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First Financial Bank Enters Bucks and Montgomery Counties; Bill Byrne Leads Business Banking Introduction DOWNINGTOWN, Pa., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Financial Bank has announced that William Byrne, Senior Vice President of Lending, will lead a team of Commercial Bankers working in Bucks and Montgomery Counties. First Financial Bank's new Lending office opened in Plymouth Meeting on September 13th and will serve as headquarters for the team. "This is an exciting opportunity to bring First Financial Bank's service orientation to a community of businesses that demand them," remarked Byrne. "It is our first highly concentrated effort outside of Chester County. Mergers and local banking changes have left the area's small- and medium- sized businesses with fewer banking choices. This is the ideal time to introduce First Financial Bank to businesses looking for that higher level of personalized service." Commercial Loan Officers William Rafferty and Ronald Langlois will use the Plymouth Meeting office as their headquarters. "Bill Rafferty and Ron Langlois are well-known bankers in their respective regions," noted Byrne. "With their experience and the Bank's focus on service quality, local businesses will see a clear difference between First Financial Bank and the other banks in the area. I believe we will quickly build a reputation as an important business banking resource in Bucks and Montgomery Counties." "Bill Byrne is the perfect person to lead this important effort," announced Dick Bertolet, Executive Vice President, First Financial Bank. "Bill has been instrumental in the continued growth of First Financial Bank's Commercial Banking and hired several of our current Business Relationship Managers. His team's work has resulted in the Bank being one of the area's most important Commercial service providers. Bill's team provides the kind of resource businesses need: knowledge of the area, extensive business experience and a strong service focus." First Financial Bank and Philadelphia Corporation for Investment Services are subsidiaries of Chester Valley Bancorp Inc., which provides financial services for the greater Philadelphia market. The Bank has twelve offices located throughout Chester County. Philadelphia Corporation maintains offices in Philadelphia and Wayne. First Financial Bank, headquartered in Downingtown, PA, has twelve branch offices throughout Chester County and serves the business and retail community with full-service banking solutions. First Financial Bank can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.ffbonline.com/. Philadelphia Corporation for Investment Services can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.pcisonline.com/. Chester Valley Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVAL) is the parent company of First Financial Bank and Philadelphia Corporation for Investment Services and is traded on the NASDAQ market under the symbol CVAL. DATASOURCE: First Financial Bank CONTACT: Gary Zenker, First Financial Bank, +1-610-269-9700, Ext. 3088 Web site: http://www.ffbonline.com/ http://www.pcisonline.com/

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