FNCB Appoints Mary Griffin Cummings Senior Vice President and General Counsel

DUNMORE, Pa., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- First National Community Bancorp, Inc., (OTCQB: FNCB), the parent company of Dunmore-based First National Community Bank, today announced that Attorney Mary Griffin Cummings was appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel, as well as a member of the Company's senior management team.

Ms. Cummings, a resident of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, joins FNCB with nearly two decades of legal experience.  She spent nine years as General Counsel for Wyoming Valley Health Care System, Inc. Prior to that, she spent nine years with Rosenn, Jenkins and Greenwald LLP, first as an Associate and later as Partner. She will serve as FNCB's in-house counsel and will provide support on general corporate matters, in addition to managing the bank's external counsel relationships.

"We are very pleased to announce the addition of Mary Cummings to the FNCB senior management team," said Steven R. Tokach, President and Chief Executive Officer.  "The insight she developed while serving as both general counsel for a large local health care institution and as a partner in one of the largest law firms in Northeastern Pennsylvania will be a valuable asset to FNCB. Our institution will benefit by having Mary's considerable experience applied to this important new position."

About First National Community Bank:

First National Community Bancorp, Inc. is the bank holding company of First National Community Bank, which provides personal, small business and commercial banking services to individuals and businesses throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe and Wayne Counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The institution was established as a National Banking Association in 1910 as The First National Bank of Dunmore, and has been operating under its current name since 1988. First National Community Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQB: FNCB) trades on OTCQB, the marketplace for companies that are current in their reporting with a U.S. regulator. Investors can find real-time quotes and market information for the Company on www.otcmarkets.com.

For more information about FNCB, visit www.fncb.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Joseph J. Earyes, CPA

First Senior Vice President and Retail Banking Officer

First National Community Bank

(570) 558-6701

[email protected]

SOURCE First National Community Bancorp, Inc.