1ST Constitution Bancorp Reports Operating Results for the Second Quarter and the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

CRANBURY, NJ--(Marketwire - July 28, 2010) - 1ST Constitution Bancorp (NASDAQ: FCCY), the parent company of 1ST Constitution Bank, reported net income of $795,559 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, or $0.14 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $534,610 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, or $0.08 per diluted common share.

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company reported net income of $1,494,817, or $0.25 per diluted common share, compared with net income of $1,011,300, or $0.15 per diluted common share, for the first six months of 2009.

The growth in net income for the quarter and the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the prior year periods represents an increase in net income of 48.8% and 47.8%, respectively. At June 30, 2010, the Company's tangible book value per common share was $10.54, up from $9.96 at June 30, 2009.

Earnings per common share for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 reflect the impact of accrued dividends and discount accretion on the preferred stock issued to the United States Treasury on December 23, 2008. The 2009 per common share amounts have been restated to give effect to a 5 percent stock dividend paid on common shares on February 3, 2010.

Robert F. Mangano, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "The increase in net income for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010 was principally the result of increases in net-interest income and non-interest income, and reductions in non-interest expense."

Net interest income for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 increased to $4,848,391, up $329,191, or 7.3 percent, from the $4,519,200 reported for the second quarter of 2009. Further supporting earnings for the second quarter of 2010 was the continued generation of non-interest income, which reached $1,007,020, up $54,096, or 5.7 percent, above the same prior year quarter. Non-interest expense decreased by $522,599, or 10.9 percent, for the second quarter of 2010, primarily as a result of a reduction in FDIC deposit insurance premium expense for the second quarter of 2010, which totaled $247,568, compared to a higher expense of $704,025, which included a one-time additional assessment by the FDIC on all FDIC insured financial institutions.

The provision for loan losses for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 totaled $550,000 compared to $325,000 for the same period in 2009. Net charge-offs for the six months ended June 30, 2010 were $417,000, compared to $264,000 for the same period in 2009.

At June 30, 2010, the allowance for loan losses was $4,937,891, an increase of $432,504 from December 31, 2009. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans was 1.14 percent at June 30, 2010, and 1.19 percent at December 31, 2009.

Total assets at June 30, 2010 reached $714.8 million, representing an increase of $36.8 million compared to total assets of $678.0 million at December 31, 2009. Deposits at June 30, 2010 were $533.5 million, compared to $572.2 million at December 31, 2009, and total loans increased by $46.5 million, to $448.0 million from $401.5 million at December 31, 2009.

At June 30, 2010, 1ST Constitution Bank's capital ratios were all above the levels required to be categorized as "well capitalized." The Bank's total risk-based capital, Tier I risk-based capital, and leverage capital were 15.96 percent, 14.99 percent, and 11.72 percent, respectively. The regulatory requirements to be considered "well capitalized" for total risk-based capital, Tier I capital, and leverage capital are 10 percent, 6 percent, and 5 percent, respectively.

1ST Constitution Bancorp, through its primary subsidiary, 1ST Constitution Bank, operates twelve branch banking offices in Cranbury (2), Fort Lee, Hamilton, Hightstown, Jamesburg, Lawrenceville, Montgomery, Perth Amboy, Plainsboro, West Windsor and Princeton, New Jersey.

1ST Constitution Bancorp common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the trading symbol "FCCY." Information about 1ST Constitution Bancorp can be accessed via the Internet at www.1STCONSTITUTION.com.

The foregoing contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are not historical facts and include expressions about management's confidence and strategies and management's expectations about new and existing programs and products, relationships, opportunities, taxation, technology and market conditions. These statements may be identified by such forward-looking terminology as "expect," "look," "believe," "anticipate," "may," "will," or similar statements or variations of such terms. Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, changes in the direction of the economy in New Jersey, the direction of interest rates, effective income tax rates, loan prepayment assumptions, continued levels of loan quality and origination volume, continued relationships with major customers including sources for loans, a higher level of net loan charge-offs and delinquencies than anticipated, passage by Congress of a law which unilaterally amends the terms of the Treasury's preferred stock investment in 1ST Constitution Bancorp in a way that adversely affects 1ST Constitution Bancorp, bank regulatory rules, regulations or policies that restrict or direct certain actions, the adoption, interpretation and implementation of new or pre-existing accounting pronouncements, a change in legal and regulatory barriers including issues related to compliance with anti-money laundering and bank secrecy act laws, as well as the effects of general economic conditions and legal and regulatory barriers and structure. 1ST Constitution Bancorp assumes no obligation for updating any such forward-looking statements at any time, except as required by law.

                         1st Constitution Bancorp
                   Selected Consolidated Financial Data
                              (Unaudited)


 ($ in thousands except
  per share amounts)       Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                                June 30,                  June 30,
                            2010         2009         2010         2009
                        -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
Income Statement Data :
 Interest income        $     7,076  $     7,591  $    13,926  $    15,006
 Interest expense             2,227        3,072        4,638        6,287
                        -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 Net interest income          4,849        4,519        9,288        8,719
 Provision for loan
  losses                        550          325          850          788
                        -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
 Net interest income
  after prov. for loan
  losses                      4,299        4,194        8,438        7,931
 Non-interest income          1,007          953        1,956        1,800
 Non-interest expenses        4,279        4,801        8,413        8,822
                        -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
 Income before income
  taxes                       1,027          346        1,981          909
 Income tax expense             231         (189)         486         (102)
                        -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
 Net income                     796          535        1,495        1,011
 Preferred stock
  dividends and
  accretion                     177          177          354          365
                        -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
 Net income available
  to common
  shareholders          $       619  $       358  $     1,141  $       646
                        ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========

Per Common Share Data :
 Earnings per common
  share - Basic         $      0.14  $      0.08  $      0.25  $      0.15
 Earnings per common
  share - Diluted       $      0.14  $      0.08  $      0.25  $      0.15
 Tangible book value
  per common share                                $     10.54  $      9.96
 Average common shares
  outstanding :
    Basic                 4,526,811    4,467,766    4,528,001    4,448,805
    Diluted               4,550,545    4,471,357    4,547,109    4,452,102

Performance Ratios :
 Return on average
  assets                       0.49%        0.35%        0.46%        0.35%
 Return on average
  equity                       5.42%        3.81%        5.18%        3.65%
 Net interest margin
  (tax-equivalent
  basis)                       3.17%        3.40%        3.05%        3.34%
 Efficiency ratio              73.1%        87.7%        74.8%        83.9%



                                                    June 30,   December 31,
                                                      2010        2009
                                                  -----------  -----------
Balance Sheet Data:
 Total Assets                                     $   714,798  $   677,996
 Investment securities                                227,144      227,728
 Loans, including loans
  held for sale                                       448,138      401,461
 Allowance for loan
  losses                                               (4,938)      (4,505)
 Goodwill and other
  intangible assets                                       628          646
 Deposits                                             533,470      572,155
 Shareholders' equity                                  59,924       57,401

Asset Quality Data :
   Loans past due over
    90 days and still
    accruing                                      $         4  $       146
   Nonaccrual loans                                     7,303        4,161
   OREO property                                        1,714        1,363
                                                  -----------  -----------
 Total non-performing
  assets                                                9,021        5,670
 Net charge-offs for
  the six-month period
  and year,
  respectively                                            417        1,732
 Allowance for loan
  losses to total loans                                  1.14%        1.19%
 Nonperforming loans to
  total loans                                            1.69%        1.13%
 Nonperforming assets
  to total assets                                        1.26%        0.84%

Capital Ratios :
 1st Constitution
  Bancorp
    Tier 1 capital to
     average assets                                     11.92%       10.99%
    Tier 1 capital to
     risk weighted
     assets                                             15.29%       16.25%
    Total capital to
     risk weighted
     assets                                             16.27%       17.23%
 1st Constitution Bank
    Tier 1 capital to
     average assets                                     11.72%       10.78%
    Tier 1 capital to
     risk weighted
     assets                                             14.99%       15.91%
    Total capital to
     risk weighted
     assets                                             15.96%       16.90%

Contact Information: CONTACT: Robert F. Mangano President & Chief Executive Officer (609) 655-4500 Joseph M. Reardon Senior Vice President & Treasurer (609) 655-4500