FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 20, 2008

Contact: Tom Miller
First Priority Bank
Phone: 484-527-4017

Turie Sotzin joins First Priority Bank in Wyomissing as
Vice President and Community Banker

WYOMISSING, PA—August 20, 2008—First Priority Bank of Malvern, PA, has named Turie Sotzin Vice President and Community Banker. Sotzin was most recently the Senior Store Manager and Assistant Vice President of Commerce Bank’s State Hill Road Office in Wyomissing, PA.

Sotzin, who will be based in the Wyomissing branch of First Priority Bank, brings more than 30 years of retail banking and business development experience in the Berks and Reading market to her new role with First Priority, where she will concentrate on business development.

“Turie has both a long-standing knowledge of the Berks County market and a wealth of expertise in community banking,” said David E. Sparks, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Priority Bank. “We are very pleased to have her on board, and we look forward to continued growth and success in the Berks County region.”

A long-time resident of Berks County, Sotzin is an active member of the Berks County business community, participating on committees and events including the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Red Carpet Committee, the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days Campaign, the Reading Royals Hockey Team Charities Golf Event, the Friends of The Reading Hospital and Medical Center Tower Ball Committee, and the Berks County Office of Aging’s Senior Festival of the Arts. In addition, she serves on the board of Reading Business and Professional Women’s Club, Inc.  

About First Priority Bank
First Priority Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Priority Financial Corp., is a Pennsylvania state-chartered, FDIC insured, full service bank offering a broad range of personal and corporate banking products and services. First Priority Bank is headquartered in the Great Valley Corporate Center in Malvern, PA, with additional branches in Wyomissing, Newtown, and Pipersville, PA. At March 31, 2008, First Priority Bank had total assets of $155 million.  For more information, visit www.fpbk.com or call 610-280-7100.

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2 West Liberty Blvd.
Suite 104
Malvern, PA 19355
610.280.7100

1200 Broadcasting Rd.
Suite 103
Wyomissing, PA 19610
610.375.6054

1758 Allentown Road
Lansdale, PA 19446
215.393.7124

104 Pheasant Run,
Suite 130
Newtown, PA 18940
215.867.2400
5936 Easton Rd
Pipersville, PA 18947
267.362.1200
10 Sentry Parkway, #300
Suite 100
Blue Bell, PA 19422
610-940-2635