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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
   
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011
  OR
 
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
   
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
  For the transition period from ________________ to ________________

000-22537-01
(Commission File Number)
 
NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Pennsylvania
23-2215075
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
IRS Employer Identification No.
     
Philadelphia and Reading Avenues,
Boyertown, PA  19512
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(800) 822-3321
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report):  N/A

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 No  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes x    No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer x                                                                                                 Accelerated filer  ¨  
        Non-accelerated filer   o  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)       Smaller reporting company o
 
 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes o No  x
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class
 
Outstanding at August 4, 2011
Common Stock, no stated par value
 
151,681,748 shares
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS


Part I - Financial Information.
Page
       
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements                                                                     
       
 
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
 
   
Financial Condition and Results of Operation
       
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
 
   
Market Risk                                                                     
       
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures                                                                     
       
Part II - Other Information.
 
       
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings                                                                     
       
 
Item  1A.
Risk Factors
       
 
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
 
   
and Use of  Proceeds                                                                     
       
 
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                                     
       
 
Item 4.
[Removed and Reserved by the SEC]
       
 
Item 5.
Other Information                                                                     
       
 
Item 6.
Exhibits                                                                     
       
Signatures                                                                                                      
       
Exhibits                                                                                                      



 


 
 

 
 
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
   
Unaudited
       
(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
ASSETS
           
Cash and due from banks
  $ 105,918     $ 90,283  
Interest-earning deposits with banks
    513,132       612,099  
Total cash and cash equivalents
    619,050       702,382  
                 
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value
    1,696,682       1,632,118  
Investment securities held to maturity
               
(Fair value $529,162 and $537,932 for 2011 and 2010, respectively)
    518,578       546,957  
Other securities
    75,308       80,615  
Loans held for sale
    8,852       12,785  
Loans and leases, net of allowance for loan and lease losses of $137,909 and $150,054
       
for 2011 and 2010, respectively
    5,032,165       5,163,884  
Premises and equipment, net
    103,017       105,483  
Accrued interest receivable
    31,862       33,829  
Bank owned life insurance
    136,606       134,154  
Other real estate owned and other repossessed assets
    8,407       7,453  
Goodwill
    258,279       258,279  
Other intangible assets, net
    18,970       22,217  
Unconsolidated investments under the equity method
    12,327       11,482  
Other assets
    113,038       132,982  
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 8,633,141     $ 8,844,620  
                 
LIABILITIES
               
Non-interest bearing deposits
  $ 839,811     $ 808,835  
Interest bearing deposits
    5,104,350       5,250,338  
Total deposits
    5,944,161       6,059,173  
                 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements
    738,628       734,455  
Short-term borrowings
    6,390       10,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    627,332       703,761  
Subordinated debentures
    143,261       142,780  
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities
    39,856       57,014  
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    7,499,628       7,707,183  
                 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Preferred stock, no stated par value; authorized 1,000,000 shares
               
Series B, $1,000 liquidation preference, 5% cumulative; 150,000 shares issued and
 
   outstanding as of December 31, 2010
    -       148,441  
Common stock, no stated par value; authorized 250,000,000 shares, issued and
         
   outstanding:  June 30, 2011 - 151,660,444; December 31, 2010 - 136,792,414
    1,379,690       1,292,342  
Accumulated deficit
    (258,125 )     (293,940 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    11,948       (9,406 )
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    1,133,513       1,137,437  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $ 8,633,141     $ 8,844,620  
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
         
 
 
 
 
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NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
   
Three Months
   
Six Months
 
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Ended June 30,
   
Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
INTEREST INCOME
                       
Loans and leases, including fees
  $ 67,553     $ 77,830     $ 136,781     $ 156,484  
Investment securities
                               
Taxable
    11,552       11,457       22,909       22,555  
Tax-exempt
    8,401       8,803       16,894       17,641  
Federal funds sold and deposits in banks
    234       218       514       465  
Total interest income
    87,740       98,308       177,098       197,145  
INTEREST EXPENSE
                               
Deposits
    10,974       16,464       22,381       34,745  
Securities sold under repurchase agreements
    2,346       2,808       4,741       5,682  
Short-term borrowings
    -       -       -       -  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    7,039       8,010       14,256       16,063  
Subordinated debentures
    2,386       2,383       4,755       4,753  
Total interest expense
    22,745       29,665       46,133       61,243  
Net interest income
    64,995       68,643       130,965       135,902  
Provision for loan and lease losses
    3,000       25,000       13,000       57,500  
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses
    61,995       43,643       117,965       78,402  
NON-INTEREST INCOME
                               
Wealth management
    5,856       7,238       11,780       14,339  
Service charges on deposit accounts
    4,616       5,446       9,280       10,787  
Insurance commissions and fees
    3,520       3,639       6,741       7,410  
Cash management and electronic banking fees
    4,645       4,614       9,016       8,772  
Mortgage banking
    1,014       1,231       2,094       2,384  
Bank owned life insurance
    1,233       1,280       2,453       3,263  
Equity in undistributed net earnings of unconsolidated investments
    116       537       1,816       700  
Gain on pension plan curtailment
    -       -       -       4,066  
Other operating income
    1,818       2,771       3,873       5,504  
Net (losses) gains from fair value changes on subordinated debentures
    (430 )     1,543       (481 )     (5,718 )
Net gains (losses) on sales of investment securities
    -       214       -       214  
                                 
IMPAIRMENT LOSSES ON INVESTMENT SECURITIES:
                               
Impairment losses on investment securities
    -       -       -       (634 )
Non credit-related losses on securities not expected to be sold
                               
recognized in other comprehensive loss before tax
    -       -       -       -  
Net impairment losses on investment securities
    -       -       -       (634 )
Total non-interest income
    22,388       28,513       46,572       51,087  
                                 
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
                               
Salaries, wages and employee benefits
    30,408       30,999       61,857       60,428  
Net premises and equipment
    6,787       7,209       14,059       15,207  
Goodwill impairment
    -       8,250       -       8,250  
FDIC insurance
    2,726       4,056       6,183       8,153  
Other operating expenses
    14,200       16,049       28,859       32,182  
Total non-interest expense
    54,121       66,563       110,958       124,220  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    30,262       5,593       53,579       5,269  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    7,054       9,132       11,591       4,882  
NET  INCOME
    23,208       (3,539 )     41,988       387  
Preferred dividends and accretion of preferred discount
    -       (2,005 )     (1,691 )     (4,010 )
Accelerated accretion from redemption of preferred stock
    -       -       (1,452 )     -  
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
  $ 23,208     $ (5,544 )   $ 38,845     $ (3,623 )
PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
                               
Basic earnings available to common shareholders
  $ 0.15     $ (0.04 )   $ 0.26     $ (0.03 )
Diluted earnings available to common shareholders
  $ 0.15     $ (0.04 )   $ 0.26     $ (0.03 )
Dividends paid in cash
  $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.02     $ 0.02  
                                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
                         
 

 
 
 
 
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NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                                     
                           
Accumulated
       
(dollars in thousands, except share data)
         
Series B
         
Other
       
   
Common
   
Preferred
   
Accumulated
    Comprehensive  
             
 
   
Shares
   
Value
   
Stock
   
Deficit
   
Loss
   
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2010
    136,792,414     $ 1,292,342     $ 148,441     $ (293,940 )   $ (9,406 )   $ 1,137,437  
Comprehensive income:
                                               
Net income
                            41,988               41,988  
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes
                            21,354       21,354  
Total comprehensive income
                            41,988       21,354       63,342  
                                                 
Cash dividends declared common
                      (3,031 )             (3,031 )
Cash dividends declared preferred
                      (1,583 )             (1,583 )
Shares issued under share-based plans,
                                         
net of excess tax benefits
    537,451       3,805                               3,805  
Shares issued in private placement
    14,330,579       84,543                               84,543  
Amortization of preferred discount
              1,559       (1,559 )             -  
Repayment of Series B Preferred Stock
              (150,000 )                     (150,000 )
Repurchase of common stock warrants
      (1,000 )                             (1,000 )
                                                 
Balance at June 30, 2011
    151,660,444     $ 1,379,690     $ -     $ (258,125 )   $ 11,948     $ 1,133,513  
                                                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
                 
                                                 



 
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NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
             
(dollars in thousands)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
           
Net income
  $ 41,988     $ 387  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Provision for loan and lease losses
    13,000       57,500  
Share-based compensation expense
    2,182       895  
Depreciation and amortization
    8,242       8,111  
Amortization (accretion) of premiums and discounts on investment securities, net
    948       (4 )
Gains on investment securities, net
    -       (214 )
(Losses) gains on equity-method investments, net of distributions
    (845 )     85  
Loans originated for resale
    (59,960 )     (84,511 )
Proceeds from sale of loans
    65,332       87,483  
Gain on sale of loans, net
    (1,439 )     (888 )
(Gain) loss on sale of other real estate owned, net
    (7 )     433  
Gain on sale of bank buildings
    -       (223 )
Increase in fair value of subordinated debtentures
    481       5,718  
Impairment losses on investment securities
    -       634  
Bank-owned life insurance policy income
    (2,453 )     (3,263 )
Gain on pension plan curtailment
    -       (4,066 )
Goodwill impairment
    -       8,250  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Decrease in accrued interest receivable
    1,967       820  
Decrease in accrued interest payable
    (4,260 )     (1,717 )
Decrease  in other assets
    14,024       5,329  
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities
    (10,915 )     6,113  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    68,285       86,872  
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Proceeds from maturities and repayments of investment securities held to maturity
    28,087       22,141  
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale
    -       6,668  
Purchase of investment securites held to maturity
    -       (50 )
Proceeds from maturities and repayments of investment securities available for sale
    150,289       213,232  
Purchase of investment securities available for sale
    (184,263 )     (259,560 )
Proceeds from sale of loans previously held for investment
    2,764       10,973  
Net decrease in loans and leases
    114,157       195,923  
Purchases of premises and equipment
    (2,064 )     (2,212 )
Claims from bank owned life insurance
    -       2,082  
Proceeds from sale of bank buildings
    -       911  
Proceeds from the sale of other real estate owned
    375       4,354  
Net cash provided by investing activities
    109,345       194,462  
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Net (decrease) increase in core deposits
    (378 )     54,967  
Net decrease in certificates of deposit
    (114,634 )     (297,614 )
Net increase in securities sold under repurchase agreements
    4,173       14,991  
Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings
    (3,610 )     100  
Repayments of FHLB advances
    (75,963 )     (49,259 )
Proceeds from shares issued under share-based plans
    1,132       230  
Excess tax expense on share-based plans
    (221 )     (28 )
Issuance of shares under dividend reinvestment plan
    548       622  
Issuance of common stock in private placement
    84,543       -  
Repayment of Series B Preferred stock
    (150,000 )     -  
Repurchase of common stock warrants
    (1,000 )     -  
Cash dividends, common
    (3,031 )     (2,509 )
Cash dividends, preferred
    (2,521 )     (3,750 )
Net cash used in financing activities
    (260,962 )     (282,250 )
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (83,332 )     (916 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    702,382       603,257  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 619,050     $ 602,341  
                 
 
 
 
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NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES

      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:
 
   
Six Months Ended
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Interest
  $ 50,393     $ 62,961  
Taxes
    13,703       -  
                 
 
The Company’s investing and financing activities that affected assets or liabilities, but did not result in cash receipts or cash payments were as follows:

   
Six Months Ended
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Transfers of loans to other real estate¹
  $ 1,798     $ 9,539  
Other than temporary impairment on investment securities
    -       634  
Dividends accrued not paid on Series B Preferred Stock
    -       938  
                 
¹  $0.9 million and $4.8 million of OREO was disposed of during the periods ending June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
  
               
                 

 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  BASIS OF PRESENTATION                                                                                                    

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with instructions to Form 10-Q, and therefore, do not include information or footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted  in the United States (“GAAP”).  However, all normal, recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of these financial statements have been included.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for National Penn Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company” or “National Penn”)  for the year ended December 31, 2010, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (the “Form 10-K”).  The results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011.

The consolidated statement of operations includes Christiana Bank & Trust Company’s (“Christiana”), a Delaware state-chartered bank and trust company, results of operations until its divestiture on December 3, 2010, for the period it was owned by National Penn.
 
The Company has prepared its accompanying consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP as applicable to the financial services industry.   The consolidated financial statements include the balances of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, National Penn Bank (“National Penn Bank”).  All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  References to the Company include all the Company’s subsidiaries unless otherwise noted.
 
 
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2.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

(dollars in thousands, except per share data )
 
Three months ended June 30,
   
Six months ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Income for EPS:
                       
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
  $ 23,208     $ (5,544 )   $ 38,845     $ (3,623 )
                                 
Calculation of shares:
                               
Weighted average basic shares
    151,601,052       126,045,667       151,034,207       125,960,351  
Dilutive effect of:
                               
   Share-based compensation
    234,350       -       269,390       -  
   Warrants
            -       -       -  
Weighted average fully diluted shares
    151,835,402       126,045,667       151,303,597       125,960,351  
                                 
Earnings per common share:
                               
Basic
  $ 0.15     $ (0.04 )   $ 0.26     $ (0.03 )
Diluted
  $ 0.15     $ (0.04 )   $ 0.26     $ (0.03 )
                                 

The following options were excluded from the computation of earnings per share as they were anti-dilutive:

   
Three months ended June 30,
   
Six months ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Stock Options
    3,494,093       4,534,699       3,354,531       4,453,495  
Exercise Price
                               
Low
  $ 5.85     $ 5.60     $ 5.85     $ 5.60  
High
  $ 21.49     $ 21.49     $ 21.49     $ 21.49  
 
 
 
 

 
 
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3.  INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair values of the Company’s investment securities are summarized as follows:

     
June 30, 2011
 
           
Gross
   
Gross
       
(dollars in thousands)
 
Amortized
    unrealized     unrealized    
Fair
 
     
cost
   
gains
   
losses
   
value
 
Available for Sale
                       
U.S. Treasury securities
  $ 19,979     $ 17     $ -     $ 19,996  
U.S. Government agency securities
    4,996       81       -       5,077  
State and municipal bonds
    334,723       7,795       (7,657 )     334,861  
Agency mortgage-backed securities/
    1,267,621       34,906       (1,816 )     1,300,711  
    collateralized mortgage obligations                              
Non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations
    18,632       475       (84 )     19,023  
Corporate securities and other
    13,039       136       (570 )     12,605  
Marketable equity securities
    3,759       733       (83 )     4,409  
    Total   $ 1,662,749     $ 44,143     $ (10,210 )   $ 1,696,682  
                                 
Held to Maturity
                               
State and municipal bonds
  $ 426,426     $ 10,200     $ (2,623 )   $ 434,003  
Agency mortgage-backed securities/
    91,083       2,974       -     $ 94,057  
  collateralized mortgage obligations                                
Non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations
    1,069       33       -     $ 1,102  
   Total   $ 518,578     $ 13,207     $ (2,623 )   $ 529,162  
                                   
 
 
   
December 31, 2010
 
         
Gross
   
Gross
       
(dollars in thousands)
 
Amortized
    unrealized     unrealized    
Fair
 
   
cost
   
gains
   
losses
   
value
 
Available for Sale
                       
U.S. Treasury securities
  $ 19,952     $ -     $ (3 )   $ 19,949  
U.S. Government agency securities
    4,995       99       -       5,094  
State and municipal bonds
    345,310       4,880       (16,836 )     333,354  
Agency mortgage-backed securities/
                               
  collateralized mortgage obligations     1,216,153       26,854       (11,648 )     1,231,359  
Non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations
    25,071       280       (277 )     25,074  
Corporate securities and other
    14,189       90       (1,245 )     13,034  
Marketable equity securities
    3,759       506       (11 )     4,254  
    Total   $ 1,629,429     $ 32,709     $ (30,020 )   $ 1,632,118  
                                 
Held to Maturity
                               
State and municipal bonds
  $ 427,720     $ 1,281     $ (12,593 )   $ 416,408  
Agency mortgage-backed securities/
                         
  collateralized mortgage obligations
    117,756       2,241       -       119,997  
Non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations
    1,481       46       -       1,527  
Total
  $ 546,957     $ 3,568     $ (12,593 )   $ 537,932  
                                 
 

 
 
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Gains and losses from sales of investment securities are as follows:
 
   
For the six months
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Gains
  $ -     $ 214  
Losses
    -       -  
Net gains from sales of
               
  investment securities
  $ -     $ 214  
                 
 
The table below indicates the length of time individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

June 30, 2011
                                         
         
Less than 12 months
   
12 months or longer
   
Total
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
No. of
Securities
 
 
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
 
State and municipal bonds
    285     $ 108,863     $ (2,249 )   $ 71,331     $ (8,031 )   $ 180,194     $ (10,280 )
Agency mortgage-backed securities/
                                                 
collateralized mortgage obligations
    44       217,650       (1,809 )     253       (7 )     217,903       (1,816 )
Non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations
    4       -       -       2,266       (84 )     2,266       (84 )
Corporate securities and other
    10       2,907       (42 )     3,953       (528 )     6,860       (570 )
Total debt securities
    343       329,420       (4,100 )     77,803       (8,650 )     407,223       (12,750 )
Marketable equity securities
    3       639       (83 )     -       -       639       (83 )
Total
    346     $ 330,059     $ (4,183 )   $ 77,803     $ (8,650 )   $ 407,862     $ (12,833 )
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
December 31, 2010
                                                       
           
Less than 12 months
   
12 months or longer
   
Total
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
No. of
Securities
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
 
U. S. Treasury securities
    1     $ 19,949     $ (3 )   $ -     $ -     $ 19,949     $ (3 )
State and municipal bonds
    907       474,765       (17,811 )     67,841       (11,618 )     542,606       (29,429 )
Agency mortgage-backed securities/
                                                 
collateralized mortgage obligations
    66       382,356       (11,647 )     2,016       (1 )     384,372       (11,648 )
Non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations
    7       3,363       (58 )     4,195       (219 )     7,558       (277 )
Corporate securities and other
    11       1,854       (151 )     5,471       (1,094 )     7,325       (1,245 )
Total debt securities
    992       882,287       (29,670 )     79,523       (12,932 )     961,810       (42,602 )
Marketable equity securities
    2       50       (11 )     -       -       50       (11 )
Total
    994     $ 882,337     $ (29,681 )   $ 79,523     $ (12,932 )   $ 961,860     $ (42,613 )
                                                         
 
The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities, by contractual maturity, at June 30, 2011 are shown below.  Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because investment securities may be called or prepaid.
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Available for Sale
   
Held to Maturity
 
   
Amortized
   
Fair
   
Amortized
   
Fair
 
   
Cost
   
Value
   
Cost
   
Value
 
Due in one year or less
  $ 27,731     $ 27,801     $ 4,148     $ 4,182  
Due after one through five years
    42,039       44,010       -       -  
Due after five through ten years
    200,968       211,561       30,516       31,378  
Due after ten years
    1,388,252       1,408,901       483,914       493,602  
Marketable equity securities
    3,759       4,409       -       -  
    $ 1,662,749     $ 1,696,682     $ 518,578     $ 529,162  
                                 
 
 
 
 
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Investment securities were pledged as collateral for the following:
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Deposits
  $ 859,601     $ 893,532  
Repurchase agreements
    798,153       835,640  
Other
    47,992       126,091  
    $ 1,705,746     $ 1,855,263  
                 
 
Evaluation of Impairment of Securities

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, there were no amounts recorded in OCI for the non credit-related component of OTTI.

The majority of the investment portfolio is comprised of U.S. Treasury, Government Agency, state and municipal securities, mortgage-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations.  The unrealized losses in the Company’s investments are primarily caused by the movement of interest rates, and the contractual terms of these investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the par value of the investment.

The majority of the unrealized losses for twelve months or longer are attributed to municipal bonds.  The Company evaluates a variety of factors in concluding whether the municipal bonds are other-than-temporarily impaired.  These factors include, but are not limited to, the type and purpose of the bond (the Company primarily owns general obligation bonds and essential purpose revenue bonds), the underlying rating of the bond issuer, and the presence of credit enhancements (i.e. state guarantees, municipal bond insurance, collateral requirements, etc.).  At June 30, 2011, approximately 70% of the Company’s municipal investment securities were general obligations of various municipalities.  As a result of its review and considering the attributes of these bonds, the Company concluded that the securities were not other-than-temporarily impaired since the decline in the fair value of these securities is due to changes in relative credit spreads for the industry.

Because the Company does not intend to sell these investments and it is not more likely than not it will be required to sell these investments before a recovery of fair value, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired.

Other securities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet totaled $75.3 million and $80.6 million as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The balance includes FHLB of Pittsburgh stock and Federal Reserve Bank stock. These securities lack a market, and as such they are carried at cost since fair value is not readily determinable. The Company evaluates these securities for impairment each reporting period and has concluded the carrying value of these securities is not impaired. The Company will continue to monitor these investments for impairment each reporting period. During the first half of 2011, the FHLB of Pittsburgh repurchased $5.3 million of its capital stock from the Company at par.
 
 
 
 
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4.  LOANS

The following tables represent loan and lease classifications as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

                               
   
Performing
             
June 30, 2011
 
Pass Rated Loans
 
Special Mention Loans
     Classified Loans     Non-Performing Loans    
Total Loans
 
(dollars in thousands)
                             
Commercial and industrial loans and leases
  $ 2,064,154     $ 84,001     $ 229,448     $ 31,338     $ 2,408,941  
                                         
CRE - permanent
    703,308       39,039       61,841       14,376       818,564  
CRE - construction
    88,206       35,270       31,743       15,844       171,063  
Commercial  real estate
    791,514       74,309       93,584       30,220       989,627  
                                         
Residential mortgages
    728,222       -       -       6,117       734,339  
Home equity lines and loans
    753,004       -       -       2,296       755,300  
All other consumer
    277,378       3,199       6,930       3,212       290,719  
Consumer loans
    1,758,604       3,199       6,930       11,625       1,780,358  
                                         
Total loans and leases
  $ 4,614,272     $ 161,509     $ 329,962     $ 73,183     $ 5,178,926  
                                         
                                         
   
Performing
                 
December 31, 2010
 
Pass Rated Loans
 
Special Mention Loans
  Classified Loans     Non-Performing Loans    
Total Loans
 
(dollars in thousands)
                                       
Commercial and industrial loans and leases
  $ 2,032,157     $ 101,667     $ 266,179     $ 34,957     $ 2,434,960  
                                         
CRE - permanent
    649,122       48,213       53,832       17,821       768,988  
CRE - construction
    159,410       36,045       66,209       19,392       281,056  
Commercial  real estate
    808,532       84,258       120,041       37,213       1,050,044  
                                         
Residential mortgages
    759,605       -       -       5,809       765,414  
Home equity lines and loans
    742,177       -       33       2,914       745,124  
All other consumer
    315,213       3,778       9,219       2,971       331,181  
Consumer loans
    1,816,995       3,778       9,252       11,694       1,841,719  
                                         
Total loans and leases
  $ 4,657,684     $ 189,703     $ 395,472     $ 83,864     $ 5,326,723  
                                         


 
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The following tables represent the details for past-due loans and leases as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
 
June 30, 2011
 
30-59 Days
Past Due and
Still Accruing
   
60-89 Days
Past Due and
Still Accruing
   
90 Days or
More Past Due
and Still
Accruing (1)
   
Total Past Due
and Still Accruing
   
Accruing
Current Balances
   
Non-Accrual Balances
   
Total Loan Balances
 
(dollars in thousands)
                                         
Commercial and industrial loans and leases
  $ 4,557     $ 598     $ 63     $ 5,218     $ 2,372,448     $ 31,275     $ 2,408,941  
                                                         
CRE - permanent
    2,204       233       -       2,437       804,248       11,879       818,564  
CRE - construction
    1,294       -       -       1,294       153,925       15,844       171,063  
Commercial  real estate
    3,498       233       -       3,731       958,173       27,723       989,627  
                                                         
Residential mortgages
    3,356       422       -       3,778       725,365       5,196       734,339  
Home equity lines and loans
    2,439       853       354       3,646       750,127       1,527       755,300  
All other consumer
    2,488       402       1,150       4,040       284,617       2,062       290,719  
Consumer loans
    8,283       1,677       1,504       11,464       1,760,109       8,785       1,780,358  
                                                         
Total loans and leases
  $ 16,338     $ 2,508     $ 1,567     $ 20,413     $ 5,090,730     $ 67,783     $ 5,178,926  
                                                         
Percent of total loans and leases
    0.32 %     0.05 %     0.03 %     0.39 %             1.31 %        
                                                         
 
December 31, 2010
 
30-59 Days
Past Due and
Still Accruing
   
60-89 Days
Past Due and
Still Accruing
   
90 Days or
More Past Due
and Still
Accruing (1)
   
Total Past Due
and Still Accruing
   
Accruing
Current Balances
   
Non-Accrual Balances
   
Total Loan Balances
 
(dollars in thousands)
                                         
Commercial and industrial loans and leases
  $ 2,541     $ 2,740     $ 88     $ 5,369     $ 2,394,722     $ 34,869     $ 2,434,960  
                                                         
CRE - permanent
    2,176       1,310       -       3,486       747,681       17,821       768,988  
CRE - construction
    1,061       2,500       -       3,561       258,103       19,392       281,056  
Commercial  real estate
    3,237       3,810       -       7,047       1,005,784       37,213       1,050,044  
                                                         
Residential mortgages
    5,240       1,487       7       6,734       752,878       5,802       765,414  
Home equity lines and loans
    3,688       745       781       5,214       737,777       2,133       745,124  
All other consumer
    2,185       380       877       3,442       325,645       2,094       331,181  
Consumer loans
    11,113       2,612       1,665       15,390       1,816,300       10,029       1,841,719  
                                                         
Total loans and leases
  $ 16,891     $ 9,162     $ 1,753     $ 27,806     $ 5,216,806     $ 82,111     $ 5,326,723  
                                                         
Percent of total loans and leases
    0.32 %     0.17 %     0.03 %     0.52 %             1.54 %        
                                                         
(1) Loans 90 days or more past due remain on accrual status if they are well secured and collection of all principal and interest is probable.
         
                                                         
 
 

 
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Changes in the allowance for loan and lease losses by loan portfolio for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are as follows:

June 30, 2011
                             
                               
Three months ended
 
Commercial 1
    Commercial Real Estate 2    
Consumer 3
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
(dollars in thousands)
                             
Allowance for loan and lease losses:
                             
Beginning balance
  $ 65,791     $ 48,911     $ 20,118     $ 8,140     $ 142,960  
Charge-offs
    (5,430 )     (2,358 )     (2,724 )     -       (10,512 )
Recoveries
    364       288       1,809       -       2,461  
Provision
    3,178       (2,299 )     (794 )     2,915       3,000  
Ending balance
  $ 63,903     $ 44,542     $ 18,409     $ 11,055     $ 137,909  
                                         
                                         
 
Six months ended
 
Commercial 1
    Commercial Real Estate 2    
Consumer 3
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
(dollars in thousands)
                                       
Allowance for loan and lease losses:
                                       
Beginning balance
  $ 69,655     $ 51,177     $ 20,897     $ 8,325     $ 150,054  
Charge-offs
    (14,999 )     (7,671 )     (6,595 )     -       (29,265 )
Recoveries
    614       782       2,724       -       4,120  
Provision
    8,633       254       1,383       2,730       13,000  
Ending balance
  $ 63,903     $ 44,542     $ 18,409     $ 11,055     $ 137,909  
                                         
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 4,186     $ 2,737     $ 302     $ -     $ 7,225  
                                         
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment
  $ 59,717     $ 41,805     $ 18,107     $ 11,055     $ 130,684  
                                         
Total loans and leases
  $ 2,408,941     $ 989,627     $ 1,780,358     $ -     $ 5,178,926  
                                         
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 31,275     $ 30,219     $ 10,122     $ -     $ 71,616  
                                         
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment
  $ 2,377,666     $ 959,408     $ 1,770,236     $ -     $ 5,107,310  
                                         
 
1. Commercial includes all C&I Loans, including those secured by real estate, and Capital Leases.
 
2. CRE is defined here as loans secured by non-owner-occupied real estate which have a primary source of repayment of third-party rental income or the sale of the property securing the loan.
3. All Other Consumer loans include direct consumer loans (secured by residential real estate and other collateral), indirect consumer loans, consumer lines of credit (secured residential real estate and other collateral), and overdrafts.
The Company did not have any loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality.
 
   
   





 
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Changes in the allowance for loan and lease losses by loan portfolio for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 are as follows:

June 30, 2010
                             
                               
Three months ended
 
Commercial 1
   
Commercial
Real Estate 2
   
Consumer 3
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
(dollars in thousands)
                             
Allowance for loan and lease losses:
                             
Beginning balance
  $ 80,297     $ 51,826     $ 15,157     $ 6,570     $ 153,850  
Charge-offs
    (10,342 )     (8,047 )     (8,927 )     -       (27,316 )
Recoveries
    1,729       211       565       -       2,505  
Provision
    3,771       9,538       12,640       (949 )     25,000  
Ending balance
  $ 75,455     $ 53,528     $ 19,435     $ 5,621     $ 154,039  
                                         
                                         
Six months ended
 
Commercial 1
   
Commercial
Real Estate 2
   
Consumer 3
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
(dollars in thousands)
                                       
Allowance for loan and lease losses:
                                       
Beginning balance
  $ 73,030     $ 55,653     $ 13,828     $ 3,760     $ 146,271  
Charge-offs
    (13,476 )     (28,038 )     (13,284 )     -       (54,798 )
Recoveries
    2,603       1,415       1,048       -       5,066  
Provision
    13,298       24,498       17,843       1,861       57,500  
Ending balance
  $ 75,455     $ 53,528     $ 19,435     $ 5,621     $ 154,039  
                                         
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 5,501     $ 2,522     $ 2,195     $ -     $ 10,218  
                                         
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment
  $ 69,954     $ 51,006     $ 17,240     $ 5,621     $ 143,821  
                                         
Total loans and leases
  $ 2,605,133     $ 1,204,204     $ 1,946,898     $ -     $ 5,756,235  
                                         
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 33,923     $ 46,981     $ 15,295     $ -     $ 96,199  
                                         
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment
  $ 2,571,210     $ 1,157,223     $ 1,931,603     $ -     $ 5,660,036  
                                         
 
1. Commercial includes all C&I Loans, including those secured by real estate, and Capital Leases.
2. CRE is defined here as loans secured by non-owner-occupied real estate which have a primary source of repayment of third-party rental income or the sale of the property securing the loan.
3. All Other Consumer loans include direct consumer loans (secured by residential real estate and other collateral), indirect consumer loans, consumer lines of credit (secured residential real estate and other collateral), and overdrafts.
The Company did not have any loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality.
 
 

 
 
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Impaired loan and lease details as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:
 
June 30, 2011
   Recorded Investment With Related Allowance    
Recorded Investment Without Related Allowance
     
Total Recorded Investment
     
Life-to-date Charge-offs
     
Contractual Balances
     
Related Allowance
   
Average Recorded Investment
 
(dollars in thousands)
                                         
Commercial and industrial loans and leases
  $ 12,478     $ 18,797     $ 31,275     $ 12,932     $ 44,207     $ 4,186     $ 33,038  
                                                         
CRE - permanent
    2,976       11,399       14,375       9,436       23,811       58       16,404  
CRE - construction
    9,867       5,977       15,844       18,215       34,059       2,679       17,826  
Commercial  real estate
    12,843       17,376       30,219       27,651       57,870       2,737       34,230  
                                                         
Residential mortgages
    907       5,210       6,117       593       6,710       185       6,435  
Home equity lines and loans
    380       1,563       1,943       295       2,238       117       2,060  
All other consumer
    -       2,062       2,062       -       2,062       -       1,921  
Consumer loans
    1,287       8,835       10,122       888       11,010       302       10,416  
                                                         
Total loans and leases
  $ 26,608     $ 45,008     $ 71,616     $ 41,471     $ 113,087     $ 7,225     $ 77,684  
                                                         
                                                         
December 31, 2010
   Recorded Investment With Related Allowance    
Recorded Investment Without Related Allowance
     
Total Recorded Investment
     
Life-to-date Charge-offs
     
Contractual Balances
     
Related Allowance
   
Average Recorded Investment
 
(dollars in thousands)
                                                       
Commercial and industrial loans and leases
  $ 17,800     $ 17,069     $ 34,869     $ 3,729     $ 38,598     $ 6,473     $ 33,970  
                                                         
CRE - permanent
    9,656       8,165       17,821       8,725       26,546       2,087       15,419  
CRE - construction
    -       19,392       19,392       20,163       39,555       -       35,302  
Commercial  real estate
    9,656       27,557       37,213       28,888       66,101       2,087       50,721  
                                                         
Residential mortgages
    -       5,802       5,802       648       6,450       -       13,965  
Home equity lines and loans
    -       2,133       2,133       390       2,523       -       2,789  
All other consumer
    -       2,094       2,094       4,182       6,276       -       3,058  
Consumer loans
    -       10,029       10,029       5,220       15,249       -       19,812  
                                                         
Total loans and leases
  $ 27,456     $ 54,655     $ 82,111     $ 37,837     $ 119,948     $ 8,560     $ 104,503  
                                                         
 
Impaired and restructured loans:

(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Balance
   
Allowance
   
Balance
   
Allowance
 
Impaired loans without a specific reserve
  $ 45,008     $ -     $ 54,655     $ -  
Impaired loans with a specific reserve
    22,775       6,982       27,456       8,560  
Restructured loans (1)
    3,833       243       -       -  
Total impaired loans
  $ 71,616     $ 7,225     $ 82,111     $ 8,560  
                                 
Undrawn commitments to lend on restructured loans
  $ -             $ -          
                                 
 
(1)  Restructured loans include $2.5 of commercial loans modified during the second quarter of 2011 and $1.3 million of consumer loans which were modified for customers who were experiencing financial difficulty and were in jeopardy of losing their homes to foreclosure.
 
   
For the three months
   
For the six months
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
ended June 30,
   
ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Gross interest due on impaired loans
  $ 1,523     $ 1,860     $ 3,671     $ 3,984  
Interest reversed (received) on impaired loans
    6       (48 )     (504 )     (127 )
Net impact of interest income on impaired loans
  $ 1,529     $ 1,812     $ 3,167     $ 3,857  
                                 
Average recorded investment in impaired loans
  $ 73,405     $ 105,547     $ 77,684     $ 112,134  
                                 

 
 
 
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5.  DEPOSITS
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Balance
   
Cost
   
Balance
   
Cost
 
Savings
  $ 464,055       0.18 %   $ 438,879       0.20 %
NOW accounts
    1,158,161       0.22 %     1,181,850       0.23 %
Money market accounts
    1,631,779       0.60 %     1,664,620       0.60 %
CDs $100 or less
    1,261,026       1.74 %     1,378,060       1.89 %
CDs greater than $100
    589,329       1.49 %     586,929       1.75 %
Total interest bearing deposits
    5,104,350       0.85 %     5,250,338       0.97 %
Total non-interest bearing deposits
    839,811       -       808,835       -  
Total deposits
  $ 5,944,161       0.74 %   $ 6,059,173       0.84 %
                                 
At June 30, 2011 maturities of certificates of deposits were as follows:
 
(dollars in thousands)
     
2011
  $ 806,056  
2012
    579,304  
2013
    171,252  
2014
    181,581  
2015
    60,800  
Thereafter
    51,362  
    $ 1,850,355  
         

 
6.  BORROWINGS
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Balance
   
Cost
   
Balance
   
Cost
 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements
  $ 738,628       1.37 %   $ 734,455       1.48 %
Short-term borrowings
    6,390       -       10,000       -  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    627,332       4.50 %     703,761       4.35 %
Subordinated debentures accounted for at fair value
    65,940       7.85 %     65,459       7.85 %
Subordinated debentures accounted for at amortized cost¹
    77,321       5.74 %     77,321       5.73 %
Total borrowings and other debt obligations
  $ 1,515,611       3.21 %   $ 1,590,996       3.22 %
                                 
¹The cost includes the impact of the interest rate swaps.
                               

7.   EQUITY

Common Stock

On January 7, 2011, Warburg Pincus LLC invested $86.7 million in National Penn Bancshares, Inc. common stock, with the purchase of 14,330,579 newly issued common shares. This transaction completed Warburg Pincus’ $150 million investment in the Company, and as a result, Warburg Pincus owns 16.4% of the Company’s common stock.

Series B Preferred Stock and Common Stock Warrant

On March 16, 2011, National Penn redeemed the entire amount of Series B Preferred Stock issued to the U.S. Treasury under the TARP Capital Purchase Program. The Company paid $150.6 million, including approximately $0.6 million of accrued and unpaid dividends. The preferred shares had a carrying value of $148.4 million at December 31, 2010, net of unaccreted discount. National Penn accelerated the accretion of the discount in the first quarter, reducing net income available to common shareholders by $1.5 million or $0.01 per share. On April 13, 2011, National Penn repurchased the remaining 735,294 outstanding warrants held by the U.S. Treasury that were issued in conjunction with the preferred shares for $1.0 million.
 
 
 
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8.  ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Total comprehensive income includes net income and certain other items which affect equity during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011:
 
   
Three months ended June 30, 2011
 
   
Before
         
Net of
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Tax
   
Tax
   
Tax
 
   
Amount
   
Expense
   
Amount
 
                   
Net income
  $ 30,262     $ 7,054     $ 23,208  
                         
Unrealized gains on investment securities
                       
available for sale
    20,012       7,004       13,008  
Unrealized gain on cash flow deriviatives
    528       -       528  
Other comprehensive income
    20,540       7,004       13,536  
                         
Total comprehensive income
  $ 50,802     $ 14,058     $ 36,744  
                         
                         
   
Six months ended June 30, 2011
 
   
Before
           
Net of
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Tax
   
Tax
   
Tax
 
   
Amount
   
Expense
   
Amount
 
                         
Net income
  $ 53,579     $ 11,591     $ 41,988  
                         
Unrealized gains on investment securities
                       
available for sale
    31,245       10,936       20,309  
Unrealized gain on cash flow deriviatives
    1,045       -       1,045  
Other comprehensive income
    32,290       10,936       21,354  
                         
Total comprehensive income
  $ 85,869     $ 22,527     $ 63,342  
                         
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) was comprised of the following components, after-tax:
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Unrealized gains on investment securities
  $ 22,057     $ 1,748  
Unrealized (losses) on cash flow hedges
    (760 )     (1,805 )
Pension
    (9,349 )     (9,349 )
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 11,948     $ (9,406 )
                 
 
9.  CONTINGENCIES

On January 26, 2010, Plaintiff Reynaldo Reyes filed a putative class action lawsuit pursuant to the RICO Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1961, et seq., in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against multiple defendants, including National Penn Bank (Case No. 2:10-cv-00345). The complaint essentially alleges that the defendants were part of a fraudulent telemarketing scheme whereby funds were unlawfully withdrawn from Plaintiff's bank account by telemarketers, deposited into the telemarketers' accounts with the bank defendants (including National Penn Bank) via payment processors, and then transferred to offshore accounts. Plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of himself and a purported nationwide class. National Penn plans on vigorously defending this lawsuit. Each of the defendants filed a motion to dismiss in response to the complaint. In late March 2011, the Court dismissed all defendants' motions without prejudice and ordered the Plaintiff to file a "RICO Statement" and set forth in detail the factual basis for Plaintiff's claims.  Plaintiff's RICO Statement was filed in April 2011.  National Penn renewed its motion to dismiss in May 2011 and briefing on the motion was completed at the end of July 2011.  National Penn expects that a decision will be issued in the third quarter of 2011.  If National Penn's renewed motion to dismiss is denied, the parties will take discovery and the Court will establish a schedule for a class certification motion and related briefing. To date, a class has not been certified.
 
 
 
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10.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF BALANCE SHEET RISK

Contract or notional amounts are as follows:
 
   
For the period ending
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk:
           
Commitments to extend credit
  $ 1,436,246     $ 1,497,983  
Commitments to fund mortgages held for sale
    20,345       12,785  
Commitments to sell mortgages to investors
    29,197       17,145  
Letters of credit
    140,986       157,096  
                 
 
The Company enters into interest rate lock commitments with its loan customers which are intended for sale in the future. These commitments are derivatives and, as such, are reported on the consolidated balance sheet at their estimated fair value. To hedge the fair value risk associated with changing interest rates on these commitments, the Company enters into forward commitments to sell the closed loans to investors. These hedges are economic hedges and are not designated in hedging relationships. The forward sale commitments are also derivatives and are recorded on the consolidated balance sheet at their estimated fair value.

Shown below is a summary of the derivatives designated as accounting hedges at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
 
(dollars in thousands)
       
Notional
               
Receive
   
Pay
   
Life
 
   
Positions
   
Amount
   
Asset
   
Liability
   
Rate
   
Rate
   
(Years)
 
June 30, 2011
                                         
Pay fixed - receive floating
                                         
interest rate swaps
    3     $ 75,000     $ -     $ 760       0.27 %     3.26 %     0.33  
Total derivatives used in hedging relationships
          $ 75,000     $ -     $ 760       0.27 %     3.26 %     0.33  
                                                         
December 31, 2010
                                                       
Pay fixed - receive floating
                                                       
interest rate swaps
    3     $ 75,000     $ -     $ 1,805       0.29 %     3.26 %     0.83  
Total derivatives used in hedging relationships
          $ 75,000     $ -     $ 1,805       0.29 %     3.26 %     0.83  
                                                         
 
In October 2008, the Company entered into interest rate swap contracts to hedge the cash flows of $75.0 million of subordinated debentures. The interest rate swap transactions involved the exchange of the Company’s floating rate interest payments on the subordinated debentures for fixed rate interest payments without the exchange of the underlying principal amount. The term of these swaps were for a period of three years.  These swaps were designated, and qualify, for hedge accounting.  Cash collateral pledged for these swaps totaled $1.3 million at June 30, 2011.

Summary information regarding interest rate swap derivative positions which were not designated in hedging relationships at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is as follows:
 
(dollars in thousands)
   
Notional
         
Receive
 
Pay
 
Life
   
Positions
 
Amount
 
Asset
 
Liability
 
Rate
 
Rate
 
(Years)
June 30, 2011
                         
Receive fixed - pay floating
                         
 
interest rate swaps
85
 
 $   199,071
 
 $   19,944
 
 $             -
 
6.10%
 
1.83%
 
4.85
Pay fixed - receive floating
                         
 
interest rate swaps
85
 
      199,071
 
                -
 
       19,944
 
1.83%
 
6.10%
 
4.85
Net interest rate swaps
   
 $   398,142
 
 $   19,944
 
 $    19,944
 
3.96%
 
3.96%
 
4.85
                             
December 31, 2010
                         
Receive fixed - pay floating
                         
 
interest rate swaps
82
 
 $   202,643
 
 $   20,384
 
 $             -
 
6.10%
 
1.90%
 
4.95
Pay fixed - receive floating
                         
 
interest rate swaps
82
 
      202,643
 
                -
 
       20,384
 
1.90%
 
6.10%
 
4.95
Net interest rate swaps
   
 $   405,286
 
 $   20,384
 
 $    20,384
 
4.00%
 
4.00%
 
4.95
                             
 
 
 
 
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The Company enters into interest rate swaps (“swaps”) to facilitate customer transactions and meet their financing needs.  These swaps are considered derivatives, but are not designated in hedging relationships. These instruments have interest rate and credit risk associated with them.  In response, the Company enters into offsetting interest rate swaps with counterparties for interest rate risk management purposes. These interest rate swaps are also considered derivatives and are also not designated in hedging relationships. Changes to the fair value of assets and liabilities arising from these derivatives are included, net, in other operating income in the consolidated statement of operations.

The following summarizes the Company’s derivative activity:
 
Derivative Activity
 
Balance Sheet Effect at
June 30, 2011
 
Income Statement Effect For The Three Months
Ended June 30, 2011
 
Income Statement Effect For The Six Months
Ended June 30, 2011
             
Cash flow hedges:
           
Pay fixed - receive floating interest rate swaps
 
Increase to other liabilities of $0.8 million and a corresponding decrease to OCI.
 
The ineffective portion is zero.
Increase to interest expense of $0.6 million for net settlements.
 
The ineffective portion is zero.
Increase to interest expense of $1.1 million for net settlements.
             
Interest rate swaps:
 
Increase to other assets/liabilities of $19.9 million.
 
No net effect on other operating income from offsetting $2.0 million change.
 
No net effect on other operating income from offsetting $0.4 million change.
             
Other derivatives:
           
Interest rate locks
 
Increase to other liabilities of $0.6 million
 
Decrease to mortgage banking income of $0.7 million
 
Decrease to mortgage banking income of $0.6 million
             
Forward sale commitments
 
Increase to other assets of $0.5 million
 
Increase to mortgage banking income of $0.6 million
 
Increase to mortgage banking income of $0.6 million
             
   
Balance Sheet Effect at
 
Income Statement Effect For The Three Months
 
Income Statement Effect For The Six Months
Derivative Activity
 
December 31, 2010
 
Ended June 30, 2010
 
Ended June 30, 2010
             
Cash flow hedges:
           
Pay fixed - receive floating interest rate swaps
 
Increase to other liabilities of $1.8 million and a corresponding decrease to OCI.
 
The ineffective portion is zero.
Increase to interest expense of $0.6 million for net settlements.
 
The ineffective portion is zero.
Increase to interest expense of $1.1 million for net settlements.
           
 
             
Interest rate swaps:
 
Increase to other assets/liabilities of $20.4 million.
 
No net effect on other operating income from offsetting $2.0 million change.
 
No net effect on other operating income from offsetting $6.7 million changes.
             
Other derivatives:
           
Interest rate locks
 
Increase to other assets of $0.1 million
 
Decrease to mortgage banking income of $0.6 million.
 
Increase to mortgage banking income of $0.5 million
             
Forward sale commitments
 
Increase to other liabilities of $0.1 million
 
Increase to mortgage banking income of $0.7 million.
 
Decrease to mortgage banking income of $0.7 million
 
11.  FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
The Company provides estimates of the fair value of its financial instruments. In general, fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants, which are not adjusted for transaction costs. Accounting guidelines establish a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Basis of Fair Value Measurement:

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2 - Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level 3 - Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The types of instruments valued based on quoted market prices in active markets include most U.S. Treasury securities, liquid mortgage products, active listed equities and most money market securities. Such instruments are generally classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.  The Company does not adjust the quoted price for such instruments.
 
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The types of instruments valued based on quoted prices in markets that are not active, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency include most U.S. Government agency securities, state and municipal bonds, mortgage backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and corporate securities. Such instruments are generally classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and their fair values are determined as follows:

·
The markets for U.S. Government agency securities are active, but the exact (cusip) securities owned by the Company are traded thinly or infrequently. Therefore the price for these securities is determined by reference to transactions in securities with similar yields, maturities and other features (matrix priced).
 
·
State and municipal bonds owned by the Company are traded thinly or infrequently, and as a result the fair value is estimated in reference to securities with similar yields, credit ratings, maturities, and in consideration of any prepayment assumptions obtained from market data.
 
·
Collateralized mortgage obligations and mortgage-backed securities are generally unique securities whose fair value is estimated using market information for new issues and adjusting for the features of a particular security by applying assumptions for prepayments, pricing spreads, yields and credit ratings.
 
·
Certain corporate securities owned by the Company are traded thinly or infrequently. Therefore, the fair value for these securities is determined by reference to transactions in other issues of these securities with similar yields and features.
 
Level 3 is for positions that are not traded in active markets or are subject to transfer restrictions. Valuations are adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, and such adjustments are generally based on available market evidence. In the absence of such evidence, management’s best estimate is used.  Management’s best estimate consists of both internal and external support on certain Level 3 investments.  Internal cash flow models using a present value formula along with indicative exit pricing obtained from broker/dealers are used to fair value Level 3 investments.  Management changes Level 3 inputs and assumptions when corroborated by evidence such as transactions in similar instruments, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable entities, subsequent rounds of financing, recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure, offerings in the equity or debt markets, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Fair values for securities classified within Level 3 are determined as follows:

·
Certain corporate securities owned by the Company are not traded in active markets and prices for securities with similar features are unavailable. The fair value for each security is estimated in reference to benchmark transactions by security type based upon yields, credit spreads and option features.
 
·
Marketable equity securities are securities not subject to ownership restrictions but are traded thinly on exchanges or over-the-counter. As a result, prices are not available on a consistent basis from published sources, and therefore additional quotations from brokers may be obtained. Additional indications of pricing, which are considered, include subsequent financing rounds or pending transactions. The reported fair value is based upon the Company’s judgment with respect to the information it is able to reliably obtain.
 
Interest rate swap agreements are measured by alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency in markets that are not active.  Based on the complex nature of interest rate swap agreements, the markets these instruments trade in are not as efficient and are less liquid than that of the Level 1 markets.  These markets do however have comparable, observable inputs in which an alternative pricing source values these assets in order to arrive at a fair market value.  These characteristics classify interest rate swap agreements as Level 2.

The Company has the option to measure eligible financial assets, financial liabilities and Company commitments at fair value (i.e. the fair value option), on an instrument-by-instrument basis, that are otherwise not permitted to be accounted for at fair value under other accounting standards. The election to use the fair value option is available when an entity first recognizes a financial asset or liability or upon entering into a Company commitment. Subsequent changes in fair value must be recorded in earnings.
 
 
 
 
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Specifically, the fair value option was applied to the Company’s only fixed rate subordinated debenture liability with a cost basis of $65.2 million.  The fair value as of June 30, 2011 was $65.9 million.  Non-interest income included a loss of $0.5 million and $5.7 million for the change in fair value of the subordinated debenture for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  This subordinated debenture has a fixed rate of 7.85% and a maturity date of September 30, 2032 with a call provision after September 30, 2007.  The Company elected the fair value option for asset/liability management purposes.  The subordinated debenture is measured based on an unadjusted quoted price of the traded asset in an active market on the final day of each month.

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair values on a recurring basis, as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, by level within the fair value hierarchy. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement:

   
Total
Fair Value at
June 30, 2011
   
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
(dollars in thousands)
                       
Assets
                       
U.S. Treasury securities
  $ 19,996     $ 19,996     $ -     $ -  
U.S. Government agency securities
    5,077       -       5,077       -  
State and municipal bonds
    334,861       -       334,861       -  
Agency mortgage-backed securities/
                         
collateralized mortgage obligations
    1,300,711       -       1,300,711       -  
Non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations
    19,023       -       19,023       -  
Corporate securities and other
    12,605       1,066       9,539       2,000  
Marketable equity securities
    4,409       3,318       -       1,091  
Investment securities, available for sale
    1,696,682       24,380       1,669,211       3,091  
                                 
Forward sale commitments
    508       -       508       -  
Interest rate swap agreements
    19,944       -       19,944       -  
                                 
Liabilities
                               
Subordinated debentures
  $ 65,940     $ 65,940     $ -     $ -  
Interest rate locks
  $ 574       -       574       -  
Interest rate swap agreements
    20,704       -       20,704       -  
                                 
                                 
   
Total
Fair Value at
December 31, 2010
   
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
(dollars in thousands)
                               
Assets
                               
U.S. Treasury securities
  $ 19,949     $ 19,949     $ -     $ -  
U.S. Government agency securities
    5,094       -       5,094       -  
State and municipal bonds
    333,354       -       333,354       -  
Agency mortgage-backed securities/
                         
collateralized mortgage obligations
    1,231,359       -       1,231,359       -  
Non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations
    25,074       -       25,074       -  
Corporate securities and other
    13,034       2,130       9,904       1,000  
Marketable equity securities
    4,254       3,140       -       1,114  
Investment securities, available-for-sale
    1,632,118       25,219       1,604,785       2,114  
                                 
Interest rate locks
    60       -       60       -  
Interest rate swap agreements
    20,384       -       20,384       -  
                                 
Liabilities
                               
Subordinated debentures
  $ 65,459     $ 65,459     $ -     $ -  
Forward sale commitments
    53       -       53       -  
Interest rate swap agreements
    22,189       -       22,189       -  
                                 
 
 
 
 
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The following table presents activity for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the six months ended June 30, 2011:
 
(dollars in thousands)
Level 1
 
Beginning
Balance
January 1, 2011
   
Gains/(losses)
included in
earnings
   
Gains/(losses)
included in other
comprehensive
income
     
Purchases
     
Maturities/
Calls/Paydowns
     
Accretion/
Amortization
     
Transfers
   
Ending
Balance
June 30, 2011
 
U.S. Treasury securities
  $ 19,949     $ -     $ 20     $ -     $ -     $ 27     $ -     $ 19,996  
Corporate securities and other
    2,130       -       (63 )     -       (1,000 )     (1 )     -       1,066  
Marketable equity securities
    3,140       -       178       -       -       -       -       3,318  
  Total level 1
  $ 25,219     $ -     $ 135     $ -     $ (1,000 )   $ 26     $ -     $ 24,380  
                                                                 
Level 2
                                                               
                                                                 
U.S. Government agencies
  $ 5,094     $ -     $ (18 )   $ -     $ -     $ 1     $ -     $ 5,077  
State and municipal bonds
    333,354       -       12,094       -       (12,330 )     1,743       -       334,861  
Agency mortgage-backed securities/
                                                               
collateralized mortgage obligations
    1,231,359       -       17,886       183,406       (129,502 )     (2,438 )     -       1,300,711  
Non-agency collateralized
                                                               
   mortgage obligations
    25,074       -       388       -       (6,457 )     18       -       19,023  
Corporate securities and other
    9,904       -       783       857       (1,000 )     (5 )     (1,000 )     9,539  
  Total level 2
  $ 1,604,785     $ -     $ 31,133     $ 184,263     $ (149,289 )   $ (681 )   $ (1,000 )   $ 1,669,211  
                                                                 
Level 3
                                                               
                                                                 
Corporate securities and other
  $ 1,000     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 1,000     $ 2,000  
Marketable equity securities
    1,114       -       (23 )     -       -       -       -       1,091  
  Total level 3
  $ 2,114     $ -     $ (23 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 1,000     $ 3,091  
                                                                 
                                                                 
Total available for sale securities
  $ 1,632,118     $ -     $ 31,245     $ 184,263     $ (150,289 )   $ (655 )   $ -     $ 1,696,682  
 
Transfers of securities between levels in the table above result from changes in the availability of market data for similar instruments and are measured as of the beginning of the period.

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets subject to fair value adjustments (impairment) on a nonrecurring basis. Assets are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
 
(dollars in thousands)
                       
June 30, 2011:
 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   
Balance
 
Assets
                       
Loans held for sale
  $ -     $ 8,852     $ -     $ 8,852  
Impaired loans, net
    -       -       64,391       64,391  
OREO and other repossessed assets
    -       -       8,407       8,407  
                                 
December 31, 2010:
                               
Assets
                               
Loans held for sale
  $ -     $ 12,785     $ -     $ 12,785  
Impaired loans, net
    -       -       73,551       73,551  
OREO and other repossessed assets
    -       -       7,453       7,453  
 
Fair value for loans held for sale is estimated based upon available market data for similar pools of loans, more specifically mortgage backed securities with similar interest rates and maturities. There were no write-downs recorded to loans held for sale as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

Impaired and restructured loans totaled $71.6 million with a specific reserve of $7.2 million at June 30, 2011, compared to $82.1 million with a specific reserve of $8.6 million at December 31, 2010. Fair value for impaired loans is primarily measured based on the value of the collateral securing these loans or the present value of estimated cash flows discounted at the loan’s original effective interest rate.  Appraised values may be discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of valuation, and/or management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and client’s business.
 
 
 
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Fair value for OREO and other repossessed assets is estimated based upon its appraised value less costs to sell. Additional write-downs of OREO and other repossessed assets were $0.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and there were no write-downs as of December 31, 2010.

In addition to financial instruments recorded at fair value in the Company’s financial statements, disclosure of the estimated fair value of all of an entity’s assets and liabilities considered to be financial instruments is also required.  For the Company, as for most financial institutions, the majority of its assets and liabilities are considered to be financial instruments.  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.  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 June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows:
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Carrying
         
Carrying
       
   
Amount
   
Fair Value
   
Amount
   
Fair Value
 
          ASSETS
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 619,050     $ 619,050     $ 702,382     $ 702,382  
Investment securities available for sale
    1,696,682       1,696,682       1,632,118       1,632,118  
Investment securities held to maturity
    518,578       529,162       546,957       537,932  
Loans held for sale
    8,852       8,918       12,785       12,795  
                                 
Commercial and industrial loans and leases
    982,167       967,799       960,765       947,722  
Real estate loans:
                               
Construction and land development
    207,643       200,212       339,242       325,640  
Residential
    2,400,164       2,360,857       2,372,182       2,329,578  
Other (non-farm, non-residential)
    1,366,530       1,266,340       1,405,642       1,294,090  
Loans to individuals
    213,570       195,007       236,107       223,350  
Total loans
    5,170,074       4,990,215       5,313,938       5,120,380  
Allowance for loan and lease losses
    (137,909 )     -       (150,054 )     -  
Net loans
  $ 5,032,165     $ 4,990,215     $ 5,163,884     $ 5,120,380  
                                 
OREO and other repossessed assets
    8,407       8,407       7,453       7,453  
Interest rate locks
    -       -       60       60  
Forward sale commitments
    508       508       -       -  
Interest rate swap agreements
    19,944       19,944       20,384       20,384  
                                 
          LIABILITIES
                               
Non-interest bearing deposits
  $ 839,811     $ 839,811     $ 808,835     $ 808,835  
Interest-bearing deposits
    3,253,995       3,253,995       3,285,349       3,285,349  
Deposits with stated maturities
    1,850,355       1,862,368       1,964,989       1,979,819  
Repurchase agreements
                               
and short-term borrowings
    745,018       745,018       744,455       744,455  
FHLB advances
    627,332       704,653       703,761       783,164  
Subordinated debentures
    143,261       143,261       142,780       142,780  
Forward sale commitments
    -       -       53       53  
Interest rate locks
    574       574       -       -  
Interest rate swap agreements
    20,704       20,704       22,189       22,189  
                                 
The loan classifications in this table are based upon regulatory classifications.
                 
 
For June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the fair value of the loan portfolio has been estimated using a discounted cash flow methodology based upon prevailing market interest rates relative to the portfolios’ effective interest rate.
 
 
 
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Fair value of non-interest bearing demand deposits has been estimated to equal the carrying amount, which is assumed to be the amount at which they could be settled.

Fair value for interest bearing deposits is based on the assumption that the exit value of the instruments would be funded with like instruments by principal market participants.  

Fair value of deposits with stated maturities is estimated at the present value of associated cash flows using contractual maturities and market interest rates.

Fair value for repurchase agreements and short-term borrowings has been estimated at the present value of associated cash flows using contractual maturities and market interest rates for each instrument.

Fair value for FHLB advances is determined based on current market rates for similar borrowings with similar credit ratings, as well as a further calculation for valuing the optionality of the conversion features in certain of the instruments. 
 
Fair value for subordinated debentures that float with LIBOR are estimated to equal the carrying amount exclusive of related hedges.

12.  RETIREMENT PLANS

The Company has a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all employees of the Company and its subsidiaries.  The Company-sponsored pension plan provides retirement benefits under pension trust agreements.   The benefits are based on years of service and the employee’s compensation during the highest five consecutive years during the last ten consecutive years of employment.   The Company does not expect to make a contribution in 2011 because the plan’s credit balance would be applied toward reducing the contribution requirement.

On February 12, 2010, the Company curtailed the National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Employee Pension Plan effective March 31, 2010, whereby no additional service will accumulate for vested participants after March 31, 2010. Unvested participants still have the opportunity to meet the five year vesting requirement to earn a benefit. The curtailment resulted in a gain of $4.1 million in the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

Net periodic defined benefit pension expense for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 included the following components:

             
(dollars in thousands)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Service cost
  $ 60     $ 546  
Interest cost
    1,165       1,112  
Expected return on plan assets
    (1,370 )     (1,401 )
Amortization of prior service cost
    -       (61 )
Amortization of unrecongnized net actual loss
    145       453  
Net periodic benefit (gain) cost - recurring
    -       649  
Non-recurring curtailment gain
    -       (4,066 )
Net periodic benefit (gain) cost
  $ -     $ (3,417 )
 
 
 
 
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13.  SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

At June 30, 2011, the Company had certain compensation plans authorizing the Company to grant various share-based employee and non-employee director awards, including common stock, options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards (collectively, “Plans”).

A total of 5.3 million shares of common stock have been made available for awards to be granted under these Plans through November 30, 2014.  As of June 30, 2011, 2.0 million of these shares remain available for issuance.  The Company has 239,000 awards expiring during the next twelve months ending June 30, 2012.

As of June 30, 2011, there was approximately $2.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options and approximately $2.5 million of unrecognized compensation cost for other share-based awards that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of less than five years.

The table below summarizes activity related to share-based plans during the period:
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Share-based compensation expense
  $ 637     $ 492     $ 2,182     $ 895  
Cash received
    100       129       1,132       230  
Intrinsic value of options exercised
    480       125       3,112       188  
 

14.  SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company’s operating segments are components, which are evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker in deciding how to allocate and assess resources and assess performance.  The Company’s chief operating decision-maker is the Chief Executive Officer.  The Company determines its segments based primarily upon product and service offerings and through types of income generated. The Company’s segments are “Community Banking” and “Other.”

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 it provides.  For example, commercial lending is dependent upon the availability of funding from retail deposits and other borrowings and the management of interest rate and credit risk.  This situation is also similar for consumer and residential mortgage lending.

The Company has also identified several other operating segments.  These non-reportable segments include National Penn Wealth Management, N. A., National Penn Capital Advisors, Inc., National Penn Insurance Services Group, Inc., Caruso Benefits Group, Inc., and the parent bank holding company and are included in the “Other” category.  These operating segments do not have similar characteristics to the community banking operations and do not individually or in the aggregate meet the quantitative thresholds requiring separate disclosure.  The operating segments in the “Other” category earn revenues primarily through the generation of fee income and are also aggregated based on their similar economic characteristics, products and services, type or class of customer, methods used to distribute products and services and/or nature of their regulatory environment.  The identified segments reflect the manner in which financial information is currently evaluated by management.  The accounting policies used in this disclosure of operating segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.  



 
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Reportable segment-specific information and reconciliation to consolidated financial information is as follows:
 
   
As of and for the Three Months Ended
 
   
June 30, 2011
 
   
Community
             
(dollars in thousands)
 
Banking
   
Other
   
Consolidated
 
Total assets
  $ 8,573,827     $ 59,314     $ 8,633,141  
Total deposits
    5,944,161       -       5,944,161  
Net interest income (expense)
    67,131       (2,136 )     64,995  
Total non-interest income
    12,454       9,934       22,388  
Total non-interest expense
    46,192       7,929       54,121  
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders
    24,699       (1,491 )     23,208  
                         
                         
                         
   
As of and for the Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30, 2011
 
   
Community
                 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Banking
   
Other
   
Consolidated
 
Net interest income (loss)
  $ 135,183     $ (4,218 )   $ 130,965  
Total non-interest income
    26,219       20,353       46,572  
Total non-interest expense
    94,663       16,295       110,958  
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders
    45,069       (6,224 )     38,845  
                         
                         
                         
                         
   
As of and for the Three Months Ended
 
   
June 30, 2010
 
   
Community
                 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Banking
   
Other
   
Consolidated
 
Total assets
  $ 9,136,218     $ 85,909     $ 9,222,127  
Total deposits
    6,496,205       -       6,496,205  
Net interest income (expense)
    70,566       (1,923 )     68,643  
Total non-interest income
    15,760       12,753       28,513  
Total non-interest expense
    59,536       7,027       66,563  
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders
    (3,799 )     (1,745 )     (5,544 )
                         
                         
                         
   
As of and for the Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30, 2010
 
   
Community
                 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Banking
   
Other
   
Consolidated
 
Net interest income (loss)
  $ 139,684     $ (3,782 )   $ 135,902  
Total non-interest income
    34,358       16,729       51,087  
Total non-interest expense
    110,288       13,932       124,220  
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders
    5,182       (8,805 )     (3,623 )
 
 
 
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15.   GOODWILL

As of June 30, 2011, the Company performed the annual impairment test of goodwill for each of its reporting units, which are “community banking” and “other.” As of June 30, 2011, the carrying value of goodwill assigned to the community banking segment was approximately $235 million and the carrying value of goodwill assigned to the other segment was approximately $23 million. Both reporting units passed the step one goodwill impairment test with its fair value in excess of its carrying value, inclusive goodwill assigned to it. As a result, no further analysis was performed.

16.   RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board released clarifying guidance to establish a consistent framework for creditors to use in determining whether a loan modification represents a troubled debt restructuring. The additional guidance prescribes that in a troubled debt restructuring the Company must conclude that the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and a concession has been granted to the borrower.  This guidance further clarifies what circumstances constitute a creditor concession and when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. The guidance became effective for the Company for the quarter beginning July 1, 2011, and adoption was required retrospectively to January 1, 2011. Adoption of this guidance did not materially impact the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.

17.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 28, 2011 National Penn Bank and its primary regulator terminated the informal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as well as the related individual minimum capital requirements (IMCR) entered into on January 27, 2010.
 
 
 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
The following discussion and analysis is intended to assist in understanding and evaluating the major changes in the earnings performance and financial condition of the Company as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, with a primary focus on an analysis of operating results.  Current performance does not guarantee, and may not be indicative of similar performance in the future.  The Company’s consolidated financial statements included in this Report are unaudited, and as such, are subject to year-end examination.

Statement Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

This Report contains supplemental financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). National Penn’s management uses these non-GAAP measures in its analysis of National Penn’s performance. These measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP basis measures nor should they be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP. Management believes the presentation of the following non-GAAP financial measures, which exclude the impact of the specified items, provides useful supplemental information that is essential to a proper understanding of the financial results of National Penn.

 
·  
Tangible common equity excludes goodwill and intangible assets and preferred equity. Banking and financial institution regulators also exclude goodwill and intangible assets from shareholders’ equity when assessing the capital adequacy of a financial institution. Tangible common equity provides a method to assess the Company’s tangible capital trends.

 
·  
Tangible book value expresses tangible common equity on a per-share basis. Tangible book value provides a method to assess the level of tangible net assets on a per-share basis.

 
·  
Adjusted net income excludes the effects of certain gains and losses, adjusted for applicable taxes. Adjusted net income provides a method to assess earnings performance by excluding items that management believes are not comparable among the periods presented.

 
·  
Efficiency ratio expresses operating expenses as a percentage of fully-taxable equivalent net interest income plus non-interest income. Operating expenses exclude items from non-interest expense that management believes are not comparable among the periods presented. Non-interest income is adjusted to also exclude items that management believes are not comparable among the periods presented. Efficiency ratio is used as a method for management to assess its operating expense level and to compare to financial institutions of varying sizes.

Management believes the use of non-GAAP measures will help readers compare National Penn’s current results to those of prior periods as presented in the accompanying Financial Highlights and financial data tables.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES, JUDGMENTS AND ESTIMATES

The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to GAAP and predominant practice within the financial services industry.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.  The following accounting policies comprise those that management believes are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results:

·
allowance for loan and lease losses;
·
goodwill and other intangible assets;
·
income taxes; and
·
other-than-temporary impairment.

There have been no material changes in the Company’s critical accounting policies, judgments and estimates, including assumptions or estimation techniques utilized, as compared to the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.


 
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Business and Industry

National Penn Bancshares, Inc. is a Pennsylvania business corporation and a registered bank holding company headquartered in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. National Penn operates as an independent community banking company that offers a diversified range of financial products principally through its bank subsidiary, National Penn Bank, as well as an array of investment, insurance and employee benefit services through its non-bank subsidiaries.  National Penn’s financial services affiliates consist of National Penn Wealth Management, N.A., including its National Penn Investors Trust Company division; National Penn Capital Advisors, Inc.; Institutional Advisors, LLC; National Penn Insurance Services Group, Inc., including its Higgins Insurance division; and Caruso Benefits Group, Inc.

The Company’s business is primarily accepting deposits from customers through its community offices, and investing those deposits, together with funds generated from operations and borrowings, in loans, including commercial business loans, commercial real estate loans, residential mortgages, home equity loans, other consumer loans, and investment securities.  The Company’s strategic plan provides for it to operate within growth markets focusing on diversification of revenue sources and increased market penetration in growing geographic areas.

At June 30, 2011, National Penn operated 123 retail branch offices. It has 122 retail branch offices in Pennsylvania and one retail branch office in Maryland through National Penn Bank and its KNBT, HomeTowne Heritage Bank, and Nittany Bank divisions.

The Company’s results of operations are affected by five major elements: (1) net interest income, or the difference between interest income earned on loans and investments and interest expense paid on deposits and borrowed funds; (2) the provision for loan and lease losses, or the amount added to the allowance for loan losses to provide reserves for inherent losses on loans and leases; (3) non-interest income, which is made up primarily of banking fees, wealth management income, insurance income, fair value measurements and gains and losses from sales of securities or other transactions; (4) non-interest expense, which consists primarily of salaries, employee benefits and other operating expenses; and (5) income taxes. Results of operations are also significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions, as well as changes in market interest rates, government policies and actions of regulatory authorities.






 
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Overview

Three and six months ended June 30, 2011:
 
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                   
   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30, 2011
   
March 31, 2011
   
June 30, 2010
   
June 30, 2011
   
June 30, 2010
 
EARNINGS
                             
Total interest income
  $ 87,740     $ 89,358     $ 98,308     $ 177,098     $ 197,145  
Total interest expense
    22,745       23,388       29,665       46,133       61,243  
Net interest income
    64,995       65,970       68,643       130,965       135,902  
Provision for loan and lease losses
    3,000       10,000       25,000       13,000       57,500  
Net interest income after provision
                                 
for loan and lease losses
    61,995       55,970       43,643       117,965       78,402  
Net losses from fair value changes of
                         
subordinated debentures
    (430 )     (51 )     1,543       (481 )     (5,718 )
Other non-interest income
    22,818       24,235       26,970       47,053       56,805  
Goodwill impairment
    -       -       8,250       -       8,250  
Other non-interest expense
    54,121       56,837       58,313       110,958       115,970  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    30,262       23,317       5,593       53,579       5,269  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    7,054       4,537       9,132       11,591       4,882  
Net income
    23,208       18,780       (3,539 )     41,988       387  
Preferred dividends and accretion of preferred discount
    -       (1,691 )     (2,005 )     (1,691 )     (4,010 )
Accelerated accretion from redemption of preferred stock
    -       (1,452 )     -       (1,452 )     -  
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 23,208     $ 15,637     $ (5,544 )   $ 38,845     $ (3,623 )
                                         
Basic earnings available to common shareholders
  $ 0.15     $ 0.10     $ (0.04 )   $ 0.26     $ (0.03 )
Diluted earnings available to common shareholders
    0.15       0.10       (0.04 )     0.26       (0.03 )
Dividends per common share
    0.01       0.01       0.01       0.02       0.02  
                                         
Net interest margin
    3.53 %     3.58 %     3.50 %     3.56 %     3.47 %
Efficiency ratio (1)
    58.25 %     59.61 %     57.72 %     58.94 %     58.12 %
Return on average assets
    1.08 %     0.88 %  
NM
      0.98 %  
NM
 
                                         
Asset Quality Metrics
                                       
Allowance / total loans and leases
    2.66 %     2.73 %     2.68 %                
Non-performing loans / total loans and leases
    1.42 %     1.51 %     1.73 %                
Delinquent loans / total loans and leases
    0.39 %     0.48 %     0.58 %                
Allowance / non-performing loans and leases
    188 %     181 %     155 %                
Annualized net charge-offs
    0.62 %     1.31 %     1.70 %     0.96 %     1.69 %
                                         
 
(1) Refer to the Statement Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures at the beginning of Item 2.
 
Net income available to common shareholders increased to $38.8 million for the six months ended, June 30, 2011 as compared to a $3.6 million loss in the prior year. For the second quarter of 2011 net income available to common shareholders was $23.2 million, an increase from $15.6 million for the first quarter of 2011 and a loss of $5.5 million in the previous year quarter.  Improvements in net income available to common shareholders resulted from the following items:

·
Sustained asset quality improvement resulted in a 77% decrease, or $44.5 million, to the provision for loan and lease losses (“provision”) to $13.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, from $57.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. In the second quarter 2011, the provision for loan and lease losses was $3.0 million, compared to $10.0 million in the first quarter of 2011 and $25.0 million in the prior year period. Delinquencies and the level of non-performing loans remain low while classified loans declined by 8% during the second quarter of 2011 and 16% since December 31, 2010. Allowance coverage ratios remain strong and totaled 188% of non-performing loans and leases and 2.66% of total loans and leases for June 30, 2011.
 
·
Earning assets have continued to decline primarily as a result of proactive management of lower quality credits, the divestiture of Christiana in 2010 and disciplined deposit pricing. The reduction of interest earning assets resulted in net interest income of $65.0 million for the second quarter and $131 million for year to date 2011. Deposit and customer management efforts led to overall improvement in deposit mix and have mitigated the managed declines of earning assets. As a result, net interest margin expanded to 3.56% as compared to 3.47% in the prior year. Net interest margin for the second quarter 2011 was 3.53%, a slight decrease from the first quarter 2011, for which net interest margin was 3.58%.
 
 
 
 
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·
Other non-interest income remained comparable on a linked-quarter basis when considering the earnings from a mezzanine debt fund of $1.7 million in the first quarter of 2011.  Year to date other non-interest income totaled $47.0 million compared to $56.8 million in 2010 and included $3.2 million of earnings from Christiana, which was divested in December 2010, and a gain of $4.1 million from the curtailment of the Company’s pension plan during the first quarter of 2010.
 
·
Non-interest expense decreased by 4.8% on a linked quarter basis to $54.1 million and totaled $111 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The efficiency ratio was stable at 58.25%, for the second quarter of 2011, as management’s continues its focus on expense controls.
 
 
The following table reconciles the non-GAAP adjusted net income performance measure to the GAAP performance measure of net income available to common shareholders and diluted earnings per share. A more detailed description of these items is included in the beginning of Item 2 to this Report.
 
                   
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended
 
   
June 30, 2011
   
March 31, 2011
   
June 30, 2010
 
Adjusted net income reconciliation
                 
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 23,208     $ 15,637     $ (5,544 )
After tax unrealized fair market value (gain) loss on
                       
subordinated debentures
    -       -       (1,003 )
Accelerated accretion from redemption of preferred stock
    -       1,452       -  
BOLI tax expense
    -       -       8,081  
Goodwill impairment
    -       -       8,250  
Adjusted net income available to common shareholders
  $ 23,208     $ 17,089     $ 9,784  
                         
Earnings per share
                       
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 0.15     $ 0.10       (0.04 )
After tax unrealized fair market value loss on
                       
subordinated debentures
    -       -       (0.01 )
Accelerated accretion from redemption of preferred stock
    -       0.01       -  
BOLI tax expense
    -       -       0.06  
Goodwill impairment
    -       -       0.07  
Adjusted net income available to common shareholders
  $ 0.15     $ 0.11     $ 0.08  
                         
 
Adjusted net income excludes certain items which management believes affect the comparability of results between periods. There were no such adjustments for the second quarter 2011, and as a result adjusted net income totaled $23.2 million or $0.15 per diluted share. Adjusted net income for the first quarter 2011 totaled $17.1 million or $0.11 per diluted share, and $9.8 million, or $0.08 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2010. Adjusted net income continues to increase due to asset quality improvement, while earnings and expenses have remained relatively stable. Adjusted net income excluded the effects of the following items during the periods presented:
 
·
The first quarter of 2011 included accelerated accretion of $1.5 million from the repayment of TARP.
 
·
Non-interest income in 2010 included a $1.5 million gain, or $1.0 million after-tax, on the Company’s subordinated debentures accounted for at fair value, and a $4.1 million, or $2.6 million after-tax, gain on the curtailment of the Company’s defined benefit pension plan.
 
·
The second quarter 2010 included a non-tax deductible goodwill impairment charge of $8.3 million or $0.07 per common share, from the announced sale of Christiana.
 
·
Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2010, included $8.1 million or $0.06 per common share, of income taxes related to the announced redemption of separate account BOLI.
 
 
 
 
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FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Comparison of Financial Condition as of three and six months ended June 30, 2011

 
                   
SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET
 
June 30, 2011
   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
Total cash and cash equivalents
  $ 619,050     $ 505,368     $ 702,382  
Total assets
    8,633,141       8,543,267       8,844,620  
Investment securities and other securities
    2,290,568       2,235,777       2,259,690  
Total loans and leases
    5,178,926       5,245,146       5,326,723  
Deposits
    5,944,161       5,933,016       6,059,173  
Borrowings
    1,515,611       1,472,987       1,590,996  
Shareholders' equity
    1,133,513       1,097,609       1,137,437  
Tangible book value per common share (1)
  $ 5.65     $ 5.40     $ 5.18  
Tangible common equity / tangible assets (1)
    10.25 %     9.91 %     8.27 %
                         
(1) Refer to the Statement Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures at the beginning of Item 2.
 
 
Assets

Loans and Leases

The Company’s customers are affected by economic conditions. Although the economy and credit environment continue to be uncertain, the Company has experienced stabilization in both its commercial and consumer loan portfolios, demonstrated by the sixth consecutive quarter of asset quality improvement. Reduced levels of commercial real estate exposure, particularly construction, and proactive management of lower quality credits has helped to mitigate the continuing impact of housing market conditions and declining real estate and commercial property values, which resulted in higher than historic levels of charge-offs throughout 2010 and 2009. The Company remains focused on customers’ needs and delivering solutions to them.

Federal Reserve economic data suggests the following trends:

· 
Throughout the second quarter, the pace of recovery has slowed. Business activity has improved overall with retailers, auto dealers, and manufacturers reporting increases in sales, shipments and new orders but at a much slower pace than the previous quarter. Third District banks reported minimal change in loan volume outstanding and that credit quality has been improving. The general view is that loan demand will increase slightly going forward.
 
· 
The commercial real estate sector has demonstrated minimal change. Vacancy rates have edged down due to companies trading up for higher quality. Residential real estate has shown an improved sales pace attributed to seasonality and buyers’ concern that mortgage rates are likely to increase in the future. Demographic and employment trends resulting from the economic downturn continue to impact demand for housing in the region, which has resulted in continued weakness in real estate and collateral values.
 
· 
Employment data suggests that the stress in local labor markets has subsided somewhat with a slight year over year improvement.  Wage pressures are contained in most Districts, as abundant labor availability has continued to limit the pace of wage growth. In the Third District, wages were reported steady. Several Districts reported fuel surcharges have increased but in the Third District, there has been a limited ability to pass through these cost increases to consumers.
 
· 
The outlook among Third District business contacts remains positive. Most agreed that slight growth will occur and improve throughout 2011.
 
 
 
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The Company’s loans are diversified by borrower, industry group, and geographical area in the Company’s market areas. The following summary shows the composition of the Company’s loan portfolio for June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

                         
(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
   
December 31,
             
   
2011
   
2010
   
Increase/(decrease)
 
Commercial and industrial loans and leases
  $ 2,408,941     $ 2,434,960     $ (26,019 )     (1.1 )%
                                 
CRE - permanent
    818,564       768,988       49,576       6.4 %
CRE - construction
    171,063       281,056       (109,993 )     (39.1 )%
Commercial real estate
    989,627       1,050,044       (60,417 )     (5.8 )%
                                 
Residential mortgages
    734,339       765,414       (31,075 )     (4.1 )%
Home equity lines and loans
    755,300       745,124       10,176       1.4 %
All other consumer
    290,719       331,181       (40,462 )     (12.2 )%
Consumer loans
    1,780,358       1,841,719       (61,361 )     (3.3 )%
                                 
Total loans and leases
  $ 5,178,926     $ 5,326,723     $ (147,797 )     (2.8 )%
                                 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
    137,909       150,054       (12,145 )     (8.1 )%
                                 
Loans and leases, net
  $ 5,041,017     $ 5,176,669     $ (135,652 )     (2.6 )%
                                 
 
Net loans and leases decreased $136 million, or 2.6%, to $5.0 billion at June 30, 2011 from $5.2 billion at December 31, 2010. The allowance for loan and lease losses decreased to $137.9 million at June 30, 2011 from $150.1 million at December 31, 2010 due to net charge-offs of $25.1 million and a provision of $13.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. Management’s efforts to reduce credit risk on the balance sheet resulted in a 16% decline in classified loans since December 31, 2010. Overall, loan balances have also declined as customers deleveraged their own balance sheets. Loan balances declined overall from managed reductions to construction loans exposure, which decreased $110 million from December 31, 2010, and residential mortgages which continue to decline as originations are primarily sold to investors. Improving overall asset quality metrics resulted in the reduction in provision and allowance during the first half of 2011 and particularly during the second quarter where the provision declined $7.0 million to $3.0 million on a linked-quarter basis.

The following table shows asset quality indicators for the periods presented:
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2011
   
2010
 
                   
Nonperforming loans
  $ 73,183     $ 79,153     $ 83,864  
Nonperforming loans to total loans
    1.41 %     1.51 %     1.57 %
Delinquent loans
  $ 20,413     $ 25,342     $ 27,806  
Delinquent loans to total loans
    0.39 %     0.48 %     0.52 %
Classified loans
  $ 403,145     $ 438,275     $ 479,336  
Classified loans to total loans
    7.78 %     8.36 %     9.00 %
Tier 1 capital and ALLL
  $ 1,060,366     $ 1,032,433     $ 1,074,197  
Classified loans to Tier 1 capital and ALLL
    38.02 %     42.45 %     44.62 %
Total loans and leases, including loans held for sale
  $ 5,178,926     $ 5,245,146     $ 5,326,723  
                         


 
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The following table shows detailed information and ratios pertaining to the Company’s non-performing assets:

(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2011
   
2010
 
Non-accrual commercial and industrial loans and leases
  $ 31,275     $ 34,122     $ 34,869  
                         
Non-accrual commercial real estate-permanent
    11,879       15,407       17,821  
Non-accrual commercial real estate-construction
    15,844       18,012       19,392  
Total non-accrual commercial real estate loans
    27,723       33,419       37,213  
                         
Non-accrual residential mortgages
    5,196       5,303       5,802  
Non-accrual home equity lines and loans
    1,527       1,965       2,133  
All other non-accrual consumer loans
    2,062       1,810       2,094  
Total non-accrual consumer loans
    8,785       9,078       10,029  
                         
Total non-accrual loans
    67,783       76,619       82,111  
                         
Restructured loans (1)
    3,833       351       -  
Loans 90+ days past due & still accruing
    1,567       2,183       1,753  
Total non-performing loans
    73,183       79,153       83,864  
                         
Other real estate owned and other assets
    8,407       7,653       7,453  
                         
Total non-performing assets
  $ 81,590     $ 86,806     $ 91,317  
                         
                         
Total loans and leases, including loans held for sale
  $ 5,178,926     $ 5,245,146     $ 5,326,723  
Average total loans and leases
  $ 5,269,556     $ 5,311,204     $ 5,761,647  
Allowance for loan and lease losses
  $ 137,909     $ 142,960     $ 150,054  
                         
Allowance for loan and lease losses to:
                       
Non-performing assets
    169 %     165 %     164 %
Non-performing loans
    188 %     181 %     179 %
Total loans and leases
    2.66 %     2.73 %     2.82 %
Average total loans and leases
    2.62 %     2.69 %     2.60 %
                         
(1)  Restructured loans include $2.5 of commercial loans modified during the second quarter of 2011 and $1.3 million of consumer loans which were modified for customers who were experiencing financial difficulty and were in jeopardy of losing their homes to foreclosure.
 

The following table provides additional information on the Company’s non-accrual loans:
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2011
   
2010
 
Total non-accrual loans
  $ 67,783     $ 76,619     $ 82,111  
                         
Non-accrual loans and leases with partial charge-offs
  $ 35,127     $ 43,257     $ 33,351  
Life-to-date partial charge-offs on nonaccrual loans and leases
  $ 41,471     $ 40,025     $ 37,837  
                         
Charge-off rate of nonaccrual loans and leases with partial charge-offs
    54.1 %     48.1 %     53.2 %
                         
Specific reserves on impaired loans
  $ 7,225     $ 4,673     $ 8,560  
                         

At June 30, 2011, the Company’s non-accrual loans totaled $67.8 million and included $35.1 million of non-accrual loans which have been charged-off by 54.1% or $41.5 million. Non-accrual loans declined in all categories from December 31, 2010 to June 30, 2011. The Company’s non-accrual and restructured loans comprise its impaired loans and leases which are evaluated individually. Impaired loans have a specific reserve in the allowance of $7.2 million related to $26.6 million of underlying principal balances. There is a portion of the Company’s impaired loans that have not been reserved or partially charged-off, since the collection of interest and principal is not assured but principal appears to be collectible. The Company does not believe these amounts are material for purposes of further disclosure and analysis.

 
 
 
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An analysis of net loan and lease charge-offs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:
 
                         
   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Commercial and industrial loans and leases
  $ 5,066     $ 8,613     $ 14,385     $ 10,873  
                                 
Commercial real estate-permanent
    1,242       1,509       5,188       1,869  
Commercial real estate-construction
    828       6,327       1,701       24,754  
Total commercial real estate loans
    2,070       7,836       6,889       26,623  
                                 
Residential mortgages
    483       5,367       2,126       8,068  
Home equity lines and loans
    833       658       1,991       1,118  
All other consumer loans
    (401 )     2,337       (246 )     3,050  
Total consumer loans
    915       8,362       3,871       12,236  
                                 
Net loans charged-off
  $ 8,051     $ 24,811     $ 25,145     $ 49,732  
                                 
Net charge-offs (annualized) to:
                               
Total loans and leases
    0.62 %     1.73 %     0.98 %     1.74 %
Average total loans and leases
    0.62 %     1.70 %     0.96 %     1.69 %
Allowance for loan and lease losses
    23.42 %     64.60 %     36.77 %     65.11 %
                                 
 
Consistent focus on asset quality has resulted in sustained asset quality improvements. As a result, net loan charge-offs decreased to $25.1 million in the first half of 2011, compared to net loan charge-offs of $49.7 million during the same period in 2010. On a linked quarter basis, charge-offs declined by $9.0 million from the first quarter of 2011 and $16.8 million from the second quarter 2010 to $8.1 million in the second quarter of 2011. Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases decreased to 0.96% for the first half of 2011 compared to 1.69% for the prior year period. For the second quarter of 2011, annualized net loan charge-offs decreased to 0.62%, the lowest rate in ten quarters. Efforts to reduce exposure to commercial real estate-construction loans throughout 2009 and 2010 has reduced the portfolio to $171 million, or 3.3% of total loans and leases at June 30, 2011, compared to $281 million or 5.3% of total loans and leases at December 31, 2010. The reduced level of construction loans has  resulted in decreases in net charge-off levels throughout those periods. Management’s timely resolution of lower quality credits has helped to position the Company for future opportunities and reduce its relative risk profile.

The following table shows a roll-forward of the allowance for loan and lease losses:
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 142,960     $ 153,850     $ 150,054     $ 146,271  
Charge-offs:
                               
Commercial and industrial loans and leases
    5,430       10,342       14,999       13,476  
Commercial  real estate
    2,358       8,047       7,671       28,038  
Consumer loans
    2,724       8,927       6,595       13,284  
Total charge-offs
    10,512       27,316       29,265       54,798  
                                 
Recoveries:
                               
Commercial and industrial loans and leases
    364       1,729       614       2,603  
Commercial  real estate
    288       211       782       1,415  
Consumer loans
    1,809       565       2,724       1,048  
Total recoveries
    2,461       2,505       4,120       5,066  
Net charge-offs
    8,051       24,811       25,145       49,732  
Provision charged to expense
    3,000       25,000       13,000       57,500  
Balance at end of period
  $ 137,909     $ 154,039     $ 137,909     $ 154,039  
                                 
 
 
 

 
 
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The following table shows the composition of the allowance for loan and lease losses:
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Specific reserves
  $ 7,225     $ 8,560  
Allocated reserves
    119,629       133,169  
Unallocated reserves
    11,055       8,325  
Total allowance for loan and lease losses
  $ 137,909     $ 150,054  
                 
 
Overall, the allowance decreased to $137.9 million at June 30, 2011 and represents 2.66% of total loans and leases and 188% of non-performing loans, compared to $150.0 million at December 31, 2010, or 2.82% of total loans and leases and 179% of non-performing loans. The decrease of the allowance was due primarily to the reduction in classified loans and continued improvement in asset quality, which began in 2010 and continued through June 30, 2011. These improvements resulted in a provision for loan and lease losses of $13.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, a $44.5 million decrease from $57.5 million for the first half of 2010.
 
Liabilities
 
Liabilities totaled $7.5 billion at June 30, 2011 a decrease of $208 million, or 2.7%, from $7.7 billion at December 31, 2010. Total deposits, the Company’s primary source of funding, decreased $115 million during the first six months of 2011. The decrease in interest bearing deposits was the result of the Company’s continued efforts to improve deposit mix and manage high cost, non-relationship based wholesale, and time deposit customers.  At June 30, 2011, transaction, savings and money market accounts comprised 69% of deposits.  The cost of deposits declined by 10 basis points to 0.74% for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 compared to December 31, 2010 resulting from disciplined deposit pricing.

(dollars in thousands)
                 
   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
   
Increase/(decrease)
 
Non-interest bearing deposits
  $ 839,811     $ 808,835     $ 30,976       3.8 %
Savings
    464,055       438,879       25,176       5.7 %
NOW accounts
    1,158,161       1,181,850       (23,689 )     (2.0 )%
Money market accounts
    1,631,779       1,664,620       (32,841 )     (2.0 )%
CDs $100 or less
    1,261,026       1,378,060       (117,034 )     (8.5 )%
CDs greater than $100
    589,329       586,929       2,400       0.4 %
Total deposits
  $ 5,944,161     $ 6,059,173     $ (115,012 )     (1.9 )%
                                 
 
Deposit funding is supplemented by additional sources of borrowings which include securities sold under repurchase agreements, short-term borrowings, Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances, and subordinated debentures. In the aggregate, these funding sources totaled $1.5 billion at June 30, 2011, which was a decrease of $75.4 million or 4.7% from December 31, 2010.

·
Securities sold under repurchase agreements totaled $739 million at June 30, 2011 and were relatively unchanged from December 31, 2010.
 
·
FHLB advances decreased $76.4 million, or 10.9%, to $627 million at June 30, 2011 from $704 million at December 31, 2010, due to advances that matured and were not replaced.
 
 

 
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Shareholders’ Equity
 
Shareholders’ equity totaled $1.1 billion at June 30, 2011, a decrease of $3.9 million from December 31, 2010. Activity during the six months ended June 30, 2011 included:

·
Net income of $42.0 million;
 
·
Net proceeds from the Warburg Pincus second closing of $84.5 million.
 
·
Redemption of Series B preferred stock, including accelerated accretion of $1.5 million, for $150 million.
 
·
Repurchase of common stock warrant of $1.0 million.
 
·
Accumulated other comprehensive income of $21.4 million.
 
·
Cash dividends on preferred stock of $1.6 million; and
 
·
Cash dividends on common stock of $3.0 million.
 






 
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Results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010

 
Net Interest Income
 
The following table presents average balances, average yields, interest rate spread and net interest margin information for the six months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.  Interest income and yields are presented on a full taxable equivalent (“FTE”) basis, using a 35% effective tax rate.  Net interest margin is expressed as net interest income (FTE) as a percentage of average total interest earning assets.

Average Balances, Average Rates, and Interest Rate Margin

   
For the six months ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Average
         
Average
   
Average
         
Average
 
   
Balance
   
Interest
   
Rate
   
Balance
   
Interest
   
Rate
 
INTEREST EARNING ASSETS:
                                   
Interest earning deposits at banks
  $ 487,806     $ 515       0.21 %   $ 399,704     $ 466       0.23 %
                                                 
U.S. Treasury
    19,974       27       0.27 %     145,584       298       0.41 %
U.S. Government agencies
    1,374,367       21,549       3.16 %     1,176,592       20,948       3.59 %
State and municipal*
    761,978       25,710       6.80 %     796,114       26,859       6.80 %
Other bonds and securities
    95,602       1,333       2.81 %     98,609       1,309       2.68 %
Total investments
    2,251,921       48,619       4.35 %     2,216,899       49,414       4.49 %
                                                 
Commercial loans and lease financing*
    3,430,280       89,644       5.27 %     3,973,926       104,590       5.31 %
Installment loans
    918,946       22,993       5.05 %     959,981       25,100       5.27 %
Mortgage loans
    920,330       25,561       5.60 %     986,883       28,456       5.81 %
Total loans and leases
    5,269,556       138,198       5.29 %     5,920,790       158,146       5.39 %
Total earning assets
    8,009,283       187,332       4.72 %     8,537,393       208,026       4.91 %
Allowance for loan and lease losses
    (152,189 )                     (163,947 )                
Non-interest earning assets
    793,411                       909,067                  
                                                 
Total assets
  $ 8,650,505                     $ 9,282,513                  
                                                 
INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES:
                                               
Interest bearing deposits
    5,142,615       22,381       0.88 %   $ 5,737,498     $ 34,745       1.22 %
                                                 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements
    699,057       4,741       1.37 %     744,095       5,682       1.54 %
Short-term borrowings
    6,781       -       0.00 %     6,926       -       0.00 %
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    639,301       14,256       4.50 %     746,210       16,064       4.34 %
Subordinated debentures
    142,808       4,755       6.72 %     136,090       4,753       7.04 %
Total interest bearing liabilities
    6,630,562       46,133       1.40 %     7,370,819       61,244       1.68 %
Non-interest bearing deposits
    825,736                       799,434                  
Other non-interest bearing liabilities
    42,828                       36,637                  
Total liabilities
    7,499,126                       8,206,890                  
Equity capital
    1,151,379                       1,075,623                  
Total liabilities and equity capital
  $ 8,650,505                     $ 9,282,513                  
INTEREST RATE MARGIN**
            141,199       3.56 %             146,782       3.47 %
Tax equivalent interest
            10,234                       10,880          
Net interest income
          $ 130,965                     $ 135,902          
                                                 
*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 non-accruing loans.
                                 
Fee income included.
                                               
                                                 
 
 
 
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The following table allocates changes in FTE interest income and interest expense based upon volume and rate changes.  For purposes of this table, variances not solely due to rate or volume are allocated to volume.  Changes attributable to both rate and volume that cannot be segregated have been allocated proportionately.
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011 compared to 2010
 
   
Volume
   
Rate
   
Total
 
Interest Income
                 
Interest earning deposits at banks
  $ 96     $ (47 )   $ 49  
Securities
                       
U.S. Treasury
    (195 )     (76 )     (271 )
U.S. Agencies
    3,275       (2,674 )     601  
State and municipal
    (1,152 )     4       (1,148 )
Other bonds and securities
    (41 )     65       24  
Total investment securities
    1,887       (2,681 )     (794 )
Loans
                       
Commercial loans and leases
    (14,212 )     (734 )     (14,946 )
Installment loans
    (1,050 )     (1,056 )     (2,106 )
Loans held for sale
    (1,874 )     (1,022 )     (2,896 )
Total loans
    (17,136 )     (2,812 )     (19,948 )
Total interest income
  $ (15,153 )   $ (5,540 )   $ (20,693 )
                         
Interest Expense
                       
Interest bearing deposits
  $ (3,330 )   $ (9,034 )   $ (12,364 )
                         
Securities sold under repurchase agreements
    (330 )     (611 )     (941 )
Short-term borrowings
    -       -       -  
Federal Home Loan advances
    (2,367 )     560       (1,807 )
Subordinated debentures
    229       (227 )     2  
Total borrowed funds
    (2,468 )     (278 )     (2,746 )
Total interest expense
    (5,798 )     (9,312 )     (15,110 )
Increase (decrease) in interest income
  $ (9,355 )   $ 3,772     $ (5,583 )
                         
 
Overall average earning assets declined to $8.0 billion as a result of management’s focus on improving deposit mix by managing high cost, non-relationship based wholesale, and time deposit customers and due to the divestiture of Christiana. At June 30, 2011, transaction, savings and money market accounts comprised 69% of deposits compared to 64% at June 30, 2010.  Time deposits were the largest source of decline and decreased $463 million to $1.9 billion at June 30, 2011, including approximately $35 million of time deposits at Christiana. The improvement in mix combined with disciplined deposit pricing reduced the cost of deposits by 31 basis points to 0.76% for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

Interest expense decreased by 24.7%, or $15.1 million, and totaled $46.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The improvement in interest expense mitigated the effect of decreasing asset yields, but managed reductions to earning assets resulted in a 10.2%, or $20 million decrease to interest income ($20.7 million on a FTE basis), which totaled $177 million for the first six months of 2011. Net interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $131 million, a decrease of $4.9 million, or 3.6%, compared to $136 million for the first six months of 2010. The net interest margin expanded 9 basis points to 3.56% for the first half of 2011 from 3.47% in the prior year period. 

Provision for Loan and Lease Losses

The provision for loan and lease losses totaled $13.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $57.5 million for the same period in 2010. The reduction to the provision was due to sustained improvement in asset quality. For the quarter ended June 30, 2011, delinquencies remained stable at 0.39% of total loans and leases, net charge-offs declined to $8.1 million or 0.62% of average loans. The decrease in charge-offs was the sixth quarter of decline which began in the first quarter of 2010. Classified loans declined 16% from December 31, 2010 and non-performing loans declined by 13% to 1.41% of total loans and leases. The allowance as a percentage of non-performing loans increased to 188% at June 30, 2011, and the allowance to total loans and leases remained strong at 2.66%. For additional analysis of the allowance refer to “Loans and Leases.”
 
 
 
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Non-Interest Income
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Six Months
             
   
Ended June 30,
             
NON-INTEREST INCOME
 
2011
   
2010
   
Increase (Decrease)
 
Wealth management income
  $ 11,780     $ 14,339     $ (2,559 )     (17.8 )%
Service charges on deposit accounts
    9,280       10,787       (1,507 )     (14.0 )%
Insurance commissions and fees
    6,741       7,410       (669 )     (9.0 )%
Cash management and electronic banking fees
    9,016       8,772       244       2.8 %
Mortgage banking income
    2,094       2,384       (290 )     (12.2 )%
Bank owned life insurance income
    2,453       3,263       (810 )     (24.8 )%
Equity in undistributed net earnings of unconsolidated investments
    1,816       700       1,116       159.4 %
Gain on pension plan curtailment
    -       4,066       (4,066 )     (100.0 )%
Other operating income
    3,873       5,504       (1,631 )     (29.6 )%
Net losses from fair value changes of subordinate debentures
    (481 )     (5,718 )     5,237       (91.6 )%
Net gains (losses) on sales of investment securities
    -       214       (214 )  
NM
 
Loans held for sale
                               
Impairment losses on investment securities
    -       (634 )     634    
NM
 
Non credit-related losses on securities not expected to be sold recognized
                    -          
in other comprehensive loss before tax
    -       -       -          
Net impairment losses on investment securities
    -       (634 )     634    
NM
 
Total non-interest income
  $ 46,572     $ 51,087     $ (4,515 )     (8.8 )%
                                 
                                 
"NM" - Denotes a value displayed as a percentage change is not meaningful
                               
 

The $4.5 million decrease in non-interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the quarter ended June, 2010 was primarily due to the following items:

Increases:

·
Equity in undistributed net earnings of unconsolidated investments represents earnings of a mezzanine debt fund and increased $1.1 million to $1.8 million, as the timing of fund activities and “exits” vary.
 
·
Loss on the Company’s subordinated debentures (Nasdaq: NPBCO) accounted for at fair value reduced non-interest income in 2010 by $5.7 million compared to $0.5 million in 2011.
 
Decreases:

·
The six months ended June 30, 2010 included a gain of $4.1 million from the curtailment of the Company’s defined benefit pension plan.
 
·
Exclusive of Christiana’s divestiture in December 2010, wealth management income increased $0.6 million due to increased commission income on retail investment product sales and the positive impact of appreciation of the equity markets on fee-based business. Overall, wealth management income decreased modestly by $2.6 million, to $11.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, as Christiana contributed $3.2 million of wealth management income during the six months ended June 30, 2010.
 
·
Service charges on deposit accounts declined $1.5 million to $9.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 as a result of reduced overdraft volume and the impact of regulatory changes affecting electronic customer transactions.
 
 
 


 
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Non-Interest Expense
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Six Months
             
   
Ended June 30,
             
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
 
2011
   
2010
   
Increase (Decrease)
 
Salaries, wages and employee benefits
  $ 61,857     $ 60,428     $ 1,429       2.4 %
Net premises and equipment
    14,059       15,207       (1,148 )     (7.6 )%
Goodwill impairment
    -       8,250       (8,250 )  
NM
 
FDIC insurance
    6,183       8,153       (1,970 )     (24.2 )%
Other operating expenses
    28,859       32,182       (3,323 )     (10.3 )%
Total non-interest expense
  $ 110,958     $ 124,220     $ (13,262 )     (10.7 )%
                                 
                                 
RECONCILIATION TABLE FOR NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES - EFFICIENCY RATIO (1)
         
                                 
Efficiency Ratio Calculation
                               
Non-interest expense
  $ 110,958     $ 124,220                  
Less:
                               
Goodwill impairment
    -       8,250                  
Operating expenses
  $ 110,958     $ 115,970                  
                                 
Net interest income (taxable equivalent)
  $ 141,199     $ 146,782                  
                                 
Non-interest income
    46,572       51,087                  
Less:
                               
Gain on pension plan curtailment
    -       4,066                  
Net losses from fair value changes
    (481 )     (5,718 )                
Adjusted revenue
  $ 188,252     $ 199,521                  
                                 
Efficiency Ratio
    58.94 %     58.12 %                
                                 
(1)  Refer to the Statement Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures at the beginning of Item 2.
                                 

Non-interest expense, exclusive of $12.6 million of Christiana expenses (including goodwill impairment) included in 2010, decreased $0.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 when compared to the prior year. Continued focus on expense controls reduced expenses overall as demonstrated by the efficiency ratio of 58.94%.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $11.6 million compared to $4.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. Tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2010 included $8.1 million of taxes related to the redemption of separate account BOLI, while tax expense for the first half of 2011 reflects increasing pre-tax income with a relatively consistent level of tax free income. The Company’s net deferred tax asset (“DTA”) decreased to $72.5 million at June 30, 2011 primarily from a reduction to the allowance for loan and lease losses and an increase in the fair value of investment securities available for sale.

Each quarter, the Company evaluates the realizability of the DTA. As of June 30, 2011, the Company concluded that the DTA was realizable, and a valuation allowance was not required. In reaching this conclusion the Company carefully weighed both positive and negative evidence present. Since December 31, 2010, the Company has continued to demonstrate increased profitability and performance in line with management projections. Therefore, management believes that the DTA continues to be realizable and will be fully utilized as planned.

If there are substantial, adverse economic developments that deteriorate credit quality or profitability, the judgments made regarding the Company’s ability to utilize the DTA may change. This would result in additional income tax expense being recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. These types of events or a valuation allowance would impact regulatory capital by the amount of the DTA included in regulatory capital.
 
 
 
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LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL AND INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY

Analysis of Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

The following table sets forth contractual obligations representing required cash outflows as of June 30, 2011:
 
         
Payments Due by Period:
 
               
After one
   
After three
       
         
One Year
   
year to
   
years to
   
More than
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Total
   
or less
    three years    
five years
   
5 Years
 
                               
    $ 1,850,355     $ 1,212,999     $ 431,044     $ 198,320     $ 7,992  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    627,332       90,605       54,500       74,000       408,227  
Subordinated debentures
    143,261       -       -       -       143,261  
Minimum annual rentals on non-cancelable operating leases
    43,519       7,098       10,460       8,572       17,389  
Total
  $ 2,664,467     $ 1,310,702     $ 496,004     $ 280,892     $ 576,869  
 
 
The Company’s primary source of liquidity is deposits obtained from retail, business and institutional banking customers. The Company supplements liquidity with a mix of wholesale funding.   The Company’s wholesale sources of funds include:

·
Relationships with several correspondent banks to provide short-term borrowings in the form of federal funds purchased.
 
·
The Company is also a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (“FHLB”) and has the ability to borrow within applicable limits in the form of advances secured by pledges of certain qualifying assets.
 
·
Overnight funds are available from the Federal Reserve Bank via the discount window, and serves as an additional source of liquidity.

As measured using the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, the Company used $83.3 million and $0.9 million in net cash and equivalents for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Cash was deployed during the first six months of 2011, in the following ways:

Financing activities

·
$150 million repayment of Series B Preferred stock
·
$1.0 million repurchase of common stock warrants
·
$115 million reduction in certificates of deposit
·
$76.0 million of payments for maturing of FHLB advances

Investing activities

·
$184 million of investment security purchases

Operating activities generated $68.3 million of net cash for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $86.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011, cash was generated from the following additional sources:

Investing activities

·
$150 million of maturities and repayments of investment securities available-for-sale
·
$114 million net maturities and repayments from loans and leases held for investment

Financing activities

·
$84.5 million of issuance of common stock in private placement
 
 
 
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Capital

At June 30, 2011, National Penn and National Penn Bank’s capital ratios met the criteria to be considered a “well-capitalized” institution.  Management believes that, under current regulations, the Company and National Penn Bank will each continue to exceed the minimum capital requirements in the foreseeable future.
 
   
Tier 1 Capital to
   
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-
   
Total Capital to Risk-
 
   
Average Assets Ratio
   
Weighted Assets Ratio
   
Weighted Assets Ratio
 
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                                     
The Company
    11.20 %     10.59 %     16.43 %     16.12 %     17.68 %     17.38 %
National Penn Bank
    10.10 %     8.89 %     14.93 %     13.39 %     16.19 %     14.65 %
"Well Capitalized" institution
    5.00 %     5.00 %     6.00 %     6.00 %     10.00 %     10.00 %
 under banking regulations
                                               

Beginning at September 30, 2009, National Penn and National Penn Bank eliminated from inclusion in their regulatory capital the net amount of deferred tax assets, since these regulations are more restrictive than GAAP as it relates to the usage and recognition of the deferred tax asset.  Beginning in the second quarter of 2010, a portion of the net deferred tax asset was included in the computation of National Penn and National Penn Bank’s capital and as of June 30, 2011 continues to be included in the computation.

Other Commitments

The following table sets forth the notional amounts of other commitments as of June 30, 2011:
 
               
After one
   
After three
       
         
Less than
   
year to
   
years to
   
More than
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Total
   
one year
   
three years
   
five years
   
five years
 
                               
Loan comitments
  $ 1,436,246     $ 740,831     $ 145,046     $ 117,300     $ 433,069  
Letters of credit
    140,986       95,511       42,348       465       2,662  
Total
  $ 1,577,232     $ 836,342     $ 187,394     $ 117,765     $ 435,731  
                                         
                                         
 
The Company evaluates and establishes an estimated reserve for credit and other risks associated with off-balance sheet positions based upon historical losses, expected performance under these arrangements and current trends in the economy. The reserve totaled $1.5 million at June 30, 2011.

The Company may be required to utilize cash or other financial instruments on its balance sheet, if called upon, to perform according to the contractual terms of the commitments.  The contract or notional amounts of the instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Company has for each class.

The Company uses derivative instruments for management of interest rate sensitivity.  The asset/liability management committee approves the use of derivatives in balance sheet hedging.  The derivatives employed by the Company currently include forward sales of mortgage commitments, as well as fair value and cash flow hedges.  The Company does not use any of these instruments for trading purposes.  For details of derivatives, see Footnote 10 to the consolidated financial statements.

Interest Rate Risk Management

The Company’s largest business segment is its community banking segment, whose business activities principally include accepting deposits and making loans.  As a result, the Company’s largest source of revenue is net interest income, which subjects it to movements in market interest rates.  Management’s objective for interest rate risk management is to understand the Company’s susceptibility to changes in interest rates and develop and implement strategies to minimize volatility while maximizing net interest income.  The Board of Directors establishes policies that govern interest rate risk management.  This is accomplished via a centralized asset/liability management committee (“ALCO”).  ALCO is comprised of various members of the Company’s business lines who are responsible for managing the components of interest rate risk:
 
 
 
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·
Timing differences between contractual maturities and or repricing of assets and liabilities (“gap risk”),
 
·
Risk that assets will repay or customers withdraw prior to contractual maturity (“option risk”),
 
·
Non-parallel changes in the slope of the yield curve (“yield curve risk”), and
 
·
Variation in rate movements of different indices (“basis risk”).

ALCO employs various techniques and instruments to implement its developed strategies.  These generally include one or more of the following:

·
Changes to interest rates offered on products,
 
·
Changes to maturity terms offered on products,
 
·
Changes to types of products offered, and/or
 
·
Use of wholesale products such as advances from the FHLB or interest rate swaps.
 
Interest rate sensitivity is a function of the repricing characteristics of the Company’s assets and liabilities. Minimizing the balance sheet’s maturity and repricing risk is a continual focus in a changing rate environment.

The Company uses a simulation model to identify and manage its interest rate risk profile.  The model measures projected net interest income “at-risk” and anticipated changes in net income for a rolling twelve month period.  The model is based on expected cash flows and repricing characteristics for all financial instruments at a point in time and incorporates Company-developed, market-based assumptions regarding the impact of changing interest rates on these financial instruments.

The Company also incorporates assumptions based on the historical behavior of deposit rates and balances in relation to changes in interest rates.  These assumptions are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the model cannot precisely measure net interest income or precisely predict the impact of fluctuations in interest rates on net interest income.  While actual results will differ from simulated results due to timing, magnitude, and frequency of interest rate changes, as well as changes in market conditions and management strategies, this model is an important guidance tool for ALCO.

The following table demonstrates the expected effect that a parallel interest rate shift would have on the Company’s net interest income for the subsequent twelve months:

Change in Interest Rates
 
Change in Net Interest Income
 (in basis points)
 
June 30, 2011
 
June 30, 2010
+ 300
 
7.2%
 
8.8%
+ 200
 
4.6%
 
5.8%
+100
 
2.1%
 
2.8%
- 100
 
-2.1%
 
-2.8%
         

 
As measured by the net interest income analysis, the Company reflects an asset sensitive risk profile and should benefit over the next twelve months by an increase in interest rates.

The results of the net interest income analysis fall within the compliance guidelines established by ALCO and the Board of Directors.
 
 
 
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

The information presented in the Liquidity and Interest Rate Risk section of the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this Report is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures.

National Penn’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective disclosure controls and procedures.  Disclosure controls and procedures are 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 required by the SEC’s rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be so disclosed by an issuer is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  For National Penn, these reports are its annual reports on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and its current reports on Form 8-K.

National Penn’s management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.  A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

National Penn considers its internal control over financial reporting to be a subpart of its disclosure controls and procedures.  In accordance with SEC regulations, National Penn’s management evaluates National Penn’s disclosure controls and procedures at the end of each quarter, while it assesses the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting at the end of each year.
 
As of June 30, 2011, National Penn’s management, under the supervision of and with the participation of National Penn’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated National Penn’s disclosure controls and procedures.  Based on that evaluation, National Penn’s management concluded that National Penn’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2011.
 
There were no changes in National Penn’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2011 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, National Penn’s internal control over financial reporting.  
 
There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any control system.  A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that its objectives are met. Further, the design of a control system is limited by available resources, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs and their impact on National Penn’s business model.  National Penn intends to continue improving and refining its internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
 
 
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.
 
 The information presented in Footnote 9 to the unaudited interim financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A.  RISK FACTORS

National Penn’s failure to comply with the pervasive and comprehensive federal and state regulatory requirements to which its operations are subject may harm its business and financial results, its reputation, and its share price.
 
National Penn is supervised by the Federal Reserve, and National Penn Bank is supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”). Accordingly, National Penn and its subsidiaries are subject to extensive federal and state legislation, regulation, and supervision that govern almost all aspects of business operations, which puts each of them at risk of being the subject of a formal or informal supervisory enforcement action. The expansive regulatory framework is primarily designed to protect consumers, depositors and the government’s deposit insurance funds, and to accomplish other governmental policy objectives such as combating terrorism.  Areas such as Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) compliance (including BSA and related anti-money laundering regulations) and real estate-secured consumer lending (such as Truth-in-Lending regulations, changes in Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act regulations, implementation of licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators and more recently, heightened regulatory attention to mortgage and foreclosure-related activities and exposures) are being confronted with escalating regulatory expectations and scrutiny.  Failure by National Penn to comply with these requirements could result in adverse action by regulators, which would negatively affect National Penn’s reputation and could adversely affect National Penn’s ability to manage its business, and as a result, could be materially adverse to National Penn’s shareholders.
 
The impact of recent legislation, proposed legislation, and government programs intended to stabilize the financial markets cannot be predicted at this time, and such legislation is subject to change.  In addition, the failure of the financial markets to stabilize and a continuation or worsening of current financial market conditions could materially and adversely affect National Penn’s business, results of operations, financial condition, access to funding and the trading price of National Penn’s common stock.
 
New or changed governmental legislation or regulation and accounting industry pronouncements could adversely affect National Penn.
 
Changes in federal and state legislation and regulation may affect National Penn’s operations.  On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) was signed into law.  The Dodd-Frank Act has, and will continue to, implement significant changes to the U.S. financial system, including among others:

·
New requirements on banking, derivative and investment activities, including the repeal of the prohibition on the payment of interest on business demand accounts, debit card interchange fee requirements, and the “Volcker Rule,” which restricts the sponsorship, or the acquisition or retention of ownership interests, in private equity funds.
 
·
The creation of a new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with supervisory authority, including the power to conduct examinations and take enforcement actions with respect to financial institutions with assets of $10 billion or more.
 
·
The creation of a Financial Stability Oversight Council with authority to identify institutions and practices that might pose a systemic risk.
 
·
Provisions affecting corporate governance and executive compensation of all companies subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
·
A provision that broadens the base for FDIC insurance assessments.
 
·
A provision that requires bank regulators to set minimum capital levels for bank holding companies that are as strong as those required for their insured depository subsidiaries, subject to a grandfather clause for holding companies with less than $15 billion in assets as of December 31, 2009.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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·
The requirement that National Penn submit its executive compensation program to an advisory (non-binding) shareholder vote.
 
 
While a few of the Dodd-Frank Act’s provisions became effective immediately, many have yet to be implemented because the issuance of some rules has been delayed and the deadlines for adoption of other rules have not yet been reached.  In addition to the regulatory requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act, National Penn is subject to changes in accounting rules and interpretations.  National Penn cannot predict what effect any presently contemplated or future changes in financial market regulation or accounting rules and interpretations will have on National Penn.  National Penn will have to devote a substantial amount of management and financial resources to ensure compliance with such regulatory changes, including all applicable provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and its implementing rules as they are finalized and released.  Doing so may increase National Penn’s costs of operations.  In addition, in some cases, National Penn’s ability to comply with regulatory changes may be dependent on third party vendors taking timely action to achieve compliance.  Any such changes may also negatively affect National Penn’s financial performance, its ability to expand its products and services and/or to increase the value of its business and, as a result, could be materially adverse to National Penn’s shareholders.
 
Deterioration in credit quality, particularly in commercial, construction and real estate loans, has adversely impacted National Penn and may continue to adversely impact National Penn.
 
In late 2008, National Penn began to experience a downturn in the overall credit performance of its loan portfolio, as well as acceleration in the deterioration of general economic conditions.  National Penn believes that this deterioration, as well as a significant increase in national and regional unemployment levels and decreased sources of liquidity, have been the primary drivers of increased stress being placed on many borrowers and is negatively impacting borrowers’ ability to repay.
 
National Penn’s credit quality may remain challenging throughout 2011. Deterioration in the quality of National Penn's credit portfolio could significantly increase non-performing loans, require additional increases in loan loss reserves, elevate charge-off levels and have a material adverse effect on National Penn's capital, financial condition and results of operations.
 
National Penn's allowance for loan and lease losses may prove inadequate or be negatively affected by credit risk exposure.
 
National Penn depends on the creditworthiness of its customers. National Penn periodically reviews the adequacy of its allowance for loan losses, considering economic conditions and trends, collateral values and credit quality indicators, including past charge-off experience and levels of past due loans and non-performing assets, classified assets and other regulatory requirements. As a result of these considerations, National Penn has from time to time increased its allowance for loan losses.  The allowance for loan losses may not be adequate over time to cover credit losses because of unanticipated adverse changes to the economy caused by recession, inflation, unemployment or other factors beyond National Penn's control.  If the credit quality of National Penn's customer base materially decreases, if the risk profile of a market, industry or group of customers changes materially, or if the allowance for loan losses is not adequate, National Penn's business, financial condition, liquidity, capital and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
 
Because its operations are concentrated in eastern Pennsylvania, National Penn's performance and financial condition may be adversely affected by regional economic conditions and real estate values.
 
National Penn's loan activities are largely based in 13 counties in eastern Pennsylvania. To a lesser extent, National Penn's deposit base is also generated from this area. As a result, National Penn's consolidated financial performance depends largely upon economic conditions in this region. Weak local economic conditions from 2008 through 2011 have caused National Penn to experience an increase in loan delinquencies, an increase in the number of borrowers who defaulted on their loans and a reduction in the value of the collateral securing their loans. A continued downturn in the regional real estate market could further harm National Penn's financial condition and results of operations because of the geographic concentration of loans within this regional area and because a large percentage of its loans are secured by real property. If there is a further decline in real estate values, the collateral for National Penn's loans will provide less security. As a result, National Penn's ability to recover on defaulted loans by selling the underlying real estate will be diminished, and National Penn will be more likely to suffer losses on defaulted loans.
 
Declines in asset values may result in impairment charges and adversely impact the value of National Penn's investments, financial performance and capital.
 
National Penn maintains an investment portfolio that includes, but is not limited to, municipal bonds, bank equity securities, and individual trust preferred securities. The market value of investments may be affected by factors other than the underlying performance of the issuer or composition of the bonds themselves, such as ratings downgrades, adverse changes in business climate and lack of liquidity for resales of certain investment securities. National Penn periodically, but not less than quarterly, evaluates investments and other assets for impairment indicators. National Penn may be required to record additional impairment charges if investments suffer a decline in value that is considered other-than-temporary. If National Penn determines that a significant impairment has occurred, National Penn would be required to charge against earnings the credit-related portion of the other-than-temporary impairment, which could have a material adverse effect on results of operations in the period in which the write-off occurs.
 
 
 
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National Penn's investment portfolio includes approximately $49 million in capital stock of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh as of June 30, 2011. This stock ownership is required of all Home Loan Bank members as part of the overall Home Loan Bank capitalization. The Home Loan Bank is experiencing a potential capital shortfall, has suspended its quarterly cash dividend, and could possibly require its members, including National Penn, to make additional capital investments in the Home Loan Bank. In addition, the debt ceiling crisis being experienced by the United States Federal government could indirectly adversely affect the Home Loan Bank system. In order to avail itself of correspondent banking services offered by the Home Loan Bank, National Penn must remain a member of the Home Loan Bank. If the Home Loan Bank were to cease operations, or if National Penn were required to write-off its investment in the Home Loan Bank, National Penn's business, financial condition, liquidity, capital and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
 
National Penn may incur impairments to goodwill.
 
At June 30, 2011, National Penn had approximately $258 million recorded as goodwill.  National Penn tests its goodwill for impairment at least annually as of June 30th.  Significant negative industry or economic trends, including the lack of recovery in the market price of National Penn's common stock, or reduced estimates of future cash flows or disruptions to National Penn's business could result in impairments to goodwill. National Penn's valuation methodology for assessing impairment requires management to make judgments and assumptions based on historical experience and to rely on projections of future operating performance. National Penn operates in competitive environments and projections of future operating results and cash flows may vary significantly from actual results. If National Penn's analysis results in additional impairment to its goodwill, National Penn would be required to record an impairment charge to earnings in its financial statements during the period in which such impairment is determined to exist. Any such change could have a material adverse effect on National Penn's results of operations and stock price.
 
National Penn’s ability to realize its deferred tax asset may be reduced, which may adversely impact results of operations.
 
Realization of a deferred tax asset requires National Penn to exercise significant judgment and is inherently uncertain because it requires the prediction of future occurrences. National Penn’s deferred tax asset may be reduced in the future if estimates of future income or our tax planning strategies do not support the amount of the deferred tax asset. If it is determined that a valuation allowance of its deferred tax asset is necessary, National Penn may incur a charge to earnings and a reduction to regulatory capital for the amount included therein.
 
Negative conditions in the general economy and financial services industry may limit National Penn's access to additional funding and adversely impact liquidity.
 
An inability to raise funds through deposits, borrowings and other sources could have a substantial negative effect on National Penn's liquidity. National Penn's access to funding sources in amounts adequate to finance its activities could be impaired by factors that affect it specifically or the financial services industry in general. Factors that could detrimentally impact National Penn's access to liquidity sources include a decrease in the level of its business activity due to a market downturn or adverse regulatory action against it. National Penn's ability to borrow could also be impaired by factors that are nonspecific to National Penn, such as severe disruption of the financial markets or negative news and expectations about the prospects for the financial services industry as a whole as evidenced by recent turmoil in the domestic and worldwide credit markets.
 
National Penn may need to, or may be compelled to, raise additional capital in the future.  However, capital may not be available when needed and on terms favorable to current shareholders.
 
Federal banking regulators require National Penn and National Penn Bank to maintain adequate levels of capital to support their operations. These capital levels are determined and dictated by law, regulation and banking regulatory agencies.  In addition, capital levels are also determined by National Penn's management and board of directors based on capital levels that they believe are necessary to support National Penn's business operations.  To be "well capitalized" under current bank regulatory guidelines, banking companies generally must maintain a Tier 1 leverage ratio of at least 5%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 6%, and a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10%.
 
 
 
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If National Penn raises capital through the issuance of additional shares of its common stock or other securities, it would likely dilute the ownership interests of current investors and could dilute the per share book value and earnings per share of its common stock. Please refer to the risk factor below titled "There may be future sales or other dilution of National Penn's equity, which may adversely affect the market price of National Penn's common stock." Furthermore, a capital raise through issuance of additional shares may have an adverse impact on National Penn's stock price. New investors may also have rights, preferences and privileges senior to National Penn's current shareholders, which may adversely impact its current shareholders. National Penn's ability to raise additional capital will depend on conditions in the capital markets at that time, which are outside of its control, and on its financial performance. Accordingly, National Penn cannot be certain of its ability to raise additional capital on terms and time frames acceptable to it or to raise additional capital at all. If National Penn cannot raise additional capital in sufficient amounts when needed, its ability to comply with regulatory capital requirements could be materially impaired. Additionally, the inability to raise capital in sufficient amounts may adversely affect National Penn's operations, financial condition and results of operations.
 
National Penn may be required to pay significantly higher FDIC premiums or special assessments that could adversely affect our earnings.
 
Bank failures over recent years severely depleted the FDIC’s insurance fund.  In response, the FDIC took various measures in 2009 and early 2010. The Dodd-Frank Act, adopted in July 21, 2010, requires the FDIC to increase reserves against future losses, which will require increased assessments that are to be borne primarily by institutions with assets of greater than $10 billion. Any future increases in assessments or higher periodic fees could adversely affect National Penn’s earnings.
 
Competition from other financial institutions may adversely affect National Penn's profitability.
 
National Penn Bank faces substantial competition in originating loans, both commercial and consumer. This competition comes principally from other banks, savings institutions, mortgage banking companies and other lenders. Many of National Penn's competitors enjoy advantages, including greater financial resources and higher lending limits, a wider geographic presence, the ability to offer a wider array of services or more favorable pricing alternatives, as well as lower origination and operating costs. Additionally, several of National Penn's banking competitors are financial institutions that received multi-million or multi-billion dollar infusions of capital from the U.S. Treasury or other support from federal programs, which strengthened their balance sheets and enhanced their ability to withstand the uncertainty of the current economic environment. Intensified competition from these institutions and/or economic conditions could reduce National Penn's net income by decreasing the number and size of loans that National Penn Bank originates and the interest rates it may charge on these loans.
 
In attracting business and consumer deposits, National Penn Bank faces substantial competition from other insured depository institutions such as banks, savings institutions and credit unions, as well as institutions offering uninsured investment alternatives, including money market funds. Many of National Penn's competitors enjoy advantages, including greater financial resources (from participation in the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program or otherwise), more aggressive marketing campaigns, better brand recognition and more branch locations. These competitors may offer higher interest rates than National Penn, which could decrease the deposits that National Penn attracts or require National Penn to increase its rates to retain existing deposits or attract new deposits. Increased deposit competition could adversely affect National Penn's ability to generate the funds necessary for lending operations. As a result, National Penn may need to seek other sources of funds that may be more expensive to obtain and could increase National Penn's cost of funds.
 
National Penn Bank and National Penn's non-banking subsidiaries also compete with non-bank providers of financial services, such as brokerage firms, consumer finance companies, credit unions, insurance agencies and governmental organizations which may offer more favorable terms. Some of National Penn's non-bank competitors are subject to less extensive regulations than those governing National Penn's banking operations. As a result, such non-bank competitors may have advantages over National Penn Bank and non-banking subsidiaries in providing financial products and services. This competition may reduce or limit National Penn's margins on banking and non-banking services, reduce its market share and adversely affect its earnings and financial condition.
 
Inability to hire or retain key personnel could adversely affect National Penn’s business.
 
National Penn's subsidiaries face intense competition with various other financial institutions, as well as from non-bank providers of financial services, such as brokerage firms, consumer finance companies, credit unions, insurance agencies and government organizations, for the attraction and retention of key personnel, specifically those who generate and maintain National Penn's customer relationships and serve in other key operation positions in the areas of finance, credit administration, loan functions and information technology. These competitors may offer greater compensation and other benefits, which could result in the loss of potential and/or existing key personnel. The inability to hire or retain key personnel may result in the loss of potential and/or existing substantial customer relationships and may adversely affect National Penn's ability to compete effectively.
 
 
 
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Variations in interest rates may negatively affect National Penn's financial performance.
 
Changes in interest rates may reduce profits. The primary source of income for National Penn currently is the differential, or the net interest spread, between the interest earned on loans, securities and other interest-earning assets, and the interest paid on deposits, borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities. As prevailing interest rates change, net interest spreads are affected by the difference between the maturities and re-pricing characteristics of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. In addition, loan volume and yields are affected by market interest rates on loans, and rising interest rates generally are associated with a lower volume of loan originations. An increase in the general level of interest rates may also adversely affect the ability of certain borrowers to repay their obligations. In a declining interest rate environment, National Penn may be unable to re-price deposits downward in the same magnitude and/or with the same timing as the movement in its interest-sensitive assets. Accordingly, changes in levels of market interest rates, whether upward or downward, could materially adversely affect National Penn's net interest spread, loan origination volume, asset quality and overall profitability.
 
If National Penn's information systems are interrupted or sustain a breach in security, those events may negatively affect National Penn's financial performance and reputation.
 
In conducting its business, National Penn relies heavily on its information systems. Maintaining and protecting those systems is difficult and expensive, as is dealing with any failure, interruption or breach in security of these systems, whether due to acts or omissions by National Penn or by a third party and whether intentional or not. Any such failure, interruption or breach could result in failures or disruptions in National Penn's customer relationship management, general ledger, deposit, loan and other systems.  A breach of National Penn’s information security may result from fraudulent activity committed against National Penn or its clients, resulting in financial loss to National Penn or its clients, or privacy breaches against National Penn’s clients.  Such fraudulent activity may consist of check fraud, electronic fraud, wire fraud, “phishing”, social engineering or other deceptive acts.  The policies, procedures and technical safeguards put in place by National Penn to prevent or limit the effect of any failure, interruption or security breach of its information systems may be insufficient to prevent or remedy the effects of any such occurrences.  The occurrence of any failures, interruptions or security breaches of National Penn's information systems could damage National Penn's reputation, cause National Penn to incur additional expenses, result in losses to National Penn or its clients, result in a loss of customer business and data, affect National Penn’s ability to grow its online services or other businesses, subject National Penn to regulatory sanctions or additional regulatory scrutiny, or expose National Penn to civil litigation and possible financial liability, any of which could have a material adverse effect on National Penn's financial condition and results of operations.
 
If National Penn's information technology is unable to keep pace with its growth or industry developments, National Penn's financial performance may suffer.
 
Effective and competitive delivery of National Penn's products and services is increasingly dependent upon information technology resources and processes, both those provided internally as well as those provided through third party vendors, such as firms which license their software solutions to National Penn. In addition to better serving customers, the effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables National Penn to reduce costs. National Penn's future success will depend, in part, upon its ability to address the needs of its customers by using technology to provide products and services to enhance customer convenience, as well as to create additional efficiencies in its operations. Many of National Penn's competitors have greater resources to invest in technological improvements. Additionally, as technology in the financial services industry changes and evolves, keeping pace becomes increasingly complex and expensive for National Penn.  There can be no assurance that National Penn will be able to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services, which could reduce its ability to compete effectively.
 
National Penn's internal control systems are inherently limited.
 
National Penn's systems of internal controls, disclosure controls and corporate governance policies and procedures are inherently limited.  The inherent limitations of National Penn's system of internal controls include the use of judgment in decision-making that can be faulty; breakdowns can occur because of human error or mistakes; and controls can be circumvented by individual acts or by collusion of two or more people. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and any design may not succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Because of the inherent limitation of a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected, which may have an adverse effect on National Penn's business, results of operations or financial condition. Additionally, any plans of remediation for any identified limitations may be ineffective in improving National Penn's internal controls.
 
 
 
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There may be future sales or other dilution of National Penn's shareholders, which may adversely affect the market price of National Penn's common stock.
 
National Penn is not restricted from issuing additional common shares, including any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, common shares. National Penn is currently authorized to issue up to 250 million common shares, of which 151.7 million shares were outstanding as of June 30, 2011, and up to one million shares of preferred stock, none of which are outstanding.  In addition, National Penn’s Board of Directors has made shares available for compensation purposes, including under its Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as well as for compensation including shares available for purchase under National Penn's Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan. The Employee Stock Purchase Plan allows employee shareholders to purchase shares of National Penn common shares at a 10% discount from market value.  In addition, shares are issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock units and/or exercise of stock options that have been, or stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards and restricted stock that may be, issued under National Penn's equity compensation plans.  Should National Penn experience strong participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan or the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, the issuance of the required shares of common stock may significantly dilute the ownership of National Penn's shareholders. National Penn also has the ability to issue an unlimited amount of securities including common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, depositary shares and securities warrants, from time to time at prices and on terms to be determined at the time of sale under an active shelf registration statement, which it filed with the SEC on November 7, 2008. National Penn's board of directors has authority, without action or vote of the shareholders, to issue all or part of the authorized but unissued shares. These authorized but unissued shares could be issued on terms or in circumstances that could dilute the interests of other shareholders.
 
National Penn relies on dividends it receives from its subsidiaries, may further reduce or eliminate cash dividends on its common stock, and is subject to restrictions on its ability to declare or pay cash dividends and repurchase shares of common stock.
 
As a bank holding company, National Penn's ability to pay dividends depends primarily on its receipt of dividends from its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Its bank subsidiary, National Penn Bank, is National Penn's primary source of dividends. Dividend payments from National Penn Bank are subject to legal and regulatory limitations, generally based on net profits and retained earnings, imposed by bank regulatory agencies. The ability of National Penn Bank to pay dividends is also subject to profitability, financial condition, regulatory capital requirements, capital expenditures and other cash flow requirements. As of June 30, 2011, National Penn Bank did not have the ability to pay dividends to National Penn without prior regulatory approval.  There is no assurance that National Penn Bank, and/or National Penn's other subsidiaries, will be able to pay dividends in the future.
 
In July 2011, National Penn’s Board of Directors approved a third quarter 2011 cash dividend of $0.03 per share.  There can be no assurance that National Penn will pay dividends to its shareholders in the future, or if dividends are paid, that National Penn will increase its dividend to historical levels or otherwise.  National Penn's ability to pay dividends to its shareholders is subject to limitations and guidance issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or the Federal Reserve.  For example, under Federal Reserve guidance, bank holding companies generally are advised to consult in advance with the Federal Reserve before declaring dividends, and to strongly consider reducing, deferring or eliminating dividends, in certain situations, such as when declaring or paying a dividend that would exceed earnings for the fiscal quarter for which the dividend is being paid, or when declaring or paying a dividend that could result in a material adverse change to the organization's capital structure.  National Penn's failure to pay dividends on its common stock could have a material adverse effect on its business, operations, financial condition, access to funding and the market price of its common stock.
 
National Penn may be a defendant from time to time in a variety of litigation and other actions, which could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
 
National Penn and its subsidiaries may be involved from time to time in a variety of litigation arising out of its business. National Penn believes the risk of litigation generally increases during downturns in the national and local economies.  National Penn's insurance may not cover all claims that may be asserted against it, and any claims asserted against it, regardless of merit or eventual outcome, may harm National Penn's reputation and may cause it to incur significant expense.  Should the ultimate judgments or settlements in any litigation exceed National Penn's insurance coverage, they could have a material adverse effect on National Penn’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.  In addition, National Penn may not be able to obtain appropriate types or levels of insurance in the future, nor may National Penn be able to obtain adequate replacement policies with acceptable terms, if at all.
 
 
 
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A Warning About Forward-Looking Information

This Report, including information incorporated by reference in this Report, contains forward-looking statements about National Penn and its subsidiaries.  In addition, from time to time, National Penn or its representatives may make written or oral forward-looking statements about National Penn and its subsidiaries.  These forward-looking statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact, and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “project,” “plan,” “goal,” “potential,” “pro forma,” “seek,” “target,” “intend” or “anticipate” or the negative thereof or comparable terminology.  Forward-looking statements include discussions of strategy, financial projections, guidance and estimates (including their underlying assumptions), statements regarding plans, rationales, objectives, expectations or consequences of various proposed or announced transactions, and statements about the future performance, operations, products and services of National Penn and its subsidiaries.  National Penn cautions its shareholders and other readers not to place undue reliance on such statements.

National Penn’s businesses and operations are and will be subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Consequently, actual results and experience may materially differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and experience to differ from those projected include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth above, as well as the following:

·
National Penn’s branding and marketing initiatives may not be effective in building name recognition and customer awareness of National Penn’s products and services.
 
·
National Penn may be unable to differentiate itself from its competitors by a higher level of customer service, as intended by its business strategy and other marketing initiatives.
 
·
Expansion of National Penn’s product and service offerings may take longer, and may meet with more effective competitive resistance from others already offering such products and services, than expected.  Additionally, new product development by new and existing competitors may be more effective, and take place more quickly, than expected.
 
·
National Penn may be unable to attract, motivate, and/or retain key executives and other key personnel due to intense competition for such persons, National Penn’s cost saving strategies, increased governmental oversight or otherwise.
 
·
Growth and profitability of National Penn’s non-interest income or fee income may be less than expected, particularly as a result of current financial market conditions.
 
·
General economic or business conditions, either nationally or in the regions in which National Penn does business, may continue to deteriorate or be more prolonged than expected, resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality, a reduced demand for credit, or a decision by National Penn to reevaluate staffing levels or to divest one or more lines of business.
 
·
In the current environment of increased investor activism, including hedge fund investment policies and practices, shareholder concerns or actions may require increased management/board attention, efforts and commitments, which could require a shift in focus from business development and operations.
 
·
Current stresses in the financial markets may inhibit National Penn's ability to access the capital markets or obtain financing on favorable terms.
 
·
Repurchase obligations with respect to real estate mortgages sold in the secondary market could adversely affect National Penn’s earnings.
 
·
Changes in consumer spending and savings habits could adversely affect National Penn’s business.
 
·
Negative publicity with respect to any National Penn product or service, employee, director or other associated individual or entity whether legally justified or not, could adversely affect National Penn’s reputation and business.
 
·
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.

 
 
 
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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 risk factors and 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.

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

There were no repurchases by National Penn of its common stock at any time during the quarter ended June 30, 2011.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4.  [Removed and Reserved]

Item 5.  Other Information.

None.
 
 
 
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Item 6.  Exhibits.

3.1
Articles of Incorporation, 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, 2009 as filed on April 24, 2009.)
 
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 March 24, 2010, as filed on  March 29, 2010.)
 
3.3
Bylaws, as amended of National Penn Bank (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to National Penn’s Report on Form 8-K dated December 2, 2008, as filed on December 2, 2008.)
 
10.1
Letter Agreement between National Penn Bancshares, Inc. and the United States Department of the Treasury. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to National Penn’s Report on Form 8-K dated April 13, 2011, as filed on April 13, 2011.)
 
31.1
 
31.2
 
32.1
 
32.2
 
 
 
 














 
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


   
NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC.
   
(Registrant)
     
Date:
August 9, 2011
 
By:
/s/ Scott V. Fainor
       
Name:
Scott V. Fainor
       
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
           
Date:
 August 9, 2011
 
By:
/s/ Michael J. Hughes
       
Name:
Michael J. Hughes
       
Title:
Chief Financial Officer


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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