Norwood Financial Corp. and North Penn Bancorp Announce Receipt of Regulatory Approvals and Anticipated Closing Date For Acquisition of North Penn Bancorp (NWFL, NPBP)

Norwood Financial Corp. NWFL, the holding company for Wayne Bank headquartered in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and North Penn Bancorp, Inc. (NPBP) the holding company for North Penn Bank, Scranton, Pennsylvania, today announced that Norwood Financial had received final regulatory approvals for its proposed acquisition of North Penn Bancorp.  Norwood Financial and North Penn Bancorp additionally announced that, subject to the satisfaction of various closing conditions, the closing date for the acquisition would be May 31, 2011.