Exhibit 99.1

Sussex Bancorp	Contacts: Anthony Labozzetta, President/CEO
200 Munsonhurst Road	Candace Leatham, SVP/CFO
Franklin, NJ  07416	973-827-2914

SUSSEX BANCORP ANNOUNCES 154% INCREASE IN FIRST QUARTER 2010 EARNINGS

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FRANKLIN, NEW JERSEY – April 28, 2010– Sussex Bancorp (NASDAQ: “SBBX”) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2010, the Company earned net income of $643 thousand, an increase of 154.2% from net income of $253 thousand for the first quarter of 2009.   Basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.20 in the first quarter of 2010 compared to $0.08 for the first quarter of 2009.  “We are encouraged by our first quarter results” said Anthony Labozzetta, Sussex's President and Chief Executive Officer.  “With the continued strengthening of our core earnings and strong capital, we believe that we are well positioned to execute our community bank strategy of delivering an extraordinary experience for our customers while assisting with their financial needs” added Mr. Labozzetta.

 The Company’s net interest income increased $855 thousand, to $4.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 from $3.1 million for the first quarter of 2009. This, in large part, is a product of management’s effort to reduce funding costs, which helped improve the Company’s net interest margin by 81 basis points to 3.84% in the first quarter of 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009.  The average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities declined 115 basis points to 1.57% in the first three months of 2010 compared to 2.72% in the same period one year earlier.

Excluding holding gains on trading securities, the Company’s non-interest income decreased $132 thousand, or 10.1%, to $1.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 from $1.3 million for the first quarter of 2009.  The decrease in non-interest income is attributable to lower insurance commissions and lower service charges on deposit accounts.

The Company’s non-interest expenses remained unchanged at $3.5 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.  The Company incurred higher expenses for FDIC assessments and salary and benefits in the first quarter of 2010 as compared to the same period a year ago.  Offsetting the overall impact of these items was a decrease in foreclosed real estate expenses and other expense savings resulting from cost control initiatives implemented during 2009. Maintaining non-interest expenses at the first quarter 2009 level, coupled with the increase in net interest income, resulted in a 12.1% decrease in the Company’s efficiency ratio to 65.1% for the first three months of 2010 compared to the first quarter of 2009.

At March 31, 2010, non-performing assets, which include non-accrual loans and foreclosed real estate, increased $5.4 million, to $26.4 million compared to $21.0 million at December 31, 2009, as foreclosed real estate increased by $486 thousand and non-accrual loans increased $4.9 million.  As a result of this increase in non-performing assets, the ratio of non-performing assets to total assets increased to 5.59% at March 31, 2010 from 4.61% at December 31, 2009.  “Mr. Labozzetta noted that the increase in nonperforming assets reflects, among other things, management’s aggressive approach to identifying and resolving the Bank’s troubled assets.”

At March 31, 2010 the Company’s total assets were $471.8 million, an increase of $17.0 million, or 3.7%, compared to total assets of $454.8 million at December 31, 2009.  The Company’s total deposits increased $16.0 million, or 4.3%, to $388.1 million at March 31, 2010 from $372.1 million at December 31, 2009.  The growth in deposits was primarily in core deposits, as they increased $13.2 million and time deposits grew $2.8 million between the two periods.  The Company’s gross loans, net of unearned income decreased $3.2 million to $329.8 million at March 31, 2010 from $333.0 million at December 31, 2009.  At March 31, 2010, the leverage capital, tier 1 capital

to risk weighted assets and total capital to risk weighted assets ratios of Sussex Bank, the Company’s bank subsidiary, were 9.03%, 12.13% and 13.38%, respectively, all in excess of the 5%, 6% and 10% ratios required to be deemed “well capitalized” under regulatory requirements.

Sussex Bancorp is the holding company for Sussex Bank, which operates through its main office in Franklin, New Jersey and branch offices in Andover, Augusta, Newton, Montague, Sparta, Vernon and Wantage, New Jersey, Port Jervis and Warwick, New York and for the Tri-State Insurance Agency, Inc., a full service insurance agency located in Sussex County, New Jersey.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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(Dollars in thousands, except share data)	March 31, 2010		December 31, 2009
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	15,694	$	8,779
Federal funds sold		25,705		14,300
Cash and cash equivalents		41,399		23,079
Interest bearing time deposits with other banks		600		100
Trading securities		2,573		2,955
Securities available for sale		73,761		71,315
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, at cost		2,045		2,045
Loans receivable, net of unearned income		329,782		332,959
Less:  allowance for loan losses		6,225		5,496
Net loans receivable		323,557		327,463
Foreclosed real estate		4,329		3,843
Premises and equipment, net		7,067		7,065
Accrued interest receivable		1,857		1,943
Goodwill		2,820		2,820
Other assets		11,753		12,213
Total Assets	$	471,761	$	454,841
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing	$	37,812	$	34,155
Interest bearing		350,259		337,920
Total Deposits		388,071		372,075
Borrowings		33,075		33,090
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities		2,408		2,262
Junior subordinated debentures		12,887		12,887
Total Liabilities		436,441		420,314
Total Stockholders' Equity		35,320		34,527
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	471,761	$	454,841

SUSSEX BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2010		2009
INTEREST INCOME
Loans receivable, including fees	$	4,680	$	4,808
Securities:
Taxable		514		627
Tax-exempt		263		273
Federal funds sold		7		12
Interest bearing deposits		2		7
Total Interest Income		5,466		5,727
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits		1,104		2,169
Borrowings		352		352
Junior subordinated debentures		53		104
Total Interest Expense		1,509		2,625
Net Interest Income		3,957		3,102
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES		737		639
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses		3,220		2,463
OTHER INCOME
Service fees on deposit accounts		334		367
ATM fees		115		107
Insurance commissions and fees		547		614
Investment brokerage fees		60		47
Holding gains on trading securities		11		35
Loss on sale of foreclosed real estate		4		(1	)
Other		110		168
Total Other Income		1,181		1,337
OTHER EXPENSES
Salaries and employee benefits		1,841		1,783
Occupancy, net		347		352
Furniture, equipment and data processing		299		340
Stationary and supplies		44		45
Professional fees		159		183
Advertising and promotion		51		59
Insurance		56		41
FDIC Assessment		224		150
Postage and freight		31		42
Amortization of intangible assets		4		5
Write-down on foreclosed real estate		29		-
Expenses related to foreclosed real estate		69		183
Other		382		365
Total Other Expenses		3,536		3,548
Income before Income Taxes		865		252
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES		222		(1	)
Net Income	$	643	$	253

SUSSEX BANCORP

COMPARATIVE AVERAGE BALANCES AND AVERAGE INTEREST RATES

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	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2010								2009
	Average					Average			Average					Average
Interest earning assets:	Balance			Interest (1)		Rate (2)			Balance			Interest (1)		Rate (2)
Securities:
Tax exempt (3)	$	26,817		$	394		5.96	%	$	26,709		$	408		6.19	%
Taxable		48,949			514		4.26	%		56,817			627		4.48	%
Total securities		75,766			908		4.86	%		83,526			1,035		5.02	%
Total loans receivable (4)		330,709			4,680		5.74	%		322,535			4,808		6.05	%
Other interest-earning assets		25,656			9		0.14	%		26,676			19		0.29	%
Total interest earning assets		432,131		$	5,597		5.25	%		432,737		$	5,862		5.49	%
Non-interest earning assets		37,836								34,491
Allowance for loan losses		(5,808	)							(6,000	)
Total Assets	$	464,159							$	461,228
Interest bearing liabilities:
Interest bearing deposits:
NOW	$	61,623		$	143		0.94	%	$	57,897		$	159		1.11	%
Money market		12,435			24		0.78	%		14,703			48		1.33	%
Savings		167,546			494		1.20	%		159,739			1,026		2.61	%
Time		103,096			443		1.74	%		112,901			936		3.36	%
Total interest bearing deposits		344,699			1,104		1.30	%		345,240			2,169		2.55	%
Borrowed funds		33,081			352		4.25	%		33,138			352		4.25	%
Junior subordinated debentures		12,887			53		1.64	%		12,887			104		3.22	%
Total interest bearing liabilities		390,667		$	1,509		1.57	%		391,265		$	2,625		2.72	%
Non-interest bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		36,840								36,479
Other liabilities		1,705								1,261
Total non-interest bearing liabilities		38,545								37,740
Stockholders' equity		34,947								32,223
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	464,159							$	461,228
Net Interest Income and Margin (5)				$	4,088		3.84	%				$	3,237		3.03	%

   (1) Includes loan fee income

   (2) Average rates on securities are calculated on amortized costs

   (3) Full taxable equivalent basis, using a 39% effective tax rate and adjusted for TEFRA (Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act)  interest expense disallowance

   (4) Loans outstanding include non-accrual loans

   (5) Represents the difference between interest earned and interest paid, divided by average total interest-earning assets