Press Release

MILLERSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPB), announced today that is has been added to the ABA NASDAQ Community Bank Index, the nation's most broadly representative stock index for community banks. The index includes approximately 500 community banks with more than $140 billion in market capitalization.

"We are enthusiastic about being included in the ABA NASDAQ Index. We believe being part of the Index will bring our bank added visibility and recognition on Wall Street," said Kevin W. Laudenslager, CFO. "Mid Penn Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc., was established in 1868 and is well-known in our own community for meeting the financial needs of the market we serve; now we will become better known among investors and stock analysts."

Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company based in Millersburg, Pennsylvania, with total assets of $552 million as of September 30, 2008. Its principal operating subsidiary is Mid Penn Bank, a full-service bank with 15 offices serving Dauphin, Northumberland, Schuylkill, and Cumberland Counties.

Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. is a proud member of the American Bankers Association, the nation's largest banking trade association that represents over 95% of the banking industry's $12.7 trillion in assets. The new ABA represents banks of all charters and sizes on issues of national importance for financial institutions and their customers. Intraday pricing of the Index and each of the banks on the Index, including Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc., is available daily through the American Bankers Association's website at www.aba.com and other financial data vendors such as Bloomberg and yahoo.

For more information, contact Kevin W. Laudenslager, Treasurer, at 717-692-2133 or visit our website at www.midpennbank.com.

This press release may contain "forward looking" information as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which is based on Mid Penn's current expectations, estimates and projections about future events and financial trends affecting the financial condition of its business. These statements are not historical facts or guarantees of future performance, events, or results. Such statements involve potential risks and uncertainties and, accordingly, actual performance results may differ materially. Mid Penn undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward looking information, whether as a result of new, updated information, future events, or otherwise.

    Source: Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.