Univest Bank and Trust Co.℠ Awarded Prestigious Leed® Green Building Certification

Pictured, (left to right): Tony DaCosta, senior vice president, retail banking, Bucks County, Univest Bank and Trust Co.^SM; Briana Dona, area sales manager, Univest Bank and Trust Co.^SM; Richard Mariner, vice president and property management manager, Univest Corporation; Samantha Falcone, architect and project manager, Althouse, Jaffe & Associates; and Louis Spinelli, executive vice president and director of consumer strategy and delivery, Univest Bank and Trust Co.^SM

SOUDERTON, Pa., March 21, 2011 - Univest Corporation (listed on NASDAQ: UVSP), parent company of Univest Bank and Trust Co.^SM, 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, has been awarded LEED® Certification established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI).

"We are proud to have earned this certification from the U.S. Green Building Council," said K. Leon Moyer, Univest Bank and Trust Co.^SM president. "This demonstrates our commitment to being a socially and environmentally responsible community bank."

LEED® certification of Univest's Hilltown Financial Service Center was based on a number of green design and construction features that positively impact the project itself and the broader community. These features include: lighting on solar sensors to allow lights to turn on only when needed; enhanced recycling program within building - paper, corrugated cardboard, glass, plastics and metals; water feature in lobby to provide "white noise" and increase humidity in the air; deep overhangs over window areas for summer shading plus specialized glazing for windows to reduce glare and heat gain.

"We were fortunate to team up with Univest and pleased to assist with the LEED Certification process," said Samantha Ciotti Falcone, architect and project manager at Althouse, Jaffe & Associates, LLC. "The project has proved to be very successful for both Univest and our firm."

LEED®
The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED green building certification system is the foremost program for the design, construction and operation of green buildings. Over 32,000 projects are currently participating in the commercial and institutional LEED rating systems, comprising over 9.6 billion square feet of construction space in all 50 states and 114 countries. By using less energy, LEED-certified buildings save money for families, businesses and taxpayers; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and contribute to a healthier environment for residents, workers and the larger community. USGBC was co-founded by current President and CEO Rick Fedrizzi, who spent 25 years as a Fortune 500 executive. Under his 15-year leadership, the organization has become the preeminent green building, membership, policy, standards, influential, education and research organization in the nation. For more information, visit www.usgbc.org.

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.