ended December 31,
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 2002 over 2001 (1)                     2001 over 2000 (1)
                                         --------------------------           ---------------------------
                                                                                  
Increase (decrease) in:                Volume         Rate       Total     Volume        Rate       Total
                                       ------         ----       -----     ------        ----       -----
Interest income:
Interest bearing deposits at banks      ($356)      ($131)      ($487)       $317        ($59)       $258
Securities:
  US Treasury and Agencies              4,758      (2,748)      2,010       3,417      (1,076)      2,341
  State and municipal                   1,195        (191)      1,004       1,739      (1,651)         88
  Other bonds and securities             (137)       (628)       (765)       (674)       (261)       (935)
                                     --------    --------    --------    --------    --------    --------

    Total investment securities         5,816      (3,567)      2,249       4,482      (2,988)      1,494
                                     --------    --------    --------    --------    --------    --------

Federal funds sold                      1,545        (900)        645        (224)       (200)       (424)
Loans:
  Comml loans and lease financing       5,060     (16,259)    (11,199)     11,679     (12,469)       (790)
  Installment loans                    (3,462)     (1,684)     (5,146)       (596)     (1,812)     (2,408)
  Mortgage loans                          327      (1,579)     (1,252)     (1,851)        (83)     (1,934)
                                     --------    --------    --------    --------    --------    --------

    Total loans                         1,925     (19,522)    (17,597)      9,232     (14,364)     (5,132)
                                     --------    --------    --------    --------    --------    --------

    Total interest income              $8,930    ($24,120)   ($15,190)    $13,807    ($17,611)    ($3,804)
                                     ========    ========    ========    ========    ========    ========

Interest expense:
Interest bearing deposits               3,413     (29,128)    (25,715)      7,251      (9,713)     (2,462)
Securities sold under repurchase
agreements and federal funds
purchased
                                         (511)     (4,611)     (5,122)     (2,214)     (5,141)    (7,355)
Short-term borrowings                      (3)       (157)       (160)       (331)       (166)      (497)
Long-term borrowings                    3,586      (1,655)      1,931      (1,050)       (101)    (1,151)
                                     --------    --------    --------    --------    --------     --------

    Total borrowed funds                3,072      (6,423)     (3,351)     (3,595)     (5,408)    (9,003)
                                     --------    --------    --------    --------    --------     --------

    Total interest expense             $6,485    ($35,551)   ($29,066)     $3,656    ($15,121)  ($11,465)
                                     ========    ========    ========    ========    ========     ========

Increase (decrease) in net interest
income                                 $2,445     $11,431     $13,876     $10,151     ($2,490)     $7,661
                                     ========    ========    ========    ========    ========     ========
- -------------------------------


     (1)  Variance  not solely due to rate or volume is  allocated to the volume
variance.  The change in interest  due to both rate and volume is  allocated  to
rate and volume changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar
amounts of the change in each.

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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

     The provision  for loan losses is  determined  by periodic  reviews of loan
quality, current economic conditions,  loss experience and loan growth. Based on
these  factors,  the  provision  for loan losses was $14.0  million for the year
ended  December  31, 2002 and $9.0  million and $7.3 million for the years ended
December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. The allowance for loan losses of $42.6
million at year-end  2002 and $42.2  million at year-end 2001 as a percentage of
total loans was 2.26% at year-end 2002 and 2.27% at year-end 2001.

     Net  loan  chargeoffs  of $13.6  million  in 2002  were  high  compared  to
historical  Company  results of $5.8  million and $5.0  million  during 2001 and
2000,  respectively,  and high  also  compared  to peer  averages.  Of the $13.6
million  in net  chargeoffs,  $7.1  million  was a direct  result  of two  large
commercial real estate  transactions,  discussed in the Loan Portfolio  section.
The increase in loan  chargeoffs in 2002 compared to NP Bank's prior  experience
was the direct result of two large  commercial  real estate loans  involving the
borrowers misrepresentation of their loan information to the bank. To strengthen
NP Bank's  credit  administration  process,  NP Bank has  enhanced  its  lending
policies,  and  allocated  additional  resources  to  oversee  its  underwriting
procedures.  Management continues to believe its loan loss allowance is adequate
to cover future losses.

     A detailed analysis of the Company's allowance for loan losses for the five
years ended December 31, 2002, is shown below:




                                                                                December 31,
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     2002            2001           2000            1999           1998
                                                     ----            ----           ----            ----           ----
                                                                                                     
Balance at beginning of year                         $42,207         $39,033        $35,351         $31,555         $29,007
Charge-offs:
Commercial and industrial loans                        2,905           2,018          2,596           1,858           1,549
Real estate loans:
 Construction and land development                     7,393           1,708             --              --              --
 Residential                                           2,679           1,854          1,423           1,381             719
 Other                                                   617             569            969           1,262           2,374
Loans to individuals                                   2,192           2,025          2,121             800             627
                                                  -----------     -----------    -----------     -----------    ------------

 Total Charge-offs                                    15,786          $8,174         $7,109          $5,301          $5,269
                                                  -----------     -----------    -----------     -----------    ------------

Recoveries:
Commercial and industrial                                281           1,423            814             278             245
Real estate loans:
 Construction and land development                         7              56             44              10              --
 Residential                                             794             339            438             555             653
 Other                                                   297             328            598           1,571             553
Loans to individuals                                     787             202            188             113             166
                                                  -----------     -----------    -----------     -----------    ------------

 Total Recoveries                                     $2,166          $2,348         $2,082          $2,527          $1,617
                                                  -----------     -----------    -----------     -----------    ------------

Net charge-offs                                      $13,620          $5,826         $5,027          $2,774          $3,652
                                                  -----------     -----------    -----------     -----------    ------------

Provision charged to expense                          14,000           9,000          7,325           6,570           6,200

Adjustments:
Changes incident to mergers and absorptions, net          --              --          1,384              --              --

Balance at end of year                               $42,587         $42,207        $39,033         $35,351         $31,555
                                                  -----------     -----------    -----------     -----------    ------------

Ratio of net  charge-offs  during  the period to
average loans outstanding during the period            0.74%           0.31%          0.28%           0.18%           0.25%
                                                  ===========     ===========    ===========     ===========    ============





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     Commercial and industrial loans, real estate loans, and construction  loans
are charged off to the allowance as soon as it is determined  that the repayment
of all or part of the principal balance is highly unlikely. Loans to individuals
are charged off any time  repayment is deemed highly  unlikely or as soon as the
loan becomes 120 days delinquent.  Because all identified losses are immediately
charged off, no portion of the  allowance  for loan losses is  restricted to any
individual  loan or groups of loans,  and the entire  allowance  is available to
absorb any and all loan losses.

     The  Company  maintains  an  allowance  for loan  losses at a level  deemed
sufficient to absorb  losses,  which are inherent in the loan  portfolio at each
balance sheet date. Management reviews the adequacy of the allowance on at least
a quarterly  basis to ensure that the provision for loan losses has been charged
against  earnings in an amount  necessary to maintain  the  allowance at a level
that is  appropriate  based on  management's  assessment  of probable  estimated
losses.  The Company's  methodology  for assessing  the  appropriateness  of the
allowance  for loan  losses  consists of several key  elements.  These  elements
include a specific reserve for doubtful or high risk loans, an allocated reserve
based on historical trends, and an unallocated portion. The Company consistently
applies the following comprehensive methodology.

     The  specific  reserve  for high risk  loans is  established  for  specific
commercial and industrial loans, real estate development loans, and construction
loans  which have been  identified  by bank  management  as being high risk loan
assets.  These high risk loans are assigned a doubtful risk rating grade because
the loan has not  performed  according  to payment  terms and there is reason to
believe that repayment of the loan  principal in whole or part is unlikely.  The
specific  portion of the allowance is the total amount of potential  unconfirmed
losses for these  individual  doubtful  loans. To assist in determining the fair
value of loan  collateral,  the Company often utilizes  independent  third party
qualified   appraisal  firms  which  in  turn  employ  their  own  criteria  and
assumptions  that may  include  occupancy  rates,  rental  rates,  and  property
expenses, among others.

     The second  category of reserves  consists of the allocated  portion of the
allowance.  The allocated portion of the allowance is determined by taking pools
of loans  outstanding  and  commitments  that have similar  characteristics  and
applying  historical loss experience for each pool. This estimate represents the
potential  unconfirmed  losses within the portfolio.  Individual  loan pools are
created for commercial  loans, real estate  development and construction  loans,
and for the various types of loans to individuals. The historical estimation for
each loan pool is then adjusted to account for current conditions,  current loan
portfolio  performance,  loan policy or management  changes or any other factor,
which may cause future losses to deviate from historical levels. Before applying
the historical  loss  experience  percentages,  loan balances are reduced by the
portion of the loan balances,  which, are subject to a guarantee by a government
agency.

     The Company  also  maintains  an  unallocated  allowance.  The  unallocated
allowance  is used to  cover  any  factors  or  conditions,  which  may  cause a
potential  loan loss but are not  specifically  identifiable.  It is  prudent to
maintain an unallocated  portion of the allowance because no matter how detailed
an analysis of potential loan losses is performed  these estimates by definition
lack  precision.   Management   must  make  estimates   using   assumptions  and
information,  which is often  subjective and changing  rapidly.  At December 31,
2002,  management  believes that the allowance for loan losses and nonperforming
loans remained safely within acceptable levels

     The  following  table shows how the  allowance for loan losses is allocated
among  the  various  types  of loans  that the  Company  has  outstanding.  This
allocation is based on  management's  specific  review of the credit risk of the
outstanding loans in each category as well as historical trends.


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                                  Allocation of the Allowance for Loan Losses (1)
                                  -----------------------------------------------

                              2002               2001              2000               1999               1998
                        ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------
                                 % Loan             % Loan             % Loan             % Loan             % Loan
                                   Type               Type               Type               Type               Type
                                     to                 to                 to                 to                 to
                                  Total              Total              Total              Total              Total
                        Allowance Loans    Allowance Loans   Allowance  Loans   Allowance  Loans   Allowance  Loans
                        ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------

                                                                                  
Commercial and
industrial                $8,142    20.0%  $  5,182   19.3%   $  6,323   17.7%    $  6,080  16.7%   $  5,995   15.6%
Real estate loans:

  Construction and         2,640     6.5%    11,279    6.9%      6,948    8.4%       4,348   8.2%      2,588    5.6%
  land dev.
  Residential             15,168    37.2%     3,393   36.2%      3,435   38.4%       4,278  42.1%      4,260   48.0%
  Other                   13,579    33.3%     8,824   33.1%     10,773   31.1%      11,312  29.1%     11,644   27.3%
Loans to individuals       1,234     3.0%     5,878    4.5%      7,026    4.4%       4,384   3.9%      3,345    3.5%
Unallocated                1,824      N/A     7,651     N/A      4,528     N/A       4,949    N/A      3,723     N/A
                        ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------
                         $42,587   100.0%   $42,207  100.0%   $ 39,033  100.0%    $ 35,351 100.0%   $ 31,555  100.0%
                        ================== ================= ================== ================== ==================

     (1) This allocation is made for analytical purposes. The total allowance is
available to absorb losses from any segment of the portfolio.


OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

     Other income increased $5.3 million or 15.5% in 2002 compared to 2001, as a
result of  increased  service  charges  on  deposit  accounts  of $2.3  million,
increased  mortgage  banking  income of $1.1 million,  increased Bank Owned Life
Insurance  Income of  $962,000,  increased  other  services  charges and fees of
$824,000,  and increased trust income of $142,000.  The increase in deposit fees
is due to the  increase  in the  number  of  accounts  and  additional  products
introduced in 2002.  Mortgage income  increased due to the decrease in rates and
the willingness of customers to refinance.  The increase in other income in 2001
compared  to 2000 was $6.8  million  or 24.7% as a result of  increased  service
charges on deposits  accounts of $3.3 million,  and increased  mortgage  banking
income of $2.2 million,  increased  other service  charges and fees of $882,000,
increased  trust  income  of  $317,000,  and  increased  net  gains  on  sale of
investment  securities of $101,000.  Sales of investment  securities in 2002 and
2001 totaled  $20.5  million and $25.6  million,  respectively.  Other  expenses
increased  $9.1  million  or  11.3%  in 2002  compared  to 2001 as a  result  of
increased  salaries,  wages and  benefits of $4.3  million and  increased  other
operating  expenses of $4.8 million.  Other operating expenses increased in part
due to  the  write-down  of a  minority  ownership  interest  in a  non-banking,
non-public financial services business. At the time of the Company's investment,
this business appeared to be an opportunity for the Company to continue to focus
on  specialized  niche  markets.  The business has been unable to accomplish its
business  plan and the  Company  elected to  terminate  its  investment  in this
business. The Company has no other material,  similar types of investments.  The
Company also wrote off the unamortized issuance costs of $822,000 related to the
redemption  of the 1997  preferred  securities.  Salaries,  wages  and  benefits
increased due to increased staff and increases in benefit costs.  Other expenses
increased  $5.4  million or 7.2% in 2001 when  compared to 2000,  as a result of
increased salaries, wages and benefits of $3.2 million, increased other expenses
of $2.2 million.  For 2002,  2001,  and 2000,  there are no individual  items of
other  operating  expenses  that  exceed one percent of the  aggregate  of total
interest  income  and  other  income,  with the  exception  of  advertising  and
marketing related expenses.

     Income  before  income  taxes  increased  in 2002 by $4.8  million or 11.8%
compared to 2001,  when income  before  income  taxes  increased by $7.3 million
compared to 2000.  Income taxes  increased $1.3 million in 2002 compared to 2001
while  income  taxes  increased  $2.3 million  compared to 2000.  The  Company's
effective  tax rate is 20.5%  for  2002,  19.7%  for  2001,  and 17.0% for 2000,
respectively.  The  increase  from  2001 to 2002 is due to the  decrease  in tax
advantaged income as a percent of taxable income. The effective tax rate is less
than the current 35%  incremental  rate due to the Company's  investments in tax
advantaged municipal securities and bank owned life insurance.

     On  January  1,  2002,   the  Company   adopted  SFAS  No.  141,   Business
Combinations, and SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Intangible Assets. These statements
modify the Company's  accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets.  SFAS
No. 142 modifies  the  accounting  for all  purchased  goodwill  and  intangible
assets. As of January 1, 2002, the Company is no longer amortizing its goodwill.
Had the Company not been required to amortize goodwill, reported


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earnings per share would have been $0.06 higher on a diluted  basis or $1.60 per
share versus the $1.54 per share  actually  reported for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2001.

     SFAS No. 142 includes  requirements  to test goodwill and indefinite  lived
intangible  assets for impairment rather than amortize them. The Company will be
testing goodwill for impairment at least annually.  For the testing completed as
of June 30, 2002, the Company had no impairment of goodwill. No assurance can be
given  that  future  goodwill  impairment  tests  will not result in a charge to
earnings.

                     LIQUIDITY AND INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY
                     ---------------------------------------

     The primary functions of asset/liability  management are to assure adequate
liquidity and maintain an appropriate  balance between  interest  earning assets
and interest bearing liabilities.

     Liquidity   management   involves   the  ability  to  meet  the  cash  flow
requirements of customers who may be either depositors wanting to withdraw funds
or borrowers  needing  assurance that sufficient funds will be available to meet
their credit needs. Funding affecting short-term liquidity,  including deposits,
repurchase  agreements,  federal  funds  purchased,  and  short-term  borrowings
increased  $51.6  million  during 2002.  Long-term  borrowings  increased  $52.7
million during 2002.

     The Company  currently  does not have any  unconsolidated  subsidiaries  or
off-balance sheet special purpose entities.

     The goal of interest rate sensitivity  management is to enhance  consistent
growth of net interest income through periods of changing  interest rates.  Such
sensitivity  is  measured  as  the  difference  in  the  volume  of  assets  and
liabilities in the existing  portfolio that are subject to repricing in a future
time period.

     The following table shows  separately the interest rate sensitivity of each
category of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities at December
31, 2002:




                                                                      Repricing Periods
                                           -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Within          Three Months          One Year              Over
                                               Three             Through             Through              Five
                                              Months            One Year           Five Years            Years
                                           --------------    ----------------    ----------------    ---------------
                                                                                                  
(In Thousands)
Assets
Interest bearing deposits at banks               $ 2,616         $       ---        $        ---       $        ---
Federal Funds Sold                                48,000
Investment securities                            103,692             167,492             232,527            230,063
Loans and Leases(1)                              775,425             230,562             712,413            124,587
Other assets                                         ---                 ---                 ---            230,885
                                           --------------    ----------------    ----------------    ---------------
                                                 929,733             398,054             944,940            585,535
                                           --------------    ----------------    ----------------    ---------------
Liabilities and equity
Non-interest bearing deposits                    353,853                 ---                 ---                ---
Interest bearing deposits (2)                    501,625             238,952             353,768            664,442
Borrowed funds (3)                               149,844                 ---              60,430            223,368
Preferred securities                                 ---                 ---                 ---             63,250
Other liabilities                                    ---                 ---                 ---             26,370
Hedging instruments                               60,000            (20,000)            (40,000)                ---
Shareholders' equity                                 ---                 ---                 ---            222,360
                                           --------------    ----------------    ----------------    ---------------
                                               1,065,322             218,952             374,198          1,199,790
                                           --------------    ----------------    ----------------    ---------------

Interest sensitivity gap                       (135,589)             179,102             570,742          (614,255)
                                           --------------    ----------------    ----------------    ---------------

Cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap       (135,589)              43,513             614,255       $        ---
                                           ==============    ================    ================    ===============
- -------------------------------------------------




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(1)  Adjustable  rate loans are included in the period in which  interest  rates
     are next  scheduled  to adjust  rather than in the period in which they are
     due.  Fixed-rate  loans  are  included  in the  period  in  which  they are
     scheduled  to be repaid and are  adjusted  to take into  account  estimated
     prepayments  based  upon  assumptions  estimating  the  prepayments  in the
     interest rate environment  prevailing during the fourth calendar quarter of
     2002. The table assumes prepayments and scheduled principal amortization of
     fixed-rate  loans  and   mortgage-backed   securities,   and  assumes  that
     adjustable-rate  mortgages will reprice at contractual repricing intervals.
     There has been no adjustment for the impact of future commitments and loans
     in process.

(2)  Savings and NOW deposits are scheduled  for  repricing  based on historical
     deposit  decay rate  analyses,  as well as  historical  moving  averages of
     run-off for the Company's  deposits in these  categories.  While  generally
     subject to immediate  withdrawal,  management  considers a portion of these
     accounts  to  be  core  deposits  having   significantly  longer  effective
     maturities based upon the Company's  historical  retention of such deposits
     in  changing  interest  rate  environments.  Specifically,  29.0%  of these
     deposits  are  considered  repriceable  within  three  months and 71.0% are
     considered repriceable in the over five-year category.

(3)  Includes  federal  funds   purchased,   securities  sold  under  repurchase
     agreements, and short and long term borrowings.

     Interest rate sensitivity is a function of the repricing characteristics of
the Company's assets and liabilities.  These characteristics  include the volume
of assets  and  liabilities  repricing,  the  timing of the  repricing,  and the
relative  levels  of  repricing.   Attempting  to  minimize  the  interest  rate
sensitivity gaps is a continual challenge in a changing rate environment.  Based
on the Company's gap position as reflected in the above table,  current accepted
theory  would  indicate  that net interest  income  would  decrease in a falling
interest  rate  environment  and  would  increase  in  a  rising  interest  rate
environment.  An interest rate gap table does not,  however,  present a complete
picture of the impact of interest  rate changes on net interest  income.  First,
changes in the general level of interest  rates do not affect all  categories of
assets and liabilities equally or simultaneously. Second, assets and liabilities
which can contractually reprice within the same period may not, in fact, reprice
at the same time or to the same extent.  Third,  the table  represents a one-day
position; variations occur daily as the Company adjusts its interest sensitivity
throughout the year. Fourth, assumptions must be made to construct such a table.
For example,  non-interest bearing deposits are assigned a repricing interval of
within three months,  although history  indicates a significant  amount of these
deposits  will not move  into  interest  bearing  categories  regardless  of the
general level of interest rates. Finally, the repricing distribution of interest
sensitive assets may not be indicative of the liquidity of those assets.

     Gap analysis is a useful  measurement  of asset and  liability  management;
however,  it is difficult to predict the effect of changing interest rates based
solely on this measure. Therefore, the Company supplements gap analysis with the
calculation of the Economic Value of Equity.  This report  forecasts  changes in
the  Company's  market  value of portfolio  equity  ("MVPE")  under  alternative
interest rate environments.  The MVPE is defined as the net present value of the
Company's existing assets, liabilities,  and off-balance sheet instruments.  The
calculated estimates of change in MVPE at December 31, 2002 are as follows:

MVPE
Change in Interest Rate                    Amount                      % Change
- -----------------------                    ------                      --------
                                      ( In Thousands)
+300 Basis Points                         347,588                        12.35
+200 Basis Points                         358,363                        15.84
+100 Basis Points                         354,241                        14.51
Flat Rate                                 309,367                        ----
- -100 Basis Points                         297,039                        -3.99
- -200 Basis Points                         255,976                       -17.26
- -300 Basis Points                         232,725                       -24.77

     Management  believes  that  the  assumptions  utilized  in  evaluating  the
vulnerability of the Company's earnings and capital to changes in interest rates
approximate  actual  experience;  however,  the interest rate sensitivity of the
Company's  assets and liabilities as well as the estimated  effect of changes in
interest rates on MVPE could vary  substantially  if different  assumptions  are
used,  such as 400 or 500 basis  point  changes  in  interest  rates,  or actual
experience differs from the experience on which the assumptions were based.



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     If the Company should experience a mismatch in its desired gap ranges or an
excessive decline in its MVPE subsequent to an immediate and sustained change in
interest  rate, it has a number of options which it could utilize to remedy such
mismatch.  The Company could  restructure its investment  portfolio  through the
sale or purchase of securities  with more  favorable  repricing  attributes.  It
could also  emphasize  loan  products with  appropriate  maturities or repricing
attributes,  or it could  emphasize  deposits or obtain  borrowings with desired
maturities.

     The Company  anticipates  interest  rate  levels will remain  stable in the
first  half of 2003,  and will  rise in the  second  half of  2003.  Given  this
assumption,  the Company's  asset/liability strategy for 2003 is to maintain the
positive gap position  (interest-bearing  assets  subject to repricing more than
interest-earning liabilities subject to repricing) for periods up to a year. The
impact of changing  interest rates on net interest  income is not expected to be
significant  to the Company's  results of  operations.  Effective  monitoring of
these interest sensitivity gaps is the priority of the Company's asset/liability
management committee.

                  CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND OTHER COMMITMENTS
                  ---------------------------------------------

     The  following   table  sets  forth   contractual   obligations  and  other
commitments representing required and potential cash outflows as of December 31,
2002:




                                                                                    One to     Four to        After
                                                                     Less than       Three       Five         Five
(dollars in thousands)                                     Total      One Year       Years      Years         Years
                                                           -----      --------       -----      -----         -----

                                                                                              
Minimum annual rentals on noncancellable
     Operating leases                                      $ 17,627      $ 2,948     $ 4,488     $ 2,422     $ 7,769
Remaining contractual maturities of time
     deposits                                               765,418      407,628     286,881      66,887       4,022
Loan commitments                                            598,950      430,071      34,924       5,895     128,060
Long-term borrowed funds                                    169,703        9,187      22,500      37,929     100,087
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in
     Company's subordinated debentures                       63,250          ---         ---         ---      63,250
Standby letters of credit                                    42,389       33,810       8,377
                                                             ------       ------      ------     -------    --------
                                                                                                      84         118
Total                                                    $1,657,337     $883,644    $357,170    $113,217    $303,306
                                                         ==========     ========    ========    ========    ========



     The Company had no capital leases at December 31, 2002.

                                CAPITAL ADEQUACY
                                ----------------

     Shareholders'  equity increased by $26.7 million or 13.6% in 2002 to $222.4
million.  This  increase  was  principally  due to an increase in the  valuation
adjustment  for  securities  available  for  sale,  as well as the  increase  in
retained  earnings from 2002 net income,  less cash dividends paid in 2002. Cash
dividends  paid in 2002  increased  $1.1  million or 6.9%  compared  to the cash
dividends paid in 2001,  which  increased $1.9 million or 13.6% compared to cash
dividends paid in 2000.  Earnings  retained in 2002 were 51.3% compared to 49.5%
in 2001.

     The following table sets forth certain capital  performance  ratios for the
Company.

                                          2002           2001            2000
                                          ----           ----            ----
CAPITAL PERFORMANCE

  Return on average assets                 1.30%          1.25%           1.13%
  Return on average equity                17.40%         16.80%          17.30%
  Dividend payout ratio                   48.75%         50.46%          52.32%
  Earnings retained                       51.30%         49.50%          47.70%



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CAPITAL LEVELS
                                      Tier 1 Capital to       Tier 1 Capital to Risk-  Total Capital to Risk-
                                      Average Assets Ratio    Weighted Assets Ratio   Weighted Assets Ratio
                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Dec. 31,     Dec. 31,     Dec.  31,   Dec.  31,    Dec., 31     Dec., 31
                                          2002         2001         2002        2001         2002         2001
                                      --------     --------     ---------   --------    ---------     --------
                                                                                    
The Company                              8.66%       7.99%       11.81%      10.53%      13.08%       11.82%
National Penn Bank                       6.91%       7.03%        9.33%       9.16%      10.59%       10.42%
Panasia Bank, N.A.                       5.61%       6.64%       10.10%      12.38%      11.36%       13.64%
"Well Capitalized" institution           5.00%       5.00%        6.00%       6.00%      10.00%       10.00%
    (under banking regulations)



     The  Company's  capital  ratios  above  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. At December 31,
2001,  the Company was required to have minimum Tier 1 and total capital  ratios
of 4.0% and 8.0%, respectively,  and a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4.0%. In
order for the Company to be considered "well capitalized," as defined by banking
regulators,  the Company must have Tier 1 and total  capital  ratios of 6.0% and
10.0%,  respectively,  and a minimum Tier 1 leverage  ratio of 5.0%. At December
31, 2002,  National Penn Bank and Panasia Bank, N.A., each meet the criteria for
a well  capitalized  institution,  and management  believes that,  under current
regulations,  the Company will continue to meet its minimum capital requirements
in the foreseeable future.

     The Company does not presently have any commitments for significant capital
expenditures. The Company is not under any agreement with regulatory authorities
nor is it aware of any current  recommendations  by the  regulatory  authorities
which,  if  they  were  to be  implemented,  would  have a  material  effect  on
liquidity, capital resources, or operations of the Company.

     In July 2001, the Company's  Board of Directors  approved the repurchase of
up to 975,000  shares of its common  stock to be used for the general  corporate
purposes, including the Company's dividend reinvestment,  stock option, employee
stock  purchase  plans,  and  other  stock-based   corporate  plans.  The  stock
repurchase plan authorizes the Company to make  repurchases from time to time in
open market or privately negotiated transactions.  The Company purchased 652,653
shares at an aggregate cost of approximately  $15,942,000 for the period January
1,  2002  through  August  27,  2002,  the  date of the  completion  of the 2001
repurchase program.

     On June 26,  2002,  the  Company's  Board  of  Directors  approved  a stock
repurchase plan of up to 1,000,000  shares of its common stock.  Repurchases can
be from time to time in the open market or privately negotiated transaction, and
may be used for general purposes including the Company's  dividend  reinvestment
plan, stock option plans,  employee stock purchase plan, and other stock benefit
plans. As of December 31, 2002, a total of 173,529 shares have been  repurchased
at an aggregate cost of approximately $4,429,000.

                           ACQUISITION OF PANASIA BANK
                           ---------------------------

     On July 11, 2000,  the Company  completed the  acquisition  of Panasia Bank
(Panasia),  a community bank with $110 million in assets. Under the terms of the
acquisition,  the outstanding shares of Panasia stock were purchased for $29 per
share,  and the outstanding  Panasia stock options were cancelled for cash equal
to the difference  between their exercise  prices and $29 per share,  at a total
cost of $20  million.  The  Company  financed  the  Panasia  acquisition  with a
four-year loan from an unaffiliated financial institution.  This transaction was
accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. Under the purchase method
of  accounting,  Panasia's  results of operation  are included in the  Company's
consolidated results of operation from and after July 11, 2000.

     More  information  is available in the  Company's  Report on Form 8-K dated
July 11, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").




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                        PENDING SALE OF PANASIA BANK, N.A
                        ---------------------------------

     On February 10, 2003,  National Penn, Panasia and Woori America Bank, a New
York banking  institution,  entered into an Agreement providing for, among other
things,  the sale of Panasia to Woori America Bank for $34.5 million in cash and
the subsequent merger of Panasia into Woori America Bank, as previously reported
on National Penn's Report on Form 8-K dated February 10, 2003 filed with the SEC
and available at National Penn's website. Subject to various closing conditions,
including receipt of required  regulatory  approvals,  National Penn and Panasia
anticipate that the transactions  will close in third quarter 2003. No assurance
can be given that all required  regulator  approvals will be obtained,  that all
other closing  conditions will be satisfied or waived,  or that the transactions
will in fact be  consummated.  Additional  information  is  provided in National
Penn's 8-K dated February 10, 2003.

                 ACQUISITION OF COMMUNITY INDEPENDENT BANK, INC.
                 -----------------------------------------------

     On January 3, 2001, the Company acquired  Community  Independent Bank, Inc.
("Community")  by its  merger  with and into the  Company.  Community's  banking
subsidiary,  Bernville Bank, N.A., had $100 million in assets as of December 31,
2000. Under the terms of the merger,  each outstanding  share of Community stock
was  converted  into .945 share of the  Company's  common  stock,  resulting  in
issuance of 659,245 shares of the Company's  common stock.  Outstanding  options
for  Community  stock were  converted  into  options  for  19,184  shares of the
Company's  common stock.  The transaction was accounted for under the pooling of
interests method of accounting.

     More information is available in the Company's  Current Reports on Form 8-K
dated July 11, 2000,  October 25, 2000,  and December 20, 2000,  each filed with
the SEC, and in the Company's registration statement on Form S-4, filed with the
SEC on September 12, 2000.

                        ACQUISITION OF FIRSTSERVICE BANK
                        --------------------------------

     On  February   25,   2003,   the   Company   acquired   FirstService   Bank
("FirstService")  by its merger into National Penn Bank.  FirstService Bank is a
commercial  bank  offering a broad  range of  personal  and  commercial  banking
services,  headquartered  in Doylestown,  Bucks County,  Pennsylvania,  with six
other community offices in Bucks and Montgomery Counties,  Pennsylvania,  and an
additional  office under  construction in Souderton,  Pennsylvania.  Through its
subsidiaries, FirstService Bank also offers casualty insurance, asset management
services  and  non-deposit   investment   products.   FirstService  also  has  a
proprietary interest in a title insurance agency.

     At December 31, 2002, FirstService Bank had assets of $399.6 million. Under
the terms of the merger,  each  outstanding  share of  FirstService  Bank common
stock was converted into .5954 share of the Company's common stock,  plus $3.90,
resulting  in  issuance  of  2,563,552  shares of the  Company's  common  stock.
Outstanding options for 860,489 shares of FirstService Bank stock were converted
into options for shares of the  Company's  common  stock.  The  transaction  was
accounted for under the purchase method of accounting.

     The  Company  believes  that  the  FirstService  Bank  acquisition  will be
dilutive to the Company's earnings in 2003, but will be accretive to earnings in
2004.

     More  information  is available in the Company's  Reports on Form 8-K dated
September  24,  2002 and  February  4, 2003,  each filed with the SEC and in the
Company's  registration statement on Form S-4, filed with the SEC on December 6,
2002, and amended on December 31, 2002.

                          NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
                          -----------------------------

     The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 147,
Acquisitions of Certain Financial Institutions: an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 72 and 144 and FASB Interpretation No 9, which removes acquisitions of
financial institutions from the scope of SFAS 72, Accounting for Certain
Acquisitions of Banking or Thrift Institutions. The adoption of SFAS No. 147 did
not have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of
operations.

     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



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methods of transition  for a voluntary  change to the fair value based method of
accounting for stock-based employee 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 method of  accounting  for
stock-based employee  compensation and the effect of the method used on reported
results.  SFAS 148 is effective for fiscal years  beginning  after  December 15,
2002. The expanded annual disclosure  requirements and the transition provisions
are  effective  for fiscal  years  ending  after  December 15, 2002 and has been
included  in  the  Company's  consolidated  financial  statements.  The  interim
disclosure  provisions are effective for financial reports containing  financial
statements 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.

                                 FUTURE OUTLOOK
                                 --------------

     In 2003, the Company anticipates opening one new community office in Lehigh
County,  PA, in  addition  to a community  office  that will  operate  under the
FirstService division.


                           FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
                           --------------------------

     From time to time, the Company or its representatives  make written or oral
statements that may include "forward-looking statements" with respect to its:

     *    Financial condition.

     *    Results of operations.

     *    Asset quality.

     *    Product, geographic and other business expansion plans and activities.

     *    Investments in new subsidiaries and other companies.

     *    Capital expenditures, including investments in technology.

     *    Pending or  completed  mergers  with or  acquisitions  of financial or
          non-financial companies or their assets, loans, deposits and branches,
          and  the  revenue  enhancements,   cost  savings  and  other  benefits
          anticipated in those transactions.

     *    Other matters.

     Many of these  statements  can be  identified  by looking for words such as
"believes," "expects," "anticipates,"  "estimates",  "projects" or similar words
or expressions.

     These   forward-looking    statements   involve   substantial   risks   and
uncertainties.  There are many factors  that may cause actual  results to differ
materially from those  contemplated by such  forward-looking  statements.  These
factors include, among other things, the following possibilities:

     *    The  Company's   unified   branding   campaign  and  other   marketing
          initiatives  may be less  effective  than  expected in  building  name
          recognition and greater customer  awareness of the Company's  products
          and services. Use of non-Company brands may be counter-productive.

     *    Expansion of the  Company's  products and services  offerings may meet
          with  more  effective  competitive   resistance  from  others  already
          offering such products and services than expected.

     *    New product  development by new and existing  competitors  may be more
          effective, and take place more quickly, than expected.





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     *    Competitors  with  substantially  greater  resources may enter product
          market, geographic or other niches currently served by the Company.

     *    Geographic  expansion may be more difficult,  take longer, and present
          more operational and management risks and challenges, than expected.

     *    Business  development  in newly entered  geographic  areas may be more
          difficult, and take longer, than expected.

     *    Competitive  pressures may increase  significantly and have an adverse
          effect on the Company's pricing,  spending,  third-party relationships
          and revenues.

     *    The  Company  may be  less  effective  in  cross-selling  its  various
          products and services,  and in utilizing  alternative delivery systems
          such as the Internet, than expected.

     *    Projected  business  increases  following  new  product   development,
          geographic expansion, and productivity and investment initiatives, may
          be lower than  expected,  and  recovery of  associated  costs may take
          longer than expected.

     *    The  Company  may be  unable to retain  key  executives  and other key
          personnel due to intense competition for such persons or otherwise.

     *    Increasing  interest  rates may  increase  funding  costs  and  reduce
          interest margins, and may adversely affect business volumes, including
          mortgage origination levels.

     *    General economic or business  conditions,  either nationally or in the
          regions  in which  the  Company  will be doing  business,  may be less
          favorable  than  expected,   resulting  in,  among  other  things,   a
          deterioration  in credit  quality  or a  reduced  demand  for  credit,
          including the resultant  effect on the  Company's  loan  portfolio and
          allowance for loan losses.

     *    Expected synergies and cost savings from mergers, including reductions
          in interest and  non-interest  expense,  may not be fully  realized or
          realized as quickly as expected.

     *    Revenues and loan growth following mergers may be lower than expected.

     *    Loan losses,  deposit  attrition,  operating  costs,  customer and key
          employee  losses,  and business  disruption  following  mergers may be
          greater than expected.

     *    Business  opportunities  and strategies  potentially  available to the
          Company, after mergers, may not be successfully or fully acted upon.

     *    Costs, difficulties or delays related to the integration of businesses
          of acquired  companies  with the Company's  business may be greater or
          take longer than expected.

     *    Technological  changes  may be harder to make or more  expensive  than
          expected or present unanticipated operational issues.

     *    Recent and  proposed  legislative  or  regulatory  changes,  including
          changes in accounting  rules and practices,  and customer  privacy and
          data protection  requirements,  and intensified regulatory scrutiny of
          the financial  services industry in general,  may adversely affect the
          Company's costs and business.

     *    Market  volatility  may continue in the  securities  markets,  with an
          adverse  effect  on the  Company's  securities  and  asset  management
          activities.

     *    The Company may be unable to  successfully  manage the  foregoing  and
          other  risks and to  achieve  its  current  short-term  and  long-term
          business plans and objectives.



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     Because  such  statements  are subject to risks and  uncertainties,  actual
results  may  differ   materially  from  those  expressed  or  implied  by  such
statements.  The Company  cautions  shareholders  not to place undue reliance on
such statements.

     All written or oral forward-looking  statements attributable to the Company
or any  person  acting on its  behalf  made  after the date of this  Report  are
expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary  statements contained in
this Report.  The Company does not undertake any obligation to release  publicly
any  revisions  to  such   forward-looking   statements  to  reflect  events  or
circumstances  after the date of this  Report or to reflect  the  occurrence  of
unanticipated events.


Item 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

     Information with respect to quantitative and qualitative  disclosures about
market risk is included in the  information  under  Management's  Discussion and
Analysis at Item 7 hereof.











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Item 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
- -----------------------------------------------------

NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                                                                                             December 31,
                                                                                    -----------------------------
                                                                                        2002             2001
                                                                                    ------------     ------------
      ASSETS
                                                                                               
Cash and due from banks                                                             $    83,831      $   101,796
Interest bearing deposits in banks                                                        2,616            6,002
Federal funds sold                                                                       48,000              -
                                                                                      ---------        ---------

         Total cash and cash equivalents                                                134,447          107,798

Investment securities available for sale, at fair value                                 733,774          658,581
Loans held for sale                                                                      52,992            6,489
Loans, less allowance for loan losses of $42,587
   and $42,207 in 2002 and 2001, respectively                                         1,789,995        1,807,673
Premises and equipment, net                                                              30,589           29,125
Accrued interest receivable                                                              15,235           15,332
Bank owned life insurance                                                                58,360           55,723
Unconsolidated investments under the equity method                                        2,702            2,434
Other assets                                                                             40,168           44,327
                                                                                     ----------        ---------

         Total assets                                                               $ 2,858,262      $ 2,727,482
                                                                                     ==========       ==========

      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Deposits
   Non-interest bearing                                                             $   353,853      $   344,972
   Interest-bearing                                                                   1,758,787        1,731,823
                                                                                      ---------        ---------

         Total deposits                                                               2,112,640        2,076,795

Securities sold under repurchase agreements and federal funds purchased                 253,325          238,726
Short-term borrowings                                                                    10,614            9,480
Long-term borrowings                                                                    169,703          139,974
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in Company's subordinated debentures           63,250           40,250
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities                                           26,370           26,575
                                                                                      ---------        ---------

         Total liabilities                                                            2,635,902        2,531,800
                                                                                      ---------        ---------

Shareholders' equity
   Preferred stock, no stated par value;
      authorized 1,000,000 shares, none issued                                              -                -
   Common stock, no stated par value; authorized 62,500,000 shares,
      issued and outstanding 2002 - 20,699,782; 2001 - 20,923,206,
      net of shares in Treasury:  2002 - -0-; 2001 - 121,827                            172,471          166,138
   Retained earnings                                                                     30,593           29,333
   Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                19,296            3,119
   Treasury stock, at cost                                                                  -             (2,908)
                                                                                      ---------        ---------

         Total shareholders' equity                                                     222,360          195,682
                                                                                      ---------        ---------

         Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                                 $ 2,858,262      $ 2,727,482
                                                                                     ==========       ==========


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.







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NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                                               Year ended December 31,
                                                                    ---------------------------------------------
                                                                       2002             2001              2000
                                                                    ----------       -----------       ----------
                                                                                              
INTEREST INCOME
Loans, including fees                                               $  132,544       $   150,079       $  155,250
Investment securities
   Taxable                                                              26,954            25,709           24,303
   Tax-exempt                                                           12,618            11,973           11,948
Federal funds sold                                                         822               177              601
Deposits in banks                                                           72               559              301
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

         Total interest income                                         173,010           188,497          192,403
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits                                                                44,783            70,498           72,960
Securities sold under repurchase agreements and federal
     funds purchased                                                     4,387             9,509           16,864
Short-term borrowings                                                      104               264              761
Long-term borrowings                                                    14,172            12,241           13,392
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

         Total interest expense                                         63,446            92,512          103,977
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

         Net interest income                                           109,564            95,985           88,426

Provision for loan losses                                               14,000             9,000            7,325
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

         Net interest income after provision for loan losses            95,564            86,985           81,101
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

OTHER INCOME
Trust income                                                             5,314             5,172            4,855
Service charges on deposit accounts                                     12,656            10,343            7,074
Bank owned life insurance income                                         3,716             2,754            2,701
Other service charges and fees                                          12,000            11,176           10,294
Net gains on sale of investment securities                                 214               334              233
Mortgage banking income                                                  5,679             4,553            2,385
Equity in undistributed net earnings of affiliates                         268               170              117
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

         Total other income                                             39,847            34,502           27,659
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

OTHER EXPENSES
Salaries, wages and employee benefits                                   49,132            44,831           41,589
Net premises and equipment                                              13,818            12,147           12,189
Other operating                                                         26,881            23,745           21,504
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

         Total other expenses                                           89,831            80,723           75,282
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

         Income before income taxes                                     45,580            40,764           33,478

Income taxes                                                             9,346             8,030            5,690
                                                                      --------         ---------          -------

         Net income                                                 $   36,234       $    32,734       $   27,788
                                                                      ========         =========         ========

PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
   Basic earnings                                                   $     1.74       $      1.56       $     1.34
   Diluted earnings                                                 $     1.72       $      1.54       $     1.32
   Dividends paid                                                   $     0.85       $      0.79       $     0.70




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.






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NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
(Dollars in thousands)
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                                                                                Accumulated
                                            Common                                other                                 Compre-
                                    ----------------------         Retained    comprehensive    Treasury                hensive
                                      Shares        Amount         earnings    (loss) income     stock     Total        income
                                      ------        ------         --------    -------------     -----     -----        -------

                                                                                                  
Balance at January 1, 2000              18,396,911    $ 139,173   $   30,441   $(11,723)       $(2,953)  $  154,938

   Net income                                    -            -       27,788           -             -       27,788    $    27,788
   Cash dividends declared                       -            -      (14,893)          -             -      (14,893)
   5% stock dividend                       887,062       16,739      (16,739)          -             -            -
   Shares issued under stock-based
      plans                                  2,539           29            -           -             -           29
   Other comprehensive income, net
      of reclassification adjustment
      and taxes                                  -            -            -      14,476             -       14,476         14,476
                                                                                                                       -----------
   Total comprehensive income                    -            -            -           -             -            -    $    42,264
                                                                                                                       ===========
   Effect of treasury stock
      transactions                          66,936       (1,222)           -           -         2,100          878
                                                    -----------   ----------    --------   -----------   ----------    -----------

Balance at December 31, 2000            19,353,448      154,719       26,597       2,753          (853)     183,216

   Net income                                    -            -       32,734           -             -       32,734    $    32,734
   Cash dividends declared                       -            -      (16,974)          -             -      (16,974)
   3% stock dividend                       581,979       13,024      (13,024)          -             -            -
   Other comprehensive income, net
      of reclassification adjustment
      and taxes                                  -            -            -         366             -          366            366
                                                                                                                       -----------
   Total comprehensive income                    -            -            -           -             -            -    $    33,100
                                                                                                                       ===========
   Effect of treasury stock
      transactions                          (8,564)      (1,605)           -           -        (2,055)      (3,660)
                                                    -----------   ----------    --------   -----------   ----------    -----------

Balance at December 31, 2001            19,926,863      166,138       29,333       3,119        (2,908)     195,682

   Net income                                    -            -       36,234           -             -       36,234         36,234
   Cash dividends declared                       -            -      (18,040)          -             -      (18,040)
   5% stock dividend                       673,764        8,757      (16,934)          -         8,177            -
   Other comprehensive income, net
      of reclassification adjustment
      and taxes                                  -            -            -      16,177             -       16,177         16,177
                                                                                                                       -----------
   Total comprehensive income                    -            -            -           -             -            -    $    52,411
                                                                                                                       ===========
   Effect of treasury stock
      transactions                          99,155       (2,424)           -           -        (5,269)      (7,693)
                                                    -----------   ----------    --------   -----------   ----------    -----------

Balance at December 31, 2002                         20,699,782  $   172,471      30,593   $    19,296      $     -    $   222,360
                                                    ===========   ==========    ========   ===========   ==========    ===========








The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.





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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
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                                                                              Year ended December 31,
                                                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                                                       2002             2001              2000
                                                                    ----------       -----------       ----------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                                                                                              
   Net income                                                       $   36,234       $    32,734       $   27,788
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
         by operating activities
      Provision for loan and lease losses                               14,000             9,000            7,325
      Depreciation and amortization                                      4,907             6,379            5,894
      Deferred income tax benefit                                        7,148               (47)           7,767
      Amortization of premiums and discounts on investment
         securities, net                                                 2,132             2,014            1,862
      Investment securities gains, net                                    (214)             (334)            (277)
      Mortgage loans originated for resale                            (109,946)          (65,329)         (42,235)
      Sale of mortgage loans originated for resale                     112,372            66,272           42,483
      Changes in assets and liabilities
         (Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable                 97             2,283           (3,182)
         Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable                (3,736)           (5,101)           5,716
         Increase in other assets                                       (5,565)           (3,293)         (16,330)
         Increase (decrease) in other liabilities                        3,155             2,353           (3,329)
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

            Net cash provided by operating activities                   60,584            46,931           33,482
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
   Cash paid in excess of cash equivalents for businesses acquired      (8,624)              -             (1,387)
   Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale      20,458            25,601           47,043
   Proceeds from maturities of investment securities available
   for sale                                                             87,111           187,041           39,178
   Purchase of investment securities available for sale               (168,771)         (265,928)        (150,800)
   Net increase in loans                                               (26,998)          (63,275)        (143,685)
   Purchases of premises and equipment                                  (5,943)           (6,136)          (6,577)
   Purchase of bank owned life insurance                                (2,637)           (2,750)          (2,594)
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

            Net cash used in investing activities                     (105,404)         (125,447)        (218,822)
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
   Net increase in interest and non-interest
      bearing demand deposits and savings accounts                     169,673           193,247          151,280
   Net (decrease) increase in certificates of deposit                 (141,309)          (26,043)          74,461
   Net (decrease) increase in securities sold under
      agreements to repurchase and federal funds purchased              14,599           (59,323)          97,240
   Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings                      1,135               439          (13,878)
   Proceeds from long-term borrowings                                   70,000               -             68,376
   Repayments of long-term borrowings                                  (40,272)           (6,458)        (145,021)
   Issuance of subordinated debentures                                  63,250               -                -
   Redemption of subordinated debentures                               (40,250)              -                -
   Issuance of common stock under dividend reinvestment and stock
      option plan                                                          -                 -                 29
   Effect of treasury stock transactions                                (7,693)           (3,660)             878
   Cash dividends                                                      (17,664)          (16,519)         (14,538)
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

            Net cash provided by financing activities                   71,469            81,683          218,827
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

            Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                   26,649             3,167           33,487

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                         107,798           104,631           71,144
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                            $  134,447       $   107,798       $  104,631
                                                                     =========        ==========        =========



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.



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NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

         National Penn  Bancshares,  Inc. (the Company),  primarily  through its
     Bank  subsidiaries,  National  Penn  Bank  (NPB)  and  Panasia  Bank,  N.A.
     (Panasia)  (collectively,  the  Banks),  has  been  serving  residents  and
     businesses  of  southeastern  Pennsylvania  since 1874 and New Jersey since
     July 2000.  In 2002,  Panasia  opened a branch in  Annandale,  Virginia  to
     service the Washington  D.C.  area.  The Banks,  which have in excess of 58
     branch locations,  are locally managed community banks providing commercial
     banking products, primarily loans and deposits. Trust services are provided
     through  Investors Trust Company (ITC). Penn 1st Financial  Services,  Inc.
     (Penn 1st) is a mortgage  banking company and is engaged in the activity of
     extending  credit  and  servicing  loans.  Penn  Securities,   Inc.,  (Penn
     Securities) is a registered  broker dealer with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission  and is a  member  of the  National  Association  of  Securities
     Dealers. National Penn Leasing Company (NP Leasing) commenced operations in
     November 2002 and provides commercial  equipment leases. The Banks, ITC and
     Penn  Securities  encounter  vigorous  competition  for market share in the
     communities they serve from bank holding companies,  other community banks,
     thrift  institutions and other non-bank  financial  organizations,  such as
     mutual fund companies, insurance companies and brokerage companies.

         The Company,  the Banks, ITC and Penn  Securities,  Inc. are subject to
     regulations  of  certain  state  and  federal  agencies.  These  regulatory
     agencies   periodically  examine  the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries  for
     adherence  to laws and  regulations.  As a  consequence,  the cost of doing
     business may be affected.

     BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION

         The accounting policies followed by the Company conform with accounting
     principles  generally  accepted  in the United  States of America  and with
     predominant practice within the banking industry.

         The  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  accounts of the
     Company and the Company's wholly owned  subsidiaries,  NPB,  Panasia,  ITC,
     National Penn Investment Company, National Penn Life Insurance Company, NPB
     Capital  Trust II,  and NPB's  wholly  owned  subsidiaries  Penn 1st,  Penn
     Securities,  NP Leasing, Link Financial Services, Inc., NPB Delaware, Inc.,
     and National Penn  Consulting  Services,  Inc. The Company's  investment in
     unconsolidated  subsidiaries  that range  between 20% and 50% are accounted
     for using  the  equity  method of  accounting.  All  material  intercompany
     balances have been eliminated.

         In preparing the financial  statements,  management is required to make
     estimates and  assumptions  that affect the reported  amounts of assets and
     liabilities,  the  disclosure of contingent  assets and  liabilities at the
     date of the  balance  sheets,  and the  reported  amounts of  revenues  and
     expenses  during the  reporting  period.  Actual  results could differ from
     those estimates.

         The principal  estimates that are susceptible to significant  change in
     the  near  term  relate  to the  allowance  for  loan  losses  and  certain
     intangible  assets,  such as goodwill and core deposits.  The evaluation of
     the adequacy of the allowance  for loan losses  includes an analysis of the
     individual loans and overall risk characteristics and size of the different
     loan portfolios,  and takes into consideration  current economic and market
     conditions,  the  capability  of specific  borrowers to pay  specific  loan
     obligations,  as well as current loan collateral  values.  However,  actual
     losses on specific loans,  which also are encompassed in the analysis,  may
     vary from estimated losses.




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NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued

        Substantially all outstanding  goodwill resulted from the acquisition of
     Panasia Bank, a New Jersey institution  concentrating in the Asian-American
     community.  As the result of Panasia's market penetration in the New Jersey
     area, the Company had expanded its market role.  However, if such benefits,
     including new business, are not derived, an impairment may be recognized.

         Core deposit  intangibles are amortized over estimated lives of deposit
     accounts.  However,  decreases  in deposit  lives may  result in  increased
     amortization and/or a charge for impairment may be recognized.

     INVESTMENT SECURITIES

         Investment  securities  which are held for indefinite  periods of time,
     which management intends to use as part of its asset/liability strategy, or
     which may be sold in  response  to changes in  interest  rates,  changes in
     prepayment  risk,  increases  in  capital  requirements,  or other  similar
     factors are classified as available for sale and are carried at fair value.
     Net  unrealized  gains and  losses  for such  securities,  net of tax,  are
     required to be recognized as a separate  component of shareholders'  equity
     and  excluded  from  determination  of  net  income.  Gains  or  losses  on
     disposition are based on the net proceeds and cost of the securities  sold,
     adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, using the
     specific identification method.

     LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

         Loans  that  management  has the  intent  and  ability  to hold for the
     foreseeable  future or until maturity or payoff are stated at the amount of
     unpaid  principal,  reduced by unearned  income and an  allowance  for loan
     losses.  Interest on loans is calculated  based upon the  principal  amount
     outstanding.  The Company  defers and  amortizes  certain  origination  and
     commitment  fees,  and  certain  direct  loan  origination  costs  over the
     contractual life of the related loans. This results in an adjustment of the
     related loan's yield. The allowance for loan losses is established  through
     a  provision  for loan  losses  charged as an  expense.  Loans are  charged
     against the  allowance  for loan losses when  management  believes that the
     collectibility  of the  principal is unlikely.  The  allowance is an amount
     that  management  believes  will be adequate to absorb  probable  losses on
     existing  loans that may become  uncollectible  based on evaluations of the
     collectibility  of loans, and prior loan loss  experience.  The evaluations
     take into consideration such factors as changes in the nature and volume of
     the loan portfolio,  overall portfolio quality,  review of specific problem
     loans,  and  current  economic  conditions  that may affect the  borrower's
     ability to pay.  Accrual of interest  is stopped on a loan when  management
     believes, after considering economic and business conditions and collection
     efforts that the borrower's  financial condition is such that collection of
     interest is doubtful.

         Loans  originated  and  intended for sale in the  secondary  market are
     carried  at  lower  cost or  estimated  fair  value in the  aggregate.  Net
     unrealized losses, if any, are recognized through a valuation  allowance by
     charges to income. At December 31, 2002, cost approximated fair value.

         The Company accounts for its impaired loans in accordance with SFAS No.
     114,  Accounting by Creditors for  Impairment of a Loan, as amended by SFAS
     No.  118,  Accounting  by  Creditors  for  Impairment  of a Loan  -  Income
     Recognition and Disclosures. This standard requires that a creditor measure
     impairment  based  on the  present  value of  expected  future  cash  flows
     discounted  at  the  loan's  effective  interest  rate,  except  that  as a
     practical  expedient,  a creditor may measure  impairment based on a loan's
     observable market price, or the fair



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NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued

     value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.  Regardless of
     the measurement  method,  a creditor must measure  impairment  based on the
     fair value of the collateral when the creditor  determines that foreclosure
     is probable.  SFAS No. 114 excludes such homogeneous  loans as consumer and
     mortgage.

         The Company  accounts for its transfers and servicing  financial assets
     in accordance with SFAS No. 140,  Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of
     Financial Assets and  Extinguishments of Liabilities.  SFAS No. 140 revises
     the standards for accounting for the securitizations and other transfers of
     financial assets and collateral.

         On July 6, 2001, the Securities  and Exchange  Commission  (SEC) issued
     Staff  Accounting  Bulletin  (SAB) No. 102,  Selected  Loan Loss  Allowance
     Methodology and Documentation  Issues. SAB No. 102 provides guidance on the
     development, documentation, and application of a systematic methodology for
     determining  the allowance for loans and leases in accordance  with US GAAP
     and is effective upon issuance.  The adoption of SAB No. 102 did not have a
     material  impact  on  the  Company's   financial  position  or  results  of
     operations.

     PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

         Buildings, equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at cost less
     accumulated  depreciation  and amortization  computed by the  straight-line
     method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

         The Company  adopted SFAS No. 144,  Accounting  for the  Impairment  or
     Disposal of Long-Lived  Assets on January 1, 2002. SFAS No. 144 retains the
     existing requirements to recognize and measure the impairment of long-lived
     assets  to be held and used or to be  disposed  of by  sale.  SFAS No.  144
     changes the requirements relating to reporting the effects of a disposal or
     discontinuation of a segment of a business.  The adoption of this statement
     did not have a material  impact on the  financial  condition  or results of
     operations of the Company.

     GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

         The Company has recognized core deposit  intangibles,  as a result of a
     branch  acquisitions,  which are being amortized on a  straight-line  basis
     over eight years and are included in other assets.

         Substantially all outstanding goodwill resulted from the acquisition of
     Panasia Bank  (Panasia) in 2000 and is being  amortized on a  straight-line
     basis over  approximately  20 years and is  included in other  assets.  The
     unamortized  balance at  December  31,  2002 and 2001 was  $21,381,000  and
     $19,202,000, respectively. Amortization expense for the year ended December
     31, 2001 and 2000 was $1,567,000 and $1,000,000,  respectively. As a result
     of the  adoption of SFAS No. 142 on January 1, 2002,  the Company no longer
     amortizes goodwill.

         The Company  adopted SFAS No. 142,  Goodwill and  Intangible  Assets on
     January 1, 2002.  SFAS No. 142 modifies the  accounting  for all  purchased
     goodwill and intangible assets. SFAS No. 142 includes  requirements to test
     goodwill and indefinite lived intangible  assets for impairment rather than
     amortize  them. The Company has completed the  transitional  testing of its
     goodwill.  The Company did not identify any  impairment on its  outstanding
     goodwill  and its  identifiable  intangible  assets  from its  transitional
     testing or as a result of the anticipated sale of Panasia.




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NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued

         The  following  table  presents  a  reconciliation  of net  income  and
     earnings-per-share  amounts,  as reported in the financial  statements,  to
     those  amounts  adjusted  for goodwill and  intangible  asset  amortization
     determined in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142.





                                                                           For the year ended December 31,
                                                                    ---------------------------------------------
                                                                       2002             2001              2000
                                                                    ----------       -----------       ----------
                                                                              (in thousands except for
                                                                             earnings-per-share amounts)

                                                                                              
         Reported net income                                        $   36,234       $    32,734       $   27,788
         Add back goodwill amortization, net of taxes                      -               1,203              898
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

         Adjusted net income                                        $   36,234       $    33,937       $   28,686
                                                                     =========        ==========        =========

         Basic earnings per share
             Reported basic earnings per shares                     $     1.74       $      1.56       $     1.34
             Goodwill amortization                                         -                0.06             0.04
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

             Adjusted basic earnings per share                      $     1.74       $      1.62       $     1.38
                                                                     =========        ==========        =========

         Diluted earnings per share
             Reported diluted earnings per shares                   $     1.72       $      1.54       $     1.32
             Goodwill amortization                                         -                0.06             0.04
                                                                      --------         ---------         --------

             Adjusted diluted earnings per share                    $     1.72       $      1.60       $     1.36
                                                                     =========        ==========        =========




         The Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 147,
     Acquisitions  of  Certain  Financial  Institutions:  An  amendment  of FASB
     Statements  No.  72 and 144 and FASB  Interpretation  No 9,  which  removes
     acquisitions  of  financial   institutions  from  the  scope  of  SFAS  72,
     Accounting for Certain Acquisitions of Banking or Thrift Institutions. SFAS
     No. 147 also requires that the acquisition of a  less-than-whole  financial
     institution,  such as a branch, be accounted for as a business  combination
     if the  transferred  assets  and  activities  constitute  a  business.  The
     adoption  of SFAS No. 147 did not have a material  impact on the  Company's
     financial position or results of operations.

     OTHER ASSETS

         Financing  costs  related  to  the  issuance  of  junior   subordinated
     debentures  are being  amortized over the life of the  instruments  and are
     included in other assets.

     BANK OWNED LIFE INSURANCE

         The Company invests in bank owned life insurance (BOLI).  BOLI involves
     the  purchasing  of life  insurance  by the  Company  on a chosen  group of
     employees. The Company is the owner and beneficiary of the policies.



                                   (Continued)



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NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued

     EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

         The Company has certain employee  benefit plans covering  substantially
     all employees.  The Company  follows the disclosure  provisions of SFAS No.
     132,  Employers'   Disclosures  about  Pensions  and  Other  Postretirement
     Benefits,  which  revises  employers'  disclosures  about pension and other
     postretirement benefit plans. Net pension expense consists of service cost,
     interest cost,  return on pension assets and  amortization  of unrecognized
     initial net assets. The Company accrues pension costs as incurred.

     STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

         The Company  accounts for stock options under SFAS No. 123,  Accounting
     for Stock-Based Compensation,  as amended by SFAS No. 148, which contains a
     fair value-based method for valuing stock-based  compensation that entities
     may use,  which measures  compensation  cost at the grant date based on the
     fair value of the award.  Compensation  is then recognized over the service
     period,  which is usually the vesting period.  Alternatively,  SFAS No. 123
     permits  entities to continue  accounting  for employee  stock  options and
     similar equity instruments under Accounting  Principles Board (APB) Opinion
     25,  Accounting  for Stock Issued to  Employees.  Entities that continue to
     account for stock  options  using APB  Opinion 25 are  required to make pro
     forma  disclosures  of net income and  earnings  per share,  as if the fair
     value-based method of accounting defined in SFAS No. 123 had been applied.

         At  December  31,  2002,  the  Company  had  two  stock-based  employee
     compensation  plans, which are more fully described in note 15. The Company
     accounts for these plans under the recognition  and measurement  principles
     of APB No.  25,  Accounting  for Stock  Issued to  Employees,  and  related
     interpretations.  Stock-based employee compensation costs are not reflected
     in net income, as all options granted under the plans had an exercise price
     equal to the market  value of the  underlying  common  stock on the date of
     grant.  The  following  table  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 amounts).




                                                                                   Year ended December 31,
                                                                           --------------------------------------
                                                                              2002          2001           2000
                                                                           ---------      ---------     ---------

                                                                                               
         Net income, as reported                                           $  36,234      $  32,734     $  27,788
         Less:  stock-based compensation costs
            determined under fair value based
            method for all awards                                                558            552           987
                                                                             -------        -------       -------
         Net income, pro forma                                             $  35,676      $  32,182     $  26,801
                                                                            ========       ========      ========

         Earnings per share of common stock - basic     As reported            1.74          1.56            1.34
                                                        Pro forma              1.72          1.53            1.29

         Earnings per share of common stock - diluted   As reported            1.72          1.54            1.32
                                                        Pro forma              1.69          1.52            1.27





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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued

         The fair value of each option  grant is  estimated on the date of grant
     using the Black-Scholes  options-pricing  model with the following weighted
     average  assumptions used for grants in 2002, 2001 and 2000,  respectively:
     dividend  yield of 3.28%,  3.85% and 4.25%;  expected  volatility of 35.1%,
     14.0% and 14.0%;  risk-free interest rates for each plan of 5.50% and 3.93%
     for 2002 and 5.23%  and  5.04%  for 2001 and 6.78% and 5.38% for 2000;  and
     expected  lives of 8.50 years and 6.83 years for each plan in 2002 and 8.11
     years and 7.02  years for each plan in 2001,  6.63 years and 7.56 years for
     each plan in 2000.

     INCOME TAXES

         The Company  accounts  for income taxes under the  liability  method of
     accounting  for income  taxes.  Deferred  tax assets  and  liabilities  are
     determined based on the difference between the financial  statement and tax
     bases of assets and  liabilities  as measured by the enacted tax rates that
     will be in effect when these differences  reverse.  Deferred tax expense is
     the result of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities. The principal
     types of differences between assets and liabilities for financial statement
     and tax return purposes are allowance for loan losses,  deferred loan fees,
     deferred compensation and investment securities available for sale.

     STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

         The  Company  considers  cash  and due  from  banks,  interest  bearing
     deposits  in banks  and  federal  funds  sold as cash  equivalents  for the
     purposes of  reporting  cash flows.  Cash paid for interest and taxes is as
     follows (in thousands):




                                                         Year ended December 31,
                                              ---------------------------------------------
                                                 2002             2001              2000
                                              ----------       -----------       ----------

                                                                        
         Interest                             $   67,234       $    97,109       $   95,997
         Taxes                                    10,917             9,538            9,372




     OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED

         Other real estate  owned is recorded at the lower of cost or  estimated
     fair market value less costs of disposal.  When  property is acquired,  the
     excess,  if any, of the loan  balance  over fair market value is charged to
     the allowance for possible loan losses.  Periodically thereafter, the asset
     is reviewed for  subsequent  declines in the  estimated  fair market value.
     Subsequent declines, if any, and holding costs, as well as gains and losses
     on subsequent sale, are included in the consolidated statements of income.

     EARNINGS PER SHARE

         Earnings per share are calculated on the basis of the weighted  average
     number of common shares  outstanding during the year. All weighted average,
     actual shares or per share  information  in the financial  statements  have
     been adjusted retroactively for the effect of stock dividends and splits.






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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued

         The Company calculates  earnings per share under the provisions of SFAS
     No. 128, Earnings Per Share. Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and
     is computed by dividing  income  available  to common  shareholders  by the
     weighted  average  common  shares  outstanding  during the period.  Diluted
     earnings per share 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.

     ADVERTISING COSTS

         It is the Company's policy to expense  advertising  costs in the period
     in  which  they are  incurred.  Advertising  expense  for the  years  ended
     December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, was approximately $3,448,000,  $2,728,000
     and $2,709,000, respectively.

     DERIVATIVES

         The Company  adopted the  provisions  of SFAS No. 133,  Accounting  for
     Derivative  Instruments and Hedging  Activities (SFAS No. 133), as amended,
     as of January 1, 2001. The statement  requires the Company to recognize all
     derivative  instruments  at fair  value as either  assets  or  liabilities.
     Financial  derivatives  are reported at fair value in other assets or other
     liabilities.  The  accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative
     instrument  depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part
     of a hedging  relationship.  For derivatives not designated as hedges,  the
     gain or loss is recognized in current earnings.

         The Company  enters into  interest  rate swap  contracts  to modify the
     interest rate characteristics from variable to fixed in order to reduce the
     impact of interest  rate changes on future  interest  expense.  Net amounts
     payable or  receivable  from this  contract are accrued as an adjustment to
     interest expense.  The fair value of these derivatives is reported in other
     assets or other liabilities and offset in accumulated  other  comprehensive
     income for the effective portion of the derivatives. Amounts reclassed into
     earnings, when the hedged transaction culminates,  are included in interest
     expense. Ineffectiveness of the strategy, as defined under SFAS No. 133, if
     any, is reported in interest  expense.  The Company performs an assessment,
     both at the inception of the hedge and quarterly  thereafter,  to determine
     whether these derivatives are highly effective in offsetting changes in the
     value of the hedged items. The change in fair value of the swaps attributed
     to hedge  ineffectiveness was not material for the years ended December 31,
     2002 and 2001.

     COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

         SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income, requires the reporting of
     comprehensive  income,  which  includes net income as well as certain other
     items,  which  results  in  a  change  to  equity  during  the  period  (in
     thousands).







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NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued





                                        December 31, 2002             December 31, 2001                   December 31, 2000
                                    --------------------------   -----------------------------     ---------------------------------
                                    Before     Tax      Net of     Before    Tax       Net of       Before       Tax         Net of
                                      tax   (expense)    tax        tax    (expense)    tax          tax       (expense       tax
                                    amount   benefit    amount    amount    benefit    amount       amount       benefit     amount
                                    ------- ---------  --------- --------- --------   ---------    ---------   ---------    --------
                                                                                               
     Unrealized gains on investment
           securities
        Unrealized holding gains
      arising during period        $20,858     $ (7,301) $   13,557         $897  $  (314)     $  583  $ 22,503$  (7,876)  $  14,627
   Less reclassification
      adjustment for gains
      realized in net income           214          (75)        139          334     (117)        217       233      (82)        151
                                  --------      --------   --------    ---------  --------   --------  --------  --------  --------
Unrealized gains on investment
      securities                    20,644       (7,226)     13,418          563     (197)        366    22,270   (7,794)     14,476
                                  --------      --------   --------    ---------  --------   --------  --------  --------  --------
Unrealized gains on derivatives      2,759            -       2,759           -       -           -         -         -          -
                                  --------      --------   --------    ---------  --------   --------  --------  --------  --------
Other comprehensive income
      (loss), net                  $23,403    $  (7,226)   $ 16,177         $563    $(197)    $   366  $ 22,270  $(7,794)  $  14,476
                                  ========   ===========   ========    =========  ========  ========= =========  ========  =========



2. ACQUISITIONS

         On February 25, 2003, the Company  completed a merger with FirstService
     Bank  (FirstService).  Under the terms of the merger,  4,304,762  shares of
     FirstService  stock  converted  into 0.5954 shares of the Company's  common
     stock plus $3.90 per share, resulting in an issuance of 2,563,552 shares of
     the  Company's  common stock and  approximately  $16.8  million in cash. In
     addition,  outstanding stock options to purchase  FirstService common stock
     were  converted  into  stock  options  to  purchase  643,169  shares of the
     Company's  common stock,  with an exercise  price of either $6.69 or $13.38
     per share.  This transaction was accounted for under the purchase method of
     accounting  and the  results of  operations  of the  Company  will  include
     FirstServices'  results from and after February 25, 2003.  The  acquisition
     resulted in the  recording  of  approximately  $52 million of goodwill  and
     other intangibles.

         On February 10, 2003, the Company signed a definitive agreement to sell
     its  subsidiary,  Panasia Bank N.A. Under the terms of the  agreement,  the
     Company will receive $34.5 million.  The completion of this  transaction is
     subject to regulatory approval and other conditions within the agreement.

         On September 27, 2002,  the Company,  through its  subsidiary  Panasia,
     acquired the United Asian Bank division of Wilmington Savings Fund Society,
     FSB.  The  Company  acquired  $15.8  million  of loans and $9.6  million of
     deposits.  This acquisition resulted in the recording of approximately $1.2
     million in core deposit intangibles and goodwill.

         On January 3, 2001,  the  Company  completed  a merger  with  Community
     Independent Bank, Inc. (CIB). Under the terms of the merger,  each share of
     CIB stock was  converted  into 0.90 shares of the  Company's  common stock,
     resulting in an issuance of 712,973  shares of the Company's  common stock.
     In addition,  outstanding  stock  options to purchase CIB common stock were
     converted  into stock  options to purchase  20,752  shares of the Company's
     common  stock,  with an exercise  price of $8.47 to $11.64 per share.  This
     transaction  was  accounted  for under the pooling of  interests  method of
     accounting.

         In July 2000, the Company  completed the acquisition of Panasia.  Under
     terms of the  agreement,  each share of Panasia stock was purchased for $29
     per share and each outstanding  Panasia stock option was cancelled for cash
     equal to the difference between $29 and its per share exercise price, for a
     total cost of  $20,005,000.  This  transaction  was accounted for under the
     purchase method of accounting and the results of operations of the

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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2. ACQUISITIONS - Continued

     Company for the year ended  December 31, 2000,  include only the results of
     operations of Panasia from the date of acquisition,  July 11, 2000, through
     December  31,  2000.   The   acquisition   resulted  in  the  recording  of
     approximately $12.2 million of goodwill.

3. INVESTMENT SECURITIES

         The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses,  and fair values
     of the  Company's  investment  securities  are  summarized  as follows  (in
     thousands):




                                                                            December 31, 2002
                                                       ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          Gross          Gross
                                                       Amortized        unrealized     unrealized         Fair
                                                          cost            gains          losses           value
                                                       ----------      ----------      ----------      ----------
                                                                                           
         U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government
            agencies                                   $   47,379      $    4,128      $      (11)     $   51,496
         State and municipal bonds                        255,510          11,073             (47)        266,536
         Mortgage-backed securities                       356,483           9,822             (31)        366,274
         Marketable equity securities and other            48,961           2,528          (2,021)         49,468
                                                         --------        --------        --------        --------

            Totals                                     $  708,333      $   27,551      $   (2,110)     $  733,774
                                                        =========       =========       =========       =========

                                                                            December 31, 2001
                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          Gross         Gross
                                                        Amortized       unrealized     unrealized         Fair
                                                          cost            gains          losses           value
                                                       ----------      ----------      ----------      ----------
         U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government
            agencies                                   $   52,989      $    2,734      $      (12)     $   55,711
         State and municipal bonds                        251,245           2,544          (4,659)        249,130
         Mortgage-backed securities                       307,838           4,127            (958)        311,007
         Marketable equity securities and other            41,711           2,305          (1,283)         42,733
                                                       ----------      ----------      ----------      ----------

            Totals                                     $  653,783      $   11,710      $   (6,912)     $  658,581
                                                        =========       =========       =========       =========



         The amortized  cost and fair value of investment  securities  available
     for sale, by contractual maturity, at December 31, 2002 (in thousands), are
     shown below.  Expected  maturities will differ from contractual  maturities
     because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay  obligations with or
     without call or prepayment penalties.





                                                                                      Amortized          Fair
                                                                                        cost             value
                                                                                    ------------     ------------

                                                                                               
         Due in one year or less                                                    $      8,592     $      8,667
         Due after one through five years                                                 76,495           78,800
         Due after five through ten years                                                134,808          141,282
         Due after ten years                                                             439,477          455,557
         Marketable equity securities and other                                           48,961           49,468
                                                                                      ----------       ----------

                                                                                    $    708,333     $    733,774
                                                                                     ===========      ===========


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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3. INVESTMENT SECURITIES - Continued

         Proceeds from the sales of investment  securities during 2002, 2001 and
     2000, were  20,458,000,  $25,601,000 and $47,043,000,  respectively.  Gross
     gains realized on those sales were $464,000, $961,000 and $676,000 in 2002,
     2001  and  2000,  respectively,  gross  losses  were  $250,000  in 2002 and
     $627,000 in 2001 and  $443,000 in 2000.  As of December  31, 2002 and 2001,
     investment  securities with a book value of $518,036,000 and  $426,406,000,
     respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits and for other purposes
     as provided by law. As of December  31, 2002 and 2001,  the Company did not
     have any  investment  securities of any one issuer where the carrying value
     exceeded 10% of shareholders' equity.

4.  LOANS

         Major classifications of loans are as follows (in thousands):




                                                                                             December 31,
                                                                                    -----------------------------
                                                                                        2002             2001
                                                                                    ------------     ------------

                                                                                               
         Commercial and industrial loans and leases                                 $    376,634     $    357,706
         Real estate loans
            Construction and land development                                            122,129          128,655
            Residential, including $52,992 and $6,489 in loans held for sale             701,593          672,329
            Other                                                                        628,115          614,289
         Loans to individuals                                                             57,103           83,390
                                                                                      ----------       ----------
                                                                                       1,885,574        1,856,369
         Allowance for loan losses                                                       (42,587)         (42,207)
                                                                                      ----------       ----------

            Total loans, net                                                        $  1,842,987     $  1,814,162
                                                                                     ===========      ===========


         Loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued or reduced
     amounted to approximately  $14,639,000 and $15,988,000 at December 31, 2002
     and 2001,  respectively.  If  interest  on these  loans  had been  accrued,
     interest income would have increased by  approximately  $525,000,  $215,000
     and $251,000 for 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.  Loan balances past due
     90 days or more and still accruing  interest,  but which management expects
     will  eventually be paid in full,  amounted to $987,000 and  $11,794,000 at
     December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

         The balance of impaired loans was $11,101,000 at December 31, 2002. The
     Company has identified a loan as impaired when it is probable that interest
     and principal will not be collected  according to the contractual  terms of
     the loan  agreement.  The  allowance  for  loan  loss  associated  with the
     $11,101,000  of impaired  loans was  $1,332,000  at December 31, 2002.  The
     average  impaired loan balance was  $19,958,000  during 2002 and the income
     recognized  on  impaired  loans  during  2002  was  $498,000.  The  Company
     recognizes income on impaired loans under the cash basis when the loans are
     both  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 will not recognize income on such loans.






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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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4. LOANS - Continued

         The balance of impaired loans was $12,667,000 at December 31, 2001. The
     Company has identified a loan as impaired when it is probable that interest
     and principal will not be collected  according to the contractual  terms of
     the loan  agreement.  The  allowance  for  loan  loss  associated  with the
     $12,667,000  of impaired  loans was  $2,458,000  at December 31, 2001.  The
     average  impaired loan balance was $19,520,000 and $10,234,000  during 2001
     and 2000, respectively,  and the income recognized on impaired loans during
     2001  and  2000  was  $863,000  and  $437,000,  respectively.  The  Company
     recognizes income on impaired loans under the cash basis when the loans are
     both  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 will not recognize income on such loans.

         Changes in the allowance for loan losses are as follows (in thousands):




                                                                                     Year ended December 31,
                                                                              -----------------------------------
                                                                                2002          2001         2000
                                                                              ---------    ---------    ---------

                                                                                               
         Balance, beginning of year                                           $  42,207    $  39,033    $  35,351
            Acquisition of Panasia                                                  -            -          1,384
            Provision charged to operations                                      14,000        9,000        7,325
            Loans charged off                                                   (15,786)      (8,174)      (7,109)
            Recoveries                                                            2,166        2,348        2,082
                                                                                -------      -------      -------

         Balance, end of year                                                 $  42,587    $  42,207    $  39,033
                                                                               ========     ========     ========


5. PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

         Major  classifications  of premises and  equipment  are  summarized  as
follows (in thousands):




                                                                                         December 31,
                                                                Estimated             -------------------
                                                               useful lives             2002         2001
                                                               -------------          ------       ------

                                                                                          
         Land                                                  Indefinite          $   3,356    $   3,171
         Buildings                                             5 to 40 years          22,469       20,978
         Equipment                                             3 to 10 years          38,751       35,416
         Leasehold improvements                                2 to 40 years           7,312        6,673
                                                                                     -------      -------
                                                                                      71,888       66,238
         Accumulated depreciation and amortization                                   (41,299)     (37,113)
                                                                                     -------      -------

                                                                                   $  30,589    $  29,125
                                                                                    ========     ========


         Depreciation   and   amortization   expense   amounted  to  $4,757,000,
     $4,812,000 and  $4,895,000 for the years ended December 31, 2002,  2001 and
     2000, respectively.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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6. DEPOSITS

         The  aggregate  amount of jumbo  certificates  of deposit,  each with a
     minimum  denomination  of  $100,000,  was  approximately  $203,202,000  and
     $267,540,000 in 2002 and 2001, respectively.

         At December 31, 2002,  the  scheduled  maturities  of  certificates  of
     deposit are as follows (in thousands):

              2003                        $  407,628
              2004                           140,514
              2005                           146,367
              2006                            20,563
              2007                            50,346
                                            --------

                                          $  765,418

7. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

         Federal  funds  purchased  and  securities  sold  under  agreements  to
     repurchase   generally   mature  within  30  days  from  the  date  of  the
     transactions.  Short-term  borrowings consist of Treasury Tax and Loan Note
     Options and various other  borrowings,  which  generally have maturities of
     less than one year. The details of these categories are presented below (in
     thousands):




                                                                          At or for the year ended December 31,
                                                                       ------------------------------------------
                                                                          2002            2001            2000
                                                                       ----------      ----------      ----------
                                                                                              
         Securities sold under repurchase agreements
               and federal funds purchased
            Balance at year-end                                        $  253,325      $  238,726      $  298,049
            Average during the year                                       238,259         251,781         290,015
            Maximum month-end balance                                     272,322         300,532         344,125
            Weighted average rate during the year                           1.84%           3.78%           5.81%
            Rate at December 31                                             1.25%           2.02%           4.94%

         Short-term borrowings
            Balance at year-end                                        $   10,614      $    9,480      $    9,041
            Average during the year                                         7,146           7,235          13,942
            Maximum month-end balance                                      10,614          10,012          26,170
            Weighted average rate during the year                           1.46%           3.65%           5.46%
            Rate at December 31                                             0.78%           1.52%           4.87%

         The weighted  average rates paid in aggregate on these  borrowed  funds
     for 2002, 2001 and 2000 were 1.83%, 3.78% and 5.80%, respectively.






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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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8. LONG-TERM BORROWINGS

     FHLB ADVANCES

         At December 31, 2002,  advances  from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)
     totaling  $160,515,000  will  mature  within  one to  eight  years  and are
     reported as long-term  borrowings.  The advances are collateralized by FHLB
     stock and certain  first  mortgage  loans and  mortgage-backed  securities.
     These advances had a weighted average interest rate of 5.20%.  Unused lines
     of credit at the FHLB were  $539,306,000  and  $444,811,000 at December 31,
     2002 and 2001, respectively.

         Outstanding borrowings mature as follows (in thousands):

              2003                                                    $      -
              2004                                                        10,000
              2005                                                        12,500
              2006                                                        25,000
              2007                                                        12,629
              Thereafter                                                 100,386
                                                                        --------

                                                                      $  160,515
                                                                        ========

     OTHER BORROWINGS

         During 2000, the Company borrowed  $21,000,000 with an interest rate of
     the federal  funds rate plus 0.875%.  The note matures on June 30, 2004 and
     requires monthly interest and quarterly principal payments.  The balance as
     of December 31, 2002 is $9,188,000 with an interest rate of 2.075%.

     SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES

         On August 20, 2002,  the Company  issued $65.21 million of 7.85% junior
     subordinated  debentures  (the  Debentures)  due  September 30, 2032 to NPB
     Capital  Trust  II (the  Trust),  a  Delaware  business  trust,  which is a
     wholly-owned  subsidiary of the Company.  The 2002  Debentures are the sole
     asset of the Trust.  The Trust issued  2,530,000  shares of trust preferred
     securities,  $25 face  value,  for total  proceeds of $63.25  million.  The
     Company's  obligations  under the debentures and related  documents,  taken
     together,  constitute a full, irrevocable and unconditional  guarantee on a
     subordinated  basis by the  Company of the  Trust's  obligations  under the
     preferred  securities.  The  preferred  securities  are  redeemable  by the
     Company on or after  September  30,  2007,  or earlier if the  deduction of
     related interest for federal income taxes is prohibited,  treatment as Tier
     I capital is no longer permitted, or certain other contingencies arise. The
     preferred  securities  must be redeemed upon maturity of the  debentures in
     2032. The ability of the Company's banking subsidiaries to pay dividends or
     extend   credit  to  the  Company  is  subject  to  legal  and   regulatory
     limitations.

         On October 31,  2002,  the Company  used a portion of the net  proceeds
     from the 2002 Debenture  transaction to redeem the $40.25 million aggregate
     amount of 9% trust preferred  securities issued by the Company in May 1997.
     As a result, the Company wrote-off the associated unamortized issuance cost
     of $822,000 which is included in other operating expense.




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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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8. LONG-TERM BORROWINGS - Continued

         In  May  1997,   the  Company   issued  $41.50  million  of  9%  junior
     subordinated deferrable interest debentures (the debentures) to NPB Capital
     Trust (the Trust), a Delaware business trust, in which the Company owns all
     of the common equity.  The debentures are the sole asset of the Trust.  The
     Trust issued  $40.25  million of preferred  securities  to  investors.  The
     Company's  obligations  under the debentures and related  documents,  taken
     together,  constitute a fully and unconditional guarantee by the Company of
     the Trust's obligations under the preferred securities.

9. BENEFIT PLANS

     PENSION PLAN

         NPB and its subsidiaries and ITC has a non-contributory defined benefit
     pension plan covering  substantially all employees.  The  Company-sponsored
     pension plan provides  retirement  benefits under pension trust  agreements
     and under  contracts  with insurance  companies.  The benefits are based on
     years of service and the  employee's  compensation  during the highest five
     consecutive  years during the last 10 years of  employment.  The  Company's
     policy is to fund pension costs allowable for income tax purposes.

         The  following  table sets forth the plan's  funded  status and amounts
     recognized in the Company's consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):




                                                                                              December 31,
                                                                                       --------------------------
                                                                                         2002              2001
                                                                                       ---------        ---------
                                                                                                  
         Change in benefit obligation
            Benefit obligation at beginning of year                                    $  14,080        $  11,589
            Service cost                                                                   1,274            1,089
            Interest cost                                                                    977              832
            Actual gain                                                                     (163)             289
            Benefits paid                                                                   (306)            (333)
            Effect of change in assumptions                                                   99              614
                                                                                         -------          -------
            Benefits obligation at end of year                                            15,961           14,080
                                                                                         -------          -------

         Change in plan assets
            Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year                                15,565           15,982
            Actual return on plan assets                                                    (523)          (1,305)
            Employer contribution                                                            884            1,221
            Benefits paid                                                                   (306)            (333)
                                                                                         -------          -------
            Fair value of plan assets at end of year                                      15,620           15,565
                                                                                         -------          -------

         Funded status                                                                      (341)           1,485
         Unrecognized net actuarial gain                                                   2,226              490
         Unrecognized prior service cost                                                     (17)              49
                                                                                         -------          -------

         Prepaid benefit cost (included in other assets)                               $   1,868        $   2,024
                                                                                        ========         ========





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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


9. PENSION PLAN - Continued

         Net pension cost included the following components (in thousands):



                                                                                Year ended December 31,
                                                                     --------------------------------------------
                                                                        2002             2001              2000
                                                                     ---------         ---------        ---------

                                                                                               
         Service cost                                                $   1,274         $   1,089        $     997
         Interest cost on projected benefit obligation                     977               832              709
         Actual return on plan assets                                      523             1,305           (2,310)
         Net amortization and deferral                                  (1,734)           (2,670)           1,281
                                                                       -------           -------          -------

         Net periodic benefit cost                                   $   1,040         $     556        $     677
                                                                      ========          ========         ========


         The assumed  discount rate and rate of increase in future  compensation
     levels used in  determining  the  actuarial  present value of the projected
     benefit  obligation  were  6.88%  and  4.25%  in  2002,  7.13%  and  4.50%,
     respectively in 2001; 7.13% and 4.50%, respectively,  in 2000. The expected
     long-term rate of return on assets was 8.25% for 2002, 2001 and 2000.

     CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN

         The Company has a capital  accumulation and salary reduction plan under
     Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  Under the
     plan, all employees are eligible to contribute  from 3% to a maximum of 15%
     of their annual salary,  with the Company  matching 50% of any contribution
     between  3% and 7%.  Matching  contributions  to the  plan  were  $823,000,
     $809,000 and $671,000 for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000,
     respectively.

     DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS

         The Company has  established  deferred  compensation  arrangements  for
     certain  executives.  The deferred  compensation  plans  provide for annual
     payments for fifteen years following retirement.  The Company's liabilities
     under these  arrangements  are being accrued from the  commencement  of the
     plans over the participant's remaining periods of service.

10. INCOME TAXES

         The components of the income tax expense  included in the  consolidated
     statements of income are as follows (in thousands):




                                                                                Year ended December 31,
                                                                     --------------------------------------------
                                                                        2002             2001              2000
                                                                     ---------         ---------        ---------
                                                                                               
         Income tax expense
            Current                                                  $   8,122         $   7,404        $   7,252
            Deferred federal benefit                                       (78)             (217)          (1,654)
                                                                       -------           -------          -------
                                                                         8,044             7,187            5,598
         Additional paid-in capital from benefit
            of stock options exercised                                   1,302               843               92
                                                                       -------           -------          -------

         Applicable income tax expense                               $   9,346         $   8,030        $   5,690
                                                                      ========          ========         ========


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


10. INCOME TAXES - Continued

         The differences  between  applicable  income tax expense and the amount
     computed by applying the  statutory  federal  income tax rate of 35% are as
     follows (in thousands):



                                                                                Year ended December 31,
                                                                     --------------------------------------------
                                                                        2002             2001              2000
                                                                     ---------         ---------        ---------
                                                                                               
         Computed tax expense at statutory rate                      $  15,953         $  14,268        $  11,717
            Decrease in taxes resulting from
               Tax-exempt loan and investment income                    (6,592)           (5,939)          (5,711)
               Other, net                                                  (15)             (299)            (316)
                                                                       -------           -------          -------

         Applicable income tax expense                               $   9,346         $   8,030        $   5,690
                                                                      ========          ========         ========


         Deferred  tax  assets and  liabilities  consist  of the  following  (in
     thousands):



                                                                                         2002              2001
                                                                                       ---------        ---------
                                                                                                  
         Deferred tax assets
            Deferred loan fees                                                         $      16        $     135
            Allowance for loan loss                                                       13,637           13,978
            Deferred compensation                                                          1,827            1,176
            Loan sales valuation                                                              54               54
                                                                                         -------          -------
                                                                                          15,534           15,343
                                                                                         -------          -------

         Deferred tax liabilities
            Pension                                                                          949              898
            Partnership investments                                                          518              448
            Cash to accrual                                                                  -                  8
            Investment securities available for sale                                       8,904            1,678
            Rehab credit adjustment                                                           44               44
                                                                                         -------          -------
                                                                                          10,415            3,076
                                                                                         -------          -------

         Net deferred tax asset (included in other assets)                             $   5,119        $  12,267
                                                                                        ========         ========


         As a result of the acquisition of Panasia Bank, the Company  computed a
     net  deferred  tax  asset of  $209,000  and a  deferred  tax  liability  on
     unrealized holding gains of $160,000, during 2000.

11. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

         On October 23, 2002,  the  Company's  Board of Directors  declared a 5%
     stock dividend to  shareholders of record on December 6, 2002 and which was
     paid on December 27, 2002.






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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



11. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Continued

         On June 26,  2002,  the  Company's  Board of Directors  authorized  the
     repurchase of up to one million shares of the company's  common stock to be
     used to fund the Company's dividend  reinvestment plan, stock option plans,
     stock-based  benefit plans and employee  stock  purchase plan. No timetable
     has been set for these repurchases. As of December 31, 2002, 173,529 shares
     of common stock have been  repurchased at an average price of $ 25.52 under
     the 2002 repurchase program.

         On October  24,  2001,  the  Company  declared a 3% stock  dividend  to
     shareholders  of record on December 11, 2001 which was paid on December 27,
     2001.

         On July 25, 2001, the Company  approved stock a stock  repurchase  plan
     (2001 repurchase  plan) of 975,000 shares of its common stock.  Repurchases
     can be from time to time and will be used for  general  corporate  purposes
     including the Company's  dividend  reinvestment  plan,  stock option plans,
     employee stock  purchase  plan, and other stock benefit plans.  The Company
     completed the 2001 repurchase plan on August 27, 2002 with an average price
     of $24.43.

         On October  25,  2000,  the  Company  declared a 5% stock  dividend  to
     shareholders  of record on  December 8, 2000 and which was paid on December
     20, 2000.

12. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN

         The Company adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan (the Rights Plan) in 1989
     to protect  shareholders from attempts to acquire control of the Company at
     an  inadequate  price.  Under the Rights Plan,  the Company  distributed  a
     dividend  of one  right  to  purchase  a unit of  preferred  stock  on each
     outstanding  common  share of the  Company.  The rights  are not  currently
     exercisable or transferable,  and no separate certificates  evidencing such
     rights will be distributed, unless certain events occur. The rights were to
     expire on August 22,  1999.  On August 21,  1999,  the Plan was  amended to
     extend the expiration date to August 22, 2009.

         After the rights become exercisable,  under certain circumstances,  the
     rights (other than rights held by a 19.9%  beneficial  owner or an "adverse
     person") will entitle the holders to purchase  either the Company's  common
     shares or the common  shares of the potential  acquirer at a  substantially
     reduced price.

         The  Company is  generally  entitled to redeem the rights at $0.001 per
     right  at  any  time  until  the  10th  business  day  following  a  public
     announcement  that a 19.9%  position  has  been  acquired.  Rights  are not
     redeemable following an "adverse person" determination.

         The Rights Plan was not adopted in response to any  specific  effort to
     acquire  control of the  Company.  The  issuance  of rights had no dilutive
     effect,  did not affect the Company's  reported earnings per share, and was
     not taxable to the Company or its shareholders.



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



13. EARNINGS PER SHARE



                                                                             Year ended December 31, 2002
                                                                     --------------------------------------------
                                                                       Income           Shares           Per share
                                                                     (numerator)     (denominator)         amount
                                                                     -----------     -------------         ------
                                                                                                  

         Basic earnings per share
            Net income available to common stockholders              $  36,234            20,778           $ 1.74
         Effect of dilutive securities
            Options                                                        -                 272            (0.02)
                                                                       -------           -------            -----
         Diluted earnings per share
            Net income available to common stockholders
               plus assumed conversions                              $  36,234            21,050           $ 1.72
                                                                      ========           =======            =====

         Options to purchase  553,356 shares of common stock at $25.46 to $26.00
     per share were  outstanding  during  2002.  They were not  included  in the
     computation of diluted earnings per share because the option exercise price
     was greater than the average market price.

                                                                             Year ended December 31, 2001
                                                                     --------------------------------------------
                                                                       Income           Shares           Per share
                                                                     (numerator)     (denominator)         amount
         Basic earnings per share                                    -----------     -------------         ------
            Net income available to common stockholders              $  32,734            20,984           $ 1.56
         Effect of dilutive securities
            Options                                                        -                 250            (0.02)
                                                                     ---------         ---------            -----
         Diluted earnings per share
            Net income available to common stockholders
               plus assumed conversions                              $  32,734            21,234           $ 1.54
                                                                      ========         =========            =====

         Options  to  purchase  1,151,738  shares of  common  stock at $22.17 to
     $26.00 per share were  outstanding  during 2001.  They were not included in
     the  computation of diluted  earnings per share because the option exercise
     price was greater than the average market price.

                                                                             Year ended December 31, 2000
                                                                     --------------------------------------------
                                                                       Income           Shares           Per share
                                                                     (numerator)     (denominator)         amount
         Basic earnings per share                                    -----------     -------------         ------
            Net income available to common stockholders              $  27,788            20,809           $ 1.34
         Effect of dilutive securities
            Options                                                        -                 225            (0.02)
                                                                       -------           -------            -----
         Diluted earnings per share
            Net income available to common stockholders
               plus assumed conversions                              $  27,788            21,034           $ 1.32
                                                                      ========         =========            =====


         Options to purchase  890,359 shares of common stock at $21.96 to $26.00
     per share were  outstanding  during  2000.  They were not  included  in the
     computation of diluted earnings per share because the option exercise price
     was greater than the average market price.



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

         LEASE COMMITMENTS

         Future minimum payments under  non-cancelable  operating leases are due
     as follows (in thousands):

            Year ending December 31,
            ------------------------

                    2003                                           $   2,948
                    2004                                               2,585
                    2005                                               1,903
                    2006                                               1,379
                    2007                                               1,043
                    Thereafter                                         7,769
                                                                     -------

                                                                   $  17,627
                                                                     =======

         The total rental expense was approximately  $3,613,000,  $3,138,000 and
     $3,104,000 in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.

         OTHER

         In the normal course of business,  the Company,  the Banks and ITC have
     been named as defendants in several lawsuits. Although the ultimate outcome
     of these suits  cannot be  ascertained  at this time,  it is the opinion of
     management  that the  resolution  of such  suits  will not have a  material
     adverse  effect on the  financial  position or results of operations of the
     Company.

15. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

         The  Company   maintains  an  Officers'   and  Key   Employees'   Stock
     Compensation  Plan (Officers'  Plan). A total of 2,571,942 shares of common
     stock  have been made  available  for  options  or  restricted  stock to be
     granted through December 17, 2006. Options granted under the Officers' Plan
     will vest over a five-year  period,  in 20%  increments on each  successive
     anniversary of the date of grant. There are 1,479,501  outstanding  options
     under the Officers'  Plan at December 31, 2002.  Options  granted under the
     Company's  previous  stock option plan,  are subject to a vesting  schedule
     commencing at two years and expire ten years and one month from the date of
     issue.  Under the prior  plan,  there are  476,829  outstanding  options at
     December 31, 2002.

         In addition,  the Company has a  Non-employee  Directors'  Stock Option
     Plan  (Directors'  Plan).  Under the  Directors'  Plan,  a total of 328,640
     shares of common stock have been made  available  for options to be granted
     through  January 3, 2004.  The options  granted under the  Directors'  Plan
     fully  vest  after two years and  expire  ten years from the date of issue.
     There are 53,790 outstanding  options under the Directors' Plan at December
     31, 2002.

         The number of shares available for granting totaled 919,659 at December
     31, 2002. As of December 31, 2002,  63,215  options were  outstanding  as a
     result of previous acquisitions.




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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


15. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Continued

         A  summary  of the  status  of the  Company's  fixed  option  plans  is
presented below:



                                                    2002                     2001                   2000
                                           ----------------------   ----------------------   ----------------------
                                                        Weighted                 Weighted                 Weighted
                                                         average                  average                  average
                                                        exercise                 exercise                 exercise
                                             Shares       price       Shares       price       Shares       price
                                           ----------   ---------   ----------   ---------   ----------   ---------

                                                                                        
     Outstanding, beginning of  year        2,302,873   $   18.95    2,348,169   $   17.54    2,071,520   $   17.24
         Granted                              303,369       25.31      315,043       22.49      322,281       18.46
         Exercised                           (518,300)      16.78     (317,829)      11.75      (45,632)      10.02
         Forfeited                                -         -          (42,510)      21.46          -           -
                                           ----------               ----------               ----------

     Outstanding, end of year               2,087,942   $   19.87    2,302,873   $   18.95    2,348,169   $   17.54
                                           ==========               ==========               ==========

     Options exercisable at year-end        1,287,855                1,536,049                1,340,329
                                           ==========               ==========               ==========

     Weighted average fair value of
         options granted during the year                $    7.57                $    3.02                $    2.43
                                                         ========                 ========                 ========



         The following table summarizes  information about nonqualified  options
outstanding at December 31, 2002:




                                   Options outstanding                                  Options exercisable
         --------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------------
                                                   Weighted
                                 Number            average                               Number
                             outstanding at       remaining         Weighted           outstanding at      Weighted
             Range of          December 31,      contractual         average           December 31,         average
          exercise prices        2002             life (years)     exercise price         2002          exercise price
         ----------------     ----------       ------------------ -----------------  --------------  --------------------

                                                                                  
         $  7.92 - 10.56           10,896             4.6           $  9.07             10,896         $  9.07
           10.57 - 13.19          281,739             2.4             12.48            281,739           12.48
           13.20 - 15.83          145,051             3.5             13.41            145,051           13.41
           15.84 - 18.47          133,559             1.2             16.95            125,901           16.86
           18.48 - 21.11          234,818             8.0             18.68             92,127           18.68
           21.12 - 23.75          728,523             6.9             22.19            408,801           21.97
           23.76 - 26.39          553,356             7.6             25.71            223,340           26.00
                              -----------                                         ------------

                                2,087,942                                            1,287,855
                              ===========                                         ============


16. SIGNIFICANT GROUP CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK

         The  Company  grants  commercial  and  residential  loans to  customers
     throughout southeastern  Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey. Although the
     Company has a diversified  loan  portfolio,  a  substantial  portion of its
     debtors'  ability to honor their  contracts is dependent  upon the economic
     sector.



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


17. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK

         The Company is a party to financial instruments with  off-balance-sheet
     risk in the normal  course of business to meet the  financing  needs of its
     customers and to reduce its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates.
     These financial  instruments include commitments to extend credit,  standby
     letters of credit and interest rate swaps.  Those instruments  involve,  to
     varying  degrees,  elements of credit,  interest rate risk in excess of the
     amount  recognized  in the  consolidated  balance  sheets.  The contract or
     notional amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement the
     Company has in particular classes of financial instruments.

         The Company's  exposure to credit loss in the event of  non-performance
     by the other party to the financial  instrument  for  commitments to extend
     credit and  standby  letters of credit is  represented  by the  contractual
     notional  amount of these  instruments.  The  Company  uses the same credit
     policies in making  commitments and conditional  obligations as it does for
     on-balance-sheet  instruments.  For  interest  rate swaps and  floors,  the
     contract or notional amounts do not represent  exposure to credit loss. The
     Company  controls  the credit  risk of its  interest  rate swap  agreements
     through credit approvals, limits and monitoring procedures.

         Unless  otherwise  noted,  the Company does not require  collateral  or
     other  security to support  financial  instruments  with credit  risk.  The
     contract or  notional  amounts as of  December  31,  2002 and 2001,  are as
     follows (in thousands):




                                                                                        2002              2001
                                                                                     -----------       ----------
                                                                                                 

         Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent
               credit risk
            Commitments to extend credit                                             $   598,950       $  583,016
            Standby letters of credit                                                     42,389           23,644

         Financial instruments whose notional or contract amounts
               exceed the amount of credit risk
            Interest rate swap agreements                                                 60,000           40,000


         Commitments  to extend  credit are  agreements to lend to a customer as
     long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract.
     Commitments  generally  have fixed  expiration  dates or other  termination
     clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are
     expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total  commitment  amounts
     do  not  necessarily  represent  future  cash  requirements.   The  Company
     evaluates each customer's  creditworthiness  on a case-by-case  basis.  The
     amount of  collateral  obtained,  if deemed  necessary  by the Company upon
     extension of credit, is based on management's credit evaluation. Collateral
     held varies but may include  personal or commercial  real estate,  accounts
     receivable, inventory and equipment.

         Standby  letters of credit are  conditional  commitments  issued by the
     Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.  Those
     guarantees  are primarily  issued to support  public and private  borrowing
     arrangements,  including  commercial  paper,  bond  financing  and  similar
     transactions.  The credit  risk  involved  in issuing  letters of credit is
     essentially  the same as that  involved in  extending  loan  facilities  to
     customers.  The extent of collateral held for those commitments at December
     31, 2002, varies up to 100%; the average amount collateralized is 90%.




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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2000 and 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


17. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK - Continued

         Interest rate swap transactions generally involve the exchange of fixed
     and floating rate interest payment  obligations without the exchange of the
     underlying  principal amounts.  The Company uses swaps as part of its asset
     and  liability  management  process  with  the  objective  of  hedging  the
     relationship between money market deposits that are used to fund prime rate
     loans.  Past  experience has shown that as the prime interest rate changes,
     rates on money market deposits do not change with the same volatility.  The
     interest rate swaps have the effect of converting the rates on money market
     deposit accounts to a more market-driven  floating rate typical of prime in
     order for the Company to recognize a more even interest rate spread on this
     business segment.  This strategy will cause the Company to recognize,  in a
     rising  rate  environment,  a lower  overall  interest  rate spread than it
     otherwise  would have without the swaps in effect.  Likewise,  in a falling
     rate environment,  the Company will recognize a larger interest rate spread
     than it otherwise would have without the swaps in effect. In 2002, 2001 and
     2000,  the interest rate swaps had the effect of  increasing  the Company's
     net interest income by $1,713,000,  $1,029,000 and $307,000,  respectively,
     over what would have been  realized  had the Company  not entered  into the
     swap agreements.

18. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

         SFAS No. 107,  Disclosures  about Fair Value of Financial  Instruments,
     requires  disclosure of the estimated fair value of an entity's  assets and
     liabilities  considered to be financial  instruments.  For the bank, as for
     most financial institutions, the majority of its assets and liabilities are
     considered to be financial instruments as defined in SFAS No. 107. However,
     many of such instruments lack an available  trading market as characterized
     by a willing buyer and willing seller engaging in an exchange  transaction.
     Also, it is the Company's general practice and intent to hold its financial
     instruments  to maturity and to not engage in trading or sales  activities.
     Therefore, the Company had to use significant estimations and present value
     calculations to prepare this disclosure.

         Changes in  assumptions or  methodologies  used to estimate fair values
     may materially affect the estimated amounts.  Also, management is concerned
     that there may not be reasonable  comparability between institutions due to
     the wide range of permitted assumptions and methodologies in the absence of
     active  markets.  This lack of  uniformity  gives rise to a high  degree of
     subjectivity in estimating financial instrument fair values.

         Fair values have been estimated using data that  management  considered
     the best available and  estimation  methodologies  deemed  suitable for the
     pertinent category of financial instrument.  The estimation  methodologies,
     resulting  fair values and recorded  carrying  amounts at December 31, 2002
     and 2001, were as follows (in thousands):




                                                           December 31, 2002                 December 31, 2001
                                                     ----------------------------      ----------------------------
                                                      Carrying     Estimated fair       Carrying     Estimated fair
                                                       amount          value             amount          value
                                                     ----------   ---------------      ----------   ---------------
                                                                                         
        Cash and cash equivalents                    $  134,447     $    134,447       $  107,798    $    107,798
        Investment securities available for sale        733,744          733,744          658,581         658,581



         Fair  value of loans  and  deposits  with  floating  interest  rates is
     generally presumed to approximate the recorded carrying amounts.  Financial
     instruments  actively  traded in a secondary  market have been valued using
     quoted available market prices.



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

18. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Continued

         Fair value of financial  instruments  with stated  maturities  has been
     estimated using present value cash flow, discounted at a rate approximating
     current market for similar assets and liabilities.



                                                           December 31, 2002                 December 31, 2001
                                                     ----------------------------      ----------------------------
                                                     Carrying     Estimated fair       Carrying     Estimated fair
                                                      amount          value             amount          value
                                                     ----------   ---------------      ----------   ---------------
                                                                            (in thousands)
                                                                                         
        Deposits with stated maturities              $  765,418     $    786,920       $  904,982    $    918,149
        Repurchase agreements, federal funds
           purchased and short-term borrowings          263,939          263,939          248,206         248,206
        Long-term borrowings                            169,703          184,968          139,974         142,795
        Subordinated debentures                          63,250           86,593           40,250          42,065


         Fair  value  of  financial   instrument   liabilities  with  no  stated
     maturities  has been  estimated  to equal the  carrying  amount (the amount
     payable on demand),  totaling  $1.34 billion for 2002 and $1.17 billion for
     2001.

         The fair  value  of the net loan  portfolio  has been  estimated  using
     present  value cash flow,  discounted  at the  treasury  rate  adjusted for
     non-interest   operating  costs  and  giving   consideration  to  estimated
     prepayment risk and credit loss factors.



                                                          December 31, 2002                 December 31, 2001
                                                    -----------------------------    ------------------------------
                                                   Carrying     Estimated fair       Carrying     Estimated fair
                                                    amount          value             amount          value
                                                   ------------   ---------------   ------------   --------------
                                                                            (in thousands)
                                                                                         
        Net loans                                   $ 1,842,987     $  1,934,278     $  1,814,162    $  1,887,862



         The fair value of  commitments  to extend credit is estimated  based on
     the amount of unamortized  deferred loan commitment fees. The fair value of
     letters  of  credit  is based  on the  amount  of  unearned  fees  plus the
     estimated  cost  to  terminate  the  letters  of  credit.  Fair  values  of
     unrecognized  financial  instruments including commitments to extend credit
     and the fair value of letters of credit are considered immaterial.

         The fair value of  interest  rate  swaps are based  upon the  estimated
     amount the Company  would  receive or pay to  terminate  the  contracts  or
     agreements,   taking  into  account   current   interest  rates  and,  when
     appropriate, the current creditworthiness of the counterparties. Fair value
     approximates book value.

19. REGULATORY MATTERS

         The Banks are required to maintain  average  reserve  balances with the
     Federal  Reserve Bank.  The average  amount of those  balances for the year
     ended December 31, 2002, was approximately $7,258,000.






                                   (Continued)

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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19. REGULATORY MATTERS - Continued

         Dividends  are paid by the Company  from its  assets,  which are mainly
     provided by dividends from the Banks.  However,  certain restrictions exist
     regarding the ability of the Banks to transfer  funds to the Company in the
     form of cash dividends,  loans or advances. Under the restrictions in 2002,
     the Banks, without prior approval of bank regulators, can declare dividends
     to the Company totaling  $16,464,000  plus additional  amounts equal to the
     net earnings of the Banks for the period January 1, 2003,  through the date
     of declaration less dividends previously paid in 2003.

         The  Banks are  subject  to  various  regulatory  capital  requirements
     administered  by the  federal  banking  agencies.  Failure to meet  minimum
     capital   requirements  can  initiate  certain  mandatory  -  and  possible
     additional discretionary - actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could
     have a direct  material  effect  on the  Company's  consolidated  financial
     statements.  Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework
     for  prompt  corrective  action,  the  Banks  must  meet  specific  capital
     guidelines  that  involve  quantitative  measures  of  the  Banks'  assets,
     liabilities  and  certain   off-balance-sheet  items  as  calculated  under
     regulatory   accounting   practices.   The  Banks'   capital   amounts  and
     classification are also subject to qualitative  judgments by the regulators
     about components, risk weightings and other factors.

         Quantitative  measures  established  by  regulations  to ensure capital
     adequacy  require the Banks and the Company to maintain minimum amounts and
     ratios (set forth in the  following  table) of total and Tier I capital (as
     defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted  assets, and of Tier I capital
     to average assets.  Management believes,  as of December 31, 2002, that the
     Banks and Company meet all capital adequacy  requirements to which they are
     subject.

         As of December 31, 2002, the Banks met all regulatory  requirements for
     classification  as well  capitalized  under the  regulatory  framework  for
     prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized,  the Banks
     must maintain minimum total  risk-based,  core risk-based and core leverage
     ratios as set forth in the table.  There are no  conditions  or events that
     management believes have changed the institution's category.




                                                                                                   To be well
                                                                                                capitalized under
                                                                            For capital         prompt corrective
                                                        Actual           adequacy purposes      action provisions
                                                 --------------------  --------------------   ---------------------
                                                   Amount     Ratio      Amount      Ratio      Amount      Ratio
                                                 ----------  --------  ----------   -------   ----------   -------
                                                                      (Dollars in thousands)
                                                                                        
     As of December 31, 2002
        Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
           National Penn Bancshares, Inc.        $  271,184    13.08%  $  165,855     8.00%          N/A     N/A
           National Penn Bank                       203,455    10.59      153,667     8.00    $  192,084   10.00%
           Panasia Bank, N.A.                        12,320    11.36        8,679     8.00        10,848   10.00

        Tier I capital (to risk-weighted assets)
           National Penn Bancshares, Inc.           244,932    11.81       82,928     4.00           N/A     N/A
           National Penn Bank                       179,240     9.33       76,834     4.00       115,250    6.00
           Panasia Bank, N.A.                        10,956    10.10        4,339     4.00         6,509    6.00

        Tier I capital (to average assets)
           National Penn Bancshares, Inc.           244,932     8.66      113,181     4.00           N/A     N/A
           National Penn Bank                       179,240     6.91      103,725     4.00       129,456    5.00
           Panasia Bank, N.A.                        10,956     5.61        7,819     4.00         9,773    5.00




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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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19. REGULATORY MATTERS - Continued
                                                                                                   To be well
                                                                                                capitalized under
                                                                            For capital         prompt corrective
                                                        Actual           adequacy purposes      action provisions
                                                 --------------------  --------------------   ---------------------
                                                   Amount     Ratio      Amount      Ratio      Amount      Ratio
                                                 ----------  --------  ----------   -------   ----------   -------
                                                                      (Dollars in thousands)
                                                                                        
     As of December 31, 2001
        Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
           National Penn Bancshares, Inc.        $  238,304    11.82%  $  161,289     8.00%          N/A     N/A
           National Penn Bank                       197,195    10.42      151,358     8.00    $  189,189   10.00%
           Panasia Bank, N.A.                        11,068    13.64        6,490     8.00         8,113   10.00

        Tier I capital (to risk-weighted assets)
           National Penn Bancshares, Inc.           212,427    10.53       80,694     4.00           N/A     N/A
           National Penn Bank                       173,338     9.16       75,679     4.00       113,519    6.00
           Panasia Bank, N.A.                        10,045    12.38        3,245     4.00         4,868    6.00

        Tier I capital (to average assets)
           National Penn Bancshares, Inc.           212,427     7.99      106,346     4.00           N/A     N/A
           National Penn Bank                       173,338     7.03       98,691     4.00       123,364    5.00
           Panasia Bank, N.A.                        10,045     6.64        6,047     4.00         7,558    5.00


20. CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION - PARENT COMPANY ONLY

         The  following  is a  summary  of  selected  financial  information  of
     National Penn Bancshares, Inc., parent company only (in thousands):




                            CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                                                                                             December 31,
                                                                                    -----------------------------
                                                                                        2002             2001
                                                                                    ------------     ------------
                                                                                               
         Assets
            Cash                                                                    $        -       $      2,601
            Investment in Bank subsidiaries, at equity                                   230,684          206,226
            Investment in other subsidiaries, at equity                                   63,952           46,649
            Other assets                                                                   6,894              914
                                                                                      ----------       ----------

                                                                                    $    301,530     $    256,390
                                                                                     ===========      ===========

         Liabilities and shareholders' equity
            Long-term borrowings                                                    $      9,188     $     14,437
            Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in Company's
               subordinated debentures                                                    65,206           41,495
            Other liabilities                                                              4,776            4,776
            Shareholders' equity                                                         222,360          195,682
                                                                                      ----------       ----------

                                                                                    $    301,530     $    256,390
                                                                                     ===========      ===========


                                   (Continued)



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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20. CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION - PARENT COMPANY ONLY - Continued

                         CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                                                                                     Year ended December 31,
                                                                              -----------------------------------
                                                                                2002          2001         2000
                                                                              ---------    ---------    ---------
                                                                                               
         Income
            Equity in undistributed net earnings of subsidiaries              $   8,372    $  10,892    $  13,246
            Dividends from subsidiary                                            31,789       24,441       17,365
            Interest and other income                                               253          483          218
                                                                                -------      -------      -------
                                                                                 40,414       35,816       30,829
         Expense
            Interest on subordinated debentures                                   4,983        3,735        3,735
            Interest on long-term borrowings                                        288          837          725
            Other operating expenses                                              1,024          115          100
                                                                                -------      -------      -------
                                                                                  6,295        4,687        4,560
               Income before income tax benefit                                  34,119       31,129       26,269
         Income tax benefit                                                      (2,115)      (1,605)      (1,519)
                                                                                -------      -------      -------
               Net income                                                     $  36,234    $  32,734    $  27,788
                                                                               ========     ========     ========

                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                                                                     Year ended December 31,
                                                                              -----------------------------------
                                                                                2002          2001         2000
                                                                              ---------    ---------    ---------
         Cash flows from operating activities
            Net income                                                       $   36,234   $   32,734    $  27,788
            Equity in undistributed net earnings of subsidiaries                 (8,372)     (10,892)     (13,246)
            (Increase) decrease in other assets                                  (5,980)       1,674       (1,434)
            (Decrease) increase in other liabilities                                -          1,091           73
                                                                               --------     --------      -------
               Net cash provided by operating activities                         21,882       24,607       13,181
                                                                               --------     --------      -------
         Cash flows from investing activities
            Cash paid to acquire businesses                                         -            -        (20,025)
            Additional investment in subsidiaries, at equity                    (17,212)       2,562        1,198
                                                                               --------     --------      -------
               Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities              (17,212)       2,562      (18,827)
                                                                               --------     --------      -------
         Cash flows from financing activities
            Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt                                -            -         21,000
            Repayment of long-term debt                                          (5,249)      (3,938)      (2,625)
            Proceeds from issuance of subordinated debt                          65,206          -            -
            Repayment of subordinated debt                                      (41,495)         -            -
            Proceeds from issuance of stock                                         -            -             29
            Effect of treasury stock transactions                                (7,693)      (3,660)         878
            Cash dividends                                                      (18,040)     (16,974)     (14,893)
                                                                               --------     --------      -------
               Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities               (7,271)     (24,572)       4,389
                                                                               --------     --------      -------
               Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents              (2,601)       2,597       (1,257)
         Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                           2,601            4        1,261
                                                                               --------     --------      -------
         Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                            $      -     $    2,601    $       4
                                                                              =========    =========     ========




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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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21. SEGMENT INFORMATION

         SFAS No.  131,  Segment  Reporting,  establishes  standards  for public
     business  enterprises to report  information  about  operating  segments in
     their  annual  financial  statements  and requires  that those  enterprises
     report selected  information about operating segments in subsequent interim
     financial reports issued to shareholders. It also established standards for
     related disclosure about products and services, geographic areas, and major
     customers.  Operating  segments are components of an enterprise,  which are
     evaluated  regularly by the chief operating  decision maker in deciding how
     to allocate and assess  resources  and  performance.  The  Company's  chief
     operating decision maker is the President and Chief Executive Officer.  The
     Company has applied the aggregation  criteria set forth in SFAS No. 131 for
     its National Penn and Panasia  operating  segments to create one reportable
     segment, "Community Banking."

         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  has also  identified  several  operating  segments.  These
     operating  segments  within the  Company's  operations  do not have similar
     characteristics  to the community  banking  operations  and do not meet the
     quantitative thresholds requiring separate disclosure.  These nonreportable
     segments  include  ITC,  Penn  Securities,  National  Penn  Life  Insurance
     Company,  NPB Capital Trust,  NP Leasing and the Parent are included in the
     "Other" category.

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

         Reportable   segment-specific   information   and   reconciliation   to
consolidated financial information is as follows:




                                                                     Community
                                                                      Banking           Other        Consolidated
                                                                  --------------    ------------    ---------------
                                                                                   (in thousands)
                                                                                            
         December 31, 2002
            Total assets                                           $  2,808,295     $     49,967     $ 2,858,262
            Total deposits                                            2,112,640              -         2,112,640
            Net interest income (loss)                                  111,995           (2,431)        109,564
            Total noninterest income                                     31,689            8,158          39,847
            Total noninterest expense                                    80,201            9,630          89,831
            Net income (loss)                                      $     38,574     $     (2,340)    $    36,234









                                   (Continued)


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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21. SEGMENT INFORMATION - Continued



                                                                     Community
                                                                      Banking           Other        Consolidated
                                                                  --------------    ------------    ---------------
                                                                                   (in thousands)
                                                                                            
         December 31, 2001
            Total assets                                           $  2,721,923     $      5,559     $ 2,727,482
            Total deposits                                            2,076,795              -         2,076,795
            Net interest income (loss)                                  100,212           (4,227)         95,985
            Total noninterest income                                     28,013            6,489          34,502
            Total noninterest expense                                    75,521            5,202          80,723
            Net income (loss)                                      $     34,512     $     (1,778)    $    32,734

         December 31, 2000
            Total assets                                           $  2,609,386     $      6,061     $ 2,615,447
            Total deposits                                            1,909,591              -         1,909,591
            Net interest income (loss)                                   92,572           (4,146)         88,426
            Total noninterest income                                     20,839            6,820          27,659
            Total noninterest expense                                    69,646            5,636          75,282
            Net income (loss)                                      $     29,713     $     (1,925)    $    27,788


22. QUARTERLY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

         The following  represents  summarized  quarterly  financial data of the
     Company,  which,  in the opinion of  management,  reflects all  adjustments
     (comprising   only  normal  recurring   accruals)   necessary  for  a  fair
     presentation.  Net income per share of common  stock has been  restated  to
     retroactively reflect certain stock dividends.

         (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)



                                                                                Three months ended
                                                                 ----------------------------------------------------
               2002                                               Dec. 31     Sept. 30       June 30     March 31
         ----------------                                        ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                            
         Interest income                                         $  43,082    $  43,254    $  43,208    $  43,466
         Net interest income                                        28,330       27,074       27,378       26,782
         Provision for loan losses                                   2,750        4,500        2,800        3,950
         Net gains (losses) on sale of investment
            securities                                                  97          367          -           (250)
         Income before income taxes                                 11,505       11,466       11,639       10,970
         Net income                                                  9,220        9,211        9,038        8,765
         Earnings per share of common stock - basic                   0.44         0.44         0.44         0.42
         Earnings per share of common stock - diluted                 0.44         0.44         0.43         0.41







                                   (Continued)

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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22. QUARTERLY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) - Continued

                                                                                 Three months ended
                                                                 ----------------------------------------------------
               2001                                               Dec. 31     Sept. 30       June 30         March 31
         ----------------                                        ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                            
         Interest income                                         $  44,980    $  46,908    $  47,597    $  49,012
         Net interest income                                        25,671       24,994       23,115       22,205
         Provision for loan losses                                   2,500        3,500        1,500        1,500
         Net gains (losses) on sale of investment
            securities                                                (478)         781          -             31
         Income before income taxes                                  9,830       10,950       10,410        9,574
         Net income                                                  8,602        8,482        8,078        7,572
         Earnings per share of common stock - basic                   0.41         0.40         0.39         0.36
         Earnings per share of common stock - diluted                 0.41         0.40         0.38         0.35








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               Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants
               --------------------------------------------------


Board of Directors
National Penn Bancshares, Inc.


     We have audited the  accompanying  consolidated  balance sheets of National
Penn Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the
related consolidated  statements of income,  changes in shareholders' equity and
cash flows for each of the three years in the period  ended  December  31, 2002.
These financial  statements are the responsibility of the Company's  management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial  statements based
on our audits.

     We conducted our audits in accordance  with  auditing  standards  generally
accepted in the United States of America.  Those standards  require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a
test basis,  evidence  supporting  the amounts and  disclosures in the financial
statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant  estimates  made by  management,  as well as evaluating  the overall
financial  statement  presentation.   We  believe  that  our  audits  provide  a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

     In our opinion,  the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects,  the consolidated  financial position of National Penn
Bancshares,  Inc. and  Subsidiaries  as of December  31, 2002 and 2001,  and the
consolidated  results of their operations and their  consolidated cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended  December 31,  2002,  in  conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

     As  discussed  in  Note 1 to the  consolidated  financial  statements,  the
Company adopted Statement of Financial  Accounting Standard No. 142 Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets on January 1, 2002.




/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 20, 2003 (except for note 2, as to which the
        date is February 10,2003 and February 25, 2003)




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Item 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

     None.


                                    PART III
                                    --------

Item 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
- ------------------------------------------------------------

     Information  relating to  executive  officers of National  Penn is included
under Item 4A in Part I of this  Report.  Information  relating to  directors of
National Penn and compliance  with Section 16(a) of the Securities  Exchange Act
of 1934 is  incorporated  by  reference  to the section  captioned  "Election of
Directors" and the subsection  captioned  "Section  16(a)  Beneficial  Ownership
Reporting  Compliance" of National Penn's  definitive Proxy Statement to be used
in connection  with National  Penn's 2003 Annual  Meeting of  Shareholders  (the
"Proxy Statement").

     National Penn  maintains in effect a written Code of Ethics that applies to
National  Penn's  principal  executive  officer,  principal  financial  officer,
principal  accounting  officer,  controller,  and any  other  person  performing
similar  functions.  A copy of the Code of  Ethics  is filed in this  Report  as
Exhibit 14.1.


Item 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
- --------------------------------

     Information  required  by this item is  incorporated  by  reference  to the
subsection   captioned   "Director   Compensation"  and  the  section  captioned
"Execution Compensation" of the Proxy Statement.


Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
        RELATED MATTERS.
        ----------------

     The following  table  provides  information  as of December 31, 2002,  with
respect to shares of  National  Penn's  common  stock  that may be issued  under
National Penn's existing equity compensation plans:




                                                                        
                              (a)                        (b)                     (c)
Plan category(1)              Number of securities to    Weighted-average        Number of securities
                              be issued upon exercise    exercise price of       remaining available for
                              of outstanding options,    outstanding options,    future issuance under
                              warrants and rights        warrants and rights     equity compensation plans
                                                                                 (excluding securities
                                                                                 reflected in column (a))
Equity compensation plans
approved by security
holders............                 2,024,727             $20.68                  1,372,745 (2)(3)

Equity compensation plans
not approved by security
holders(4)..........                   None                  N/A                          N/A

Total...............                2,024,727             $20.68                  1,372,745
_________________________________________


(1) The table does not include  information on stock options assumed by National
Penn through  acquisitions.  At December 31, 2002, 63,215 shares of common stock
are issuable upon exercise of substitute stock options issued in connection with
acquisitions.  Of this  total,  51,305  shares are  issuable  upon  exercise  of
substitute  stock options issued in the  acquisition of Elverson  National Bank,
and 11,910 shares are issuable upon exercise of substitute stock



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options  issued in the  acquisition  of  Community  Independent  Bank,  Inc. The
weighted  average  exercise  price of all  substitute  stock  options  issued in
acquisitions  and  outstanding  at December  31, 2002 was $11.61 per share.  The
table also does not reflect  substitute  stock  options  for  640,591  shares of
common stock (with a weighted average exercise price of $11.31 per share) issued
on February 25, 2003 in the  acquisition  of  FirstService  Bank.  National Penn
cannot grant additional stock options under any of these substitute stock option
plans.

(2) Includes  425,391 shares available for future issuance under National Penn's
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

(3) Includes  27,693 shares  available for future issuance under National Penn's
Directors'  Fee Plan.  Under the Fee Plan,  shares or phantom stock units may be
issued at fair market value in lieu of cash for directors' fees.

(4) National Penn does not maintain equity compensation plans that have not been
approved by its shareholders.
_____________________________

     Other information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the
section captioned "Stock Ownership" of the Proxy Statement.


Item 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
- --------------------------------------------------------

     Information  required  by this item is  incorporated  by  reference  to the
subsection  captioned  "Related  Party and  Similar  Transactions"  of the Proxy
Statement.


Item 14.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
- ----------------------------------

     National  Penn's  chief  executive  officer  and  chief  financial  officer
evaluated  National Penn's  "disclosure  controls and procedures" as of February
26, 2003.  Disclosure  controls and procedures are defined in SEC Rule 13a-14(c)
as controls and other  procedures  of an issuer that are designed to ensure that
information  required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files
or submits  under the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded,  processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and
forms. For National Penn, these reports are its annual reports on Form 10-K, its
quarterly  reports on Form 10-Q,  and its  reports on Form 8-K.  These  officers
concluded that such controls and procedures are adequate and effective.

     Since the date of the most recent  evaluation of National  Penn's  internal
controls, there have been no significant changes in such internal controls or in
other factors that could significantly affect such internal controls.






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                                     PART IV
                                     -------

Item 15.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------

(a) 1. Financial Statements.
       ---------------------

     The following  consolidated  financial  statements are included in Part II,
Item 8, of this Report:

           National Penn Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries.
             Consolidated Balance Sheets.
             Consolidated Statements of Income.
             Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity.
             Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     2. Financial Statement Schedules.
        ------------------------------

     Financial statement schedules are omitted because the required  information
     is  either  not  applicable,  not  required,  or is shown in the  financial
     statements or in their notes.

     3. Exhibits.
        ---------

2.1  Agreement dated September 24, 2002 between National Penn Bancshares,  Inc.,
     National Penn Bank and  FirstService  Bank.  (Incorporated  by reference to
     Exhibit 2.1 of National  Penn's Current Report on Form 8-K dated  September
     24, 2002.)

2.2  Form of Letter Agreement  between  FirstService Bank directors and National
     Penn Bancshares, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of National
     Penn's Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 24, 2002.)

2.3  Agreement dated February 10, 2003 among National Penn Bancshares, Inc.,
     Panasia Bank, N.A., and Woori America Bank. (Incorporated by reference to
     Exhibit 2.1 to National Penn's Report on Form 8-K dated February 10, 2003,
     as filed on February 14, 2003.)

2.4  Guaranty  Agreement  dated  February  10,  2003 of  Woori  Bank in favor of
     National Penn  Bancshares,  Inc. and Panasia Bank,  N.A.  (Incorporated  by
     reference  to  Exhibit  2.2 to  National  Penn's  Report  on Form 8-K dated
     February 10, 2003, as filed on February 14, 2003.)

3.1  Articles of Incorporation,  as amended,  of National Penn Bancshares,  Inc.
     (Incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to National Penn's  Registration
     Statement No. 333-88536 on Form S-3, as filed on May 17, 2002.)

3.2  Bylaws,  as amended,  of National Penn  Bancshares,  Inc.  (Incorporated by
     reference to Exhibit 3.1 to National  Penn's Report on Form 8-K dated April
     24, 2002, as filed on April 29, 2002.)

4.1  Form of Trust Agreement between National Penn Bancshares, Inc. and
     Christiana Bank & Trust Company, as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to
     Exhibit 4.1 to National Penn's Registration Statement Nos. 333-97361 and
     333-97361-01 on Form S-3, as filed on July 30, 2002.)

4.2  Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement among National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., Christiana Bank & Trust Company, as Property Trustee, and
     Christiana Bank & Trust Company, as Delaware Trustee. (Incorporated by
     reference to Exhibit 4.2 to National Penn's Registration Statement Nos.
     333-97361 and 333-97361-01 on Form S-3, as filed on August 6, 2002.)




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4.3  Form of Subordinated Debenture Indenture between National Penn Bancshares,
     Inc. and Christiana Bank & Trust Company, as Trustee. (Incorporated by
     reference to Exhibit 4.4 to National Penn's Registration Statement Nos.
     333-97361 and 333-97361-01 on Form S-3, as filed on August 6, 2002.)

4.4  Form of Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement between National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc. and Christiana Bank & Trust Company, as Trustee.
     (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to National Penn's Registration
     Statement Nos. 333-97361 and 333-97361-01 on Form S-3, as filed on August
     6, 2002.)

4.5  Term Loan Agreement dated July 11, 2000, between National Penn Bancshares,
     Inc. and the Northern Trust Company. (Omitted pursuant to Regulation S-K,
     Item 601(b)(4)(iii); National Penn agrees to furnish a copy of such
     agreement to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.)

10.1 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment
     Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to National Penn's Report
     on Form 8-K dated March 27, 2002, as filed on April 8, 2002.)

10.2 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Pension Plan (Amended and Restated Effective
     January 1, 2001).* (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to National
     Penn's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.)

10.  3 Bernville Bank, N.A. Employees' Profit Sharing Plan - Plan Compliance and
     Merger  Amendment.*  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to National
     Penn's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001.)

10.4 Amendment No. 1 to National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Pension Plan (Amended and
     Restated Effective January 1, 2001).* (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
     10.1 to National Penn's Report on Form 8-K dated December 18, 2002, as
     filed on January 9, 2003.)

10.5 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Capital Accumulation Plan (Amended and
     Restated Effective January 1, 1997) (Revised 2001).* (Incorporated by
     reference to Exhibit 10.2 to National Penn's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
     for the quarter ended June 30, 2001.)

10.6 Amendment No. 1 to National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Capital Accumulation Plan
     (Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 1997) (Revised 2001).*
     (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to National Penn's Registration
     Statement No. 333-75730 on Form S-8, as filed on December 21, 2001.)

10.7 Amendment No. 2 to National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Capital Accumulation Plan
     (Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 1997) (Revised 2001).*
     (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to National Penn's Post-Effective
     Amendment to Registration Statement No. 333-75730 on Form S-8, as filed on
     January 7, 2002.)

10.8 Amendment No. 3 to National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Capital Accumulation Plan
     (Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 1997) (Revised 2001).*
     (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to National Penn's Report on
     Form 8-K dated December 18, 2002, as filed on January 9, 2003.)

10.9 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Amended and Restated Executive Incentive
     Plan.* (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to National Penn's Report
     on Form 8-K dated December 20, 2000, as filed on January 4, 2001.)

10.10 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Executive Incentive Plan/Schedules.*



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10.11 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan.*
     (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to National Penn's Report on
     Form 8-K dated July 12, 2002, as filed on July 16, 2002.)

10.12 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Amended Officers' and Key Employees' Stock
     Compensation Plan.* (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to National
     Penn's Report on Form 8-K dated September 26, 2001, as filed on September
     27, 2001.)

10.13 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Directors' Fee Plan.* (Incorporated by
     reference to Exhibit 10.3 to National Penn's Report on Form 8-K dated
     December 18, 2002, as filed on January 9, 2003.)

10.14 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan.*
     (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to National Penn's Report on
     Form 8-K dated September 26, 2001, as filed on September 27, 2001.)

10.15 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock
     Purchase Plan.* (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to National
     Penn's Report on Form 8-K dated December 20, 2000, as filed on January 1,
     2001.)

10.16 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Elverson Substitute Stock Option Plan.*
     (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to National Penn's Registration
     Statement No. 333-71391 on Form S-8, as filed on January 29, 1999.)

10.17 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Community Employee Substitute Stock Option
     Plan.* (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to National Penn's
     Registration Statement No. 333-54520 on Form S-8, as filed on January 29,
     2001.)

10.18 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Community Non-Employee Director Substitute
     Stock Option Plan.* (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to National
     Penn's Registration Statement No. 333-54556 on Form S-8, as filed on
     January 29, 2001.)

10.19 Form of Amended and Restated Director Deferred Fee Agreement between
     Bernville Bank, N.A. and certain former Bernville Bank, N.A. directors.*
     (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to National Penn's Annual
     Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.)

10.20 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. FirstService Substitute Incentive Stock
     Option Plan.*

10.21 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. FirstService Non-Employee Directors
     Substitute Stock Option Plan.*

10.22 Executive Supplemental Benefit Agreement dated December 27, 1989, among
     National Penn Bancshares, Inc., National Bank of Boyertown and Lawrence T.
     Jilk, Jr.* (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to National Penn's
     Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.)

10.23 Amendatory Agreement dated February 23, 1994, among National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., National Penn Bank and Lawrence T. Jilk, Jr.*
     (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to National Penn's Annual
     Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.)

10.24 Amendatory Agreement dated August 26, 1998, among National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., National Penn Bank and Lawrence T. Jilk, Jr.*
     (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to National Penn's Quarterly
     Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998.)

10.25 Employment Agreement dated February 4, 2003, among National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., National Penn Bank and Wayne R. Weidner.* (Incorporated
     by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to National Penn's Report on Form 8-K dated
     February 4, 2003, as filed on February 4, 2003.)



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10.26 Employment Agreement dated December 18, 2002, among National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., National Penn Bank and Glenn E. Moyer.* (Incorporated by
     reference to Exhibit 10.4 to National Penn's Report on Form 8-K dated
     December 18, 2002, as filed on January 9, 2003.)

10.27 Executive Agreement dated July 23, 1997, among National Penn Bancshares,
     Inc., National Penn Bank and Gary L. Rhoads.* (Incorporated by reference to
     Exhibit 10.1 to National Penn's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
     quarter ended September 30, 1997.)

10.28 Amendatory Agreement dated August 26, 1998, among National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., National Penn Bank and Gary L. Rhoads.* (Incorporated by
     reference to Exhibit 10.4 to National Penn's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
     for the quarter ended September 30, 1998.)

10.29 Amendatory Agreement dated February 24, 1999, among National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., National Penn Bank and Gary L. Rhoads.* (Incorporated by
     reference to Exhibit 10.26 to National Penn's Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 2001.)

10.30 Executive Agreement dated July 23, 1997, among National Penn Bancshares,
     Inc., National Penn Bank and Sandra L. Spayd.* (Incorporated by reference
     to Exhibit 10.2 to National Penn's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
     quarter ended September 30, 1997.)

10.31 Amendatory Agreement dated August 26, 1998, among National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., National Penn Bank and Sandra L. Spayd.* (Incorporated by
     reference to Exhibit 10.5 to National Penn's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
     for the quarter ended September 30, 1998.)

10.32 Executive Agreement dated September 24, 1997, among National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., National Penn Bank and Garry D. Koch.* (Incorporated by
     reference to Exhibit 10.3 to National Penn's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
     for the quarter ended September 30, 1997.)

10.33 Amendatory Agreement dated August 26, 1998, among National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., National Penn Bank and Garry D. Koch.* (Incorporated by
     reference to Exhibit 10.3 to National Penn's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
     for the quarter ended September 30, 1998.)

10.34 Executive Agreement dated as of July 23, 1997, among National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., National Penn Bank and Sharon L. Weaver.* (Incorporated
     by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to National Penn's Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1998.)

10.35 Amendatory Agreement dated September 24, 1997, among National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., National Penn Bank and Sharon L. Weaver.* (Incorporated
     by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to National Penn's Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1998.)

10.36 Amendatory Agreement dated August 26, 1998, among National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., National Penn Bank and Sharon L. Weaver.* (Incorporated
     by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to National Penn's Quarterly Report on Form
     10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998.)

10.37 Executive Agreement dated as of August 26, 1998, among National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., National Penn Bank and Bruce G. Kilroy.* (Incorporated by
     reference to Exhibit 10.35 to National Penn's Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 2001.)

10.38 Amendatory Agreement dated August 23, 2000, among National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., National Penn Bank and Bruce G. Kilroy.* (Incorporated by
     reference to Exhibit 10.36 to National Penn's Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 2001.)

10.39Executive  Agreement dated June 22, 2001,  among National Penn  Bancshares,
     Inc.,  National Penn Bank and Paul W. McGloin.*  (Incorporated by reference
     to Exhibit 10.1 to National Penn's Report on Form 8-K dated April 24, 2002,
     as filed on April 29, 2002.)



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10.40Amendatory   Agreement   dated  January  27,  2002,   among  National  Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., National Penn Bank and Paul W. McGloin.* (Incorporated by
     reference to Exhibit 10.2 to National Penn's Report on Form 8-K dated April
     24, 2002, as filed on April 29, 2002.)

10.41 Executive Agreement dated July 23, 1997, among National Penn Bancshares,
     Inc., National Penn Bank and Michael R. Reinhard.*

10.42 Amendatory Agreement dated August 26, 1998, among National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc., National Penn Bank and Michael R. Reinhard.*

10.43 Employment Agreement dated as of September 24, 2002, between National Penn
     Bank and John C. Spier.* (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
     National Penn's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No.
     333-101689 on Form S-4, as filed on December 31, 2002.)

10.44 Description of Consulting Arrangement between Lawrence T. Jilk, Jr. and
     Panasia Bank, N.A.* (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to National
     Penn's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31. 2001.)

10.45 Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 20, 1989, between National Penn
     Bancshares, Inc. and Pennsylvania State Bank. (Incorporated by reference to
     Exhibit 10.35 to National Penn's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
     ended December 31, 2000.)

10.46Amendment  to  Rights  Agreement  dated  as of  August  21,  1999,  between
     National  Penn  Bancshares,  Inc. and National  Penn Bank,  as Rights Agent
     (including as Exhibit "A" thereto,  the Rights Agreement dated as of August
     23, 1989,  between  National  Penn  Bancshares,  Inc. and National  Bank of
     Boyertown,  as Rights Agent).  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
     National  Penn's  Report on Form 8-K,  dated August 21,  1999,  as filed on
     August 26, 1999.)

14.1 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Code of Ethics.

  21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

  23 Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants.

  99 Forward-Looking Statements.

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* Denotes a compensatory plan or arrangement.

(b) Reports on Form 8-K.

     During fourth  quarter 2002,  National Penn filed the following  Reports on
Form 8-K:

     o    Report dated November 12, 2002. The Report provided information under
          Item 9 on the filing by Wayne R. Weidner, National Penn's Chairman,
          President and Chief Executive Officer, and by Gary L. Rhoads, National
          Penn's Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, of certifications with
          the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the Quarterly
          Report on Form 10-Q of National Penn for the quarter ended September
          30, 2002. These certifications were filed pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
          Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
          Act of 2002. The Report did not contain any financial statements.

     o    Report dated  December 5, 2002.  The Report  provided under Item 5 the
          press  release  issued  by  National  Penn  in  connection   with  its
          engagement  of Sandler  O'Neill & Partners,  L.P.  as National  Penn's
          financial  advisor  regarding a possible sale of Panasia Bank, N.A. or
          an alternative strategic transaction involving Panasia. The Report did
          not contain any financial statements.


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     o    Report dated December 18, 2002. The Report provided  information under
          Item  5  on  amendments  to  National  Penn's  pension  plan,  capital
          accumulation  plan (401(k) plan) and  directors'  fee plan, as well as
          the employment  agreement dated December 18, 2002 among National Penn,
          National Penn Bank and Glenn E. Moyer.  The Report did not contain any
          financial statements.









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                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------



     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of  Section  13 or 15(d) 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.


                                                  NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC.
                                                  (Registrant)


February 26, 2003                                 By /s/ Wayne R. Weidner
                                                     -------------------------
                                                     Wayne R. Weidner
                                                     Chairman, President and
                                                     Chief Executive Officer

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following  persons in the  capacities and on
the dates indicated:

Signatures                           Title
- ----------                           -----


/s/ John H. Body                     Director                February 26, 2003
- --------------------------------
John H. Body



- --------------------------------
J. Ralph Borneman, Jr.


/s/ Frederick H. Gaige               Director                February 26, 2003
- --------------------------------
Frederick H. Gaige


/s/ John W. Jacobs                   Director                February 26, 2003
- --------------------------------
John W. Jacobs


/s/ Frederick P. Krott               Director                February 26, 2003
- --------------------------------
Frederick P. Krott


/s/ Patricia L. Langiotti            Director                February 26, 2003
- --------------------------------
Patricia L. Langiotti


/s/ Kenneth A. Longacre              Director                February 26, 2003
- --------------------------------
Kenneth A. Longacre


/s/ Glenn E. Moyer                   Director                February 26, 2003
- --------------------------------
Glenn E. Moyer





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/s/ Alexander Rankin                 Director                February 26, 2003
- --------------------------------
Alexander Rankin


/s/ Robert E. Rigg                   Director                February 26, 2003
- --------------------------------
Robert E. Rigg


/s/ C. Robert Roth                   Director                February 26, 2003
- --------------------------------
C. Robert Roth


/s/ John C. Spier                    Director                February 26, 2003
- --------------------------------
John C. Spier


/s/ Wayne R. Weidner
- --------------------------------     Director, Chairman,     February 26, 2003
Wayne R. Weidner                     President and Chief
                                     Executive Officer
                                     (Principal Executive Officer)


/s/ Gary L. Rhoads
- --------------------------------     Treasurer (Principal    February 26, 2003
Gary L. Rhoads                       Financial and
                                     Accounting Officer)




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                                 CERTIFICATIONS
                                 --------------


I, Wayne R. Weidner, certify that:

1.      I have  reviewed  this  annual  report  on Form  10-K of  National  Penn
        Bancshares, Inc.;

2.      Based on my  knowledge,  this annual  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 annual report;

3.      Based on my knowledge,  the financial  statements,  and other  financial
        information  included  in this  annual  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 annual report;

4.      The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers 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 the registrant,  including its
                consolidated subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within
                those  entities,  particularly  during  the period in which this
                annual report is being prepared;

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

         c)     presented  in this  annual  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  officers and I have disclosed,  based
        on our most recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors  and the
        audit  committee  of   registrant's   board  of  directors  (or  persons
        performing the equivalent functions):

         a)     all  significant  deficiencies  in the  design or  operation  of
                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  auditors 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; and

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

                                                /s/ Wayne R. Weidner
Date:  February  26, 2003                       ________________________________

                                                Wayne R. Weidner
                                                Chairman, President and
                                                Chief Executive Officer



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I, Gary L. Rhoads, certify that:

1.      I have  reviewed  this  annual  report  on Form  10-K of  National  Penn
        Bancshares, Inc.;

2.      Based on my  knowledge,  this annual  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 annual report;

3.      Based on my knowledge,  the financial  statements,  and other  financial
        information  included  in this  annual  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 annual report;

4.      The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers 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 the registrant,  including its
                consolidated subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within
                those  entities,  particularly  during  the period in which this
                annual report is being prepared;

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

         c)     presented  in this  annual  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  officers and I have disclosed,  based
        on our most recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors  and the
        audit  committee  of   registrant's   board  of  directors  (or  persons
        performing the equivalent functions):

         a)     all  significant  deficiencies  in the  design or  operation  of
                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  auditors 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; and

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

                                                /s/ Gary L. Rhoads
Date:   February 26, 2003                       _______________________________

                                                Gary L. Rhoads
                                                Treasurer and
                                                Chief Financial Officer