Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Scott V. Fainor, President and CEO, and Michael J. Hughes, Chief Financial Officer, of National Penn Bancshares, Inc., participated in the Sandler & O'Neill & Partners, L.P. East Coast Financial Services Conference and addressed an audience of bankers and financial executives on November 15, 2012 at 7:10
a.m. (ET), as previously announced by National Penn in its press release dated November 8, 2012, furnished in this report, pursuant to this Item 7.01, as Exhibit 99.1. The slide presentation is furnished in this report, pursuant to this Item 7.01, as Exhibit 99.2, and is incorporated herein by reference. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the text of the slide entitled "Safe Harbor Regarding Forward Looking Statements" is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01. No part of this report shall be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits. Press release of National Penn Bancshares, Inc., dated November 8, 99.1 2012.

99.2 Slide presentation for National Penn Bancshares, Inc. on November 15, 2012 at 7:10 a.m. (ET) (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 hereof).

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