UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 8, 2009
NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Pennsylvania
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation
	000-22537-01	23-2215075
	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
	Philadelphia and Reading Avenues, Boyertown, PA	19512
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 822-3321
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events

On January 5, 2009, National Penn Bancshares, Inc. announced its participation in the FIG Partners Institutional Investors Conference being held in New York on January 7-8, 2009.

The text of National Penn’s presentation and the slide presentation which accompanies the text  are furnished in this report, pursuant to this Item 8.01, as Exhibit 99.1, and are 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 8.01.

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SIGNATURES

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

		NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC.
Date:	January 8, 2009	By:	/s/ Glenn E. Moyer
			Name:	Glenn E. Moyer
			Title:	President and CEO

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Text and Slide Presentation for National Penn Bancshares, Inc. made on January 8, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. (EST) (filed pursuant to Item 8.01 hereof).

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