Univest Corporation Recognized as Best Place to Work in Pennsylvania for Six Consecutive Years

SOUDERTON, Pa., December 2, 2011 - Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania ( NASDAQ: UVSP), parent company of Univest Bank and Trust Co., a full-service financial institution with 135 years of experience in delivering financial solutions including personal and business banking, online banking, residential mortgages, insurance products, investment and wealth advisory solutions*, was named the #27 Best Place to Work in Pennsylvania at an awards ceremony on Thursday, December 1, 2011 in Lancaster, Pa. This marks the sixth consecutive year Univest has earned a spot on the elite list.

"We are especially proud to achieve this honor at these challenging economic times," said William S. Aichele, chairman, president and CEO of Univest Corporation. "The continued dedication and loyalty demonstrated by our employees is reflective of our business approach and plays an integral role in helping us achieve this recognition."

The awards program, created in 2000, is one of the first such state programs in the country. The program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places to be employed in Pennsylvania, benefiting the state's economy, its workforce and businesses. The Best Places to Work in PA list is made up of 100 medium and large companies in Pennsylvania.

*Investment and insurance products are offered through Univest Investments, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC, and Univest Insurance, Inc., licensed non-bank subsidiaries of Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania.

About Univest Corporation
Headquartered in Souderton, Pennsylvania, Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (www.univest.net) and its subsidiaries serve the financial needs of residents, businesses, and nonprofit organizations in Bucks, Chester, Montgomery and Lehigh counties. Univest Bank and Trust Co.^SM, a member of the FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender, offers customers 32 financial service centers, 12 retirement financial services centers, and 39 ATM locations throughout the region, and is the parent company of Univest Capital, Inc., a small ticket commercial finance business; Univest Insurance, Inc., an independent insurance agency headquartered in Lansdale, Pa., which serves commercial and personal customers; and Univest Investments, Inc., a member of FINRA and SIPC and a full-service broker-dealer and investment advisory firm. For more information on Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania and its subsidiaries, please visit www.univest.net.