Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.

349 Union Street

Millersburg, PA  17061

1-866-642-7736

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MID PENN BANCORP, INC. REPORTS RECORD QUARTERLY EARNINGS

AND DECLARES DIVIDEND

July 23, 2020 – Millersburg, PA – Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. (“Mid Penn”) (NASDAQ: MPB), the parent company of Mid Penn Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income to common shareholders (earnings) for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 of $6,833,000 or $0.81 per common share basic and diluted, compared to earnings of $4,403,000 or $0.52 per common share basic and diluted for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.  Both the quarterly net income and the quarterly earnings per share represent the highest on record for Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.  Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were $10,651,000 or $1.26 per common share basic and diluted, compared to earnings of $8,480,000 or $1.00 per common share basic and diluted for the six months ended June 30, 2019.

Tangible book value per common share, a non-GAAP measure that is regularly reported in the banking industry and the most directly comparable non-GAAP measure to book value per share, favorably increased to $20.86 as of June 30, 2020, compared to $19.96 as of December 31, 2019, and $19.13 as of June 30, 2019.  The GAAP measure of book value per share increased to $28.94 as of June 30, 2020, compared to $28.05 as of December 31, 2019, and $27.32 as of June 30, 2019.  Please refer to the section included herein under the heading “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures (Unaudited)” for a discussion of our use of non-GAAP adjusted financial information, which includes tables reconciling GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted financial measures for the periods ended June 30, 2020, December 31, 2019, June 30, 2019, and certain other periods.    

Mid Penn also reported total assets of $2,922,365,000 as of June 30, 2020, reflecting an increase of $691,190,000 or 31 percent compared to total assets of $2,231,175,000 as of December 31, 2019, and an increase of $786,243,000 or 37 percent compared to total assets of $2,136,122,000 as of June 30, 2019.  Mid Penn was a significant lender under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) which was created when the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020, by President Trump. Asset growth during the second quarter of 2020 included the significant volume of $588,667,000 of PPP loans still outstanding, net of deferred fees, as of June 30, 2020. Additionally, total core banking loans (total loans excluding both the PPP portfolio and mortgage loans held for sale) increased to $1,857,098,000 as of June 30, 2020, representing an annualized core loan growth rate of over 10 percent since the end of 2019.  The asset growth was funded by both (i) $413,919,000 of deposit growth, representing an annualized deposit growth rate of 43 percent, with more than half of such growth favorably being in noninterest-bearing deposits; and (ii) a $256,316,000 net increase in wholesale borrowings, including $203,937,000 of funding obtained from the Federal Reserve through the Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility (“PPPLF”).  Under the PPPLF, the Federal Reserve will supply financing to the Bank at a rate of 35 basis points (0.35%) for a term and amount determined based on the principal amount of PPP loans fully and specifically pledged as collateral in support of the PPPLF borrowings.  Draws of PPPLF funds must be repaid to the Federal Reserve immediately after the specific PPP loans collateralizing the related draws are repaid to the Bank.

PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT

On behalf of the Board of Directors and all of the employees of Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc., we proudly announce these second quarter results to our Shareholders today. Over the last four months as the country has dealt with this unprecedented pandemic, that Board and those employees have worked smartly and diligently to position this company for these type of results. The quarter’s success was largely impacted by Mid Penn Bank’s participation in the Paycheck Protection Program that was implemented in late March 2020 by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). Using our unique SBA expertise, a well-developed game plan and thousands of hours of employee time - many of those hours personal time - the Bank was able to originate and fund over 4,000 PPP loans for over $625 million that worked to protect over 60,000 jobs for small businesses throughout our expanding footprint. That effort and that success had a very positive impact on our financial performance for the second quarter and, we expect, for the remainder of 2020. To recognize that performance while providing such needed relief to so many owner managed businesses and the employees of those businesses was truly gratifying.

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That PPP success was only part of the story, however.  While we were excelling at PPP, we continued to do all the other things for which we have developed a reputation.  Even while over 70% of our employees were working from home in the interest of their safety, we managed to organically grow our loan and deposit balances by continuing to execute on our business development plan. We had a record quarter in residential mortgage production, strong growth in commercial and consumer loans and wonderful success in deposit account openings. That all occurred because our employees took up the challenge of doing things differently, but providing the same level of world class customer service to which our customers have come to expect.

Even during this record setting loan production quarter, we also continued to work closely with all of our existing borrowers to make sure they had the support necessary to make it through these difficult times. This company’s success is very dependent on the quality of our loan portfolio. Heading into the pandemic, the quality of that loan portfolio gave us a good deal of confidence that 2020 would be another successful year in asset quality results. The work we did with our borrowers in the second quarter yielded some very good results as can be seen in those asset quality metrics for the quarter. We will continue to provide that level of focus on portfolio management throughout the remainder of this pandemic while we continue to prepare for any ramifications of an extended statewide shutdown.

With these second quarter results, I am also pleased to announce that, on July 22, 2020, the Board of Directors of Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per common share, payable on August 24, 2020, to shareholders of record as of August 10, 2020.

OPERATING RESULTS

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, net interest income was $21,346,000, an increase of $3,576,000 or 20 percent compared to net interest income of $17,770,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2019.  Through the first six months of 2020, net interest income was $39,011,000, an increase of $3,935,000 or 11 percent compared to net interest income of $35,076,000 for the same period in 2019. The primary source of both year-to-date and month-to-date increase in net interest income growth was the recognition of $2,371,000 of PPP loan fees in interest income during the second quarter of 2020.  The fees were generated as a result of Mid Penn’s participation in the PPP and will be recognized in interest income over the term of the respective loan (most 24-months), or sooner as the loans pay down principal.  The increase in net interest income was also driven by an increase in traditional interest and fees on loans, as total loans increased $757,592,000 or 45 percent since June 30, 2019.

Mid Penn’s tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.37 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to 3.69 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, Mid Penn’s tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.41 percent versus 3.69 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Though the quarterly and year-to-date average balance of interest-earning assets increased year over year, the yields on interest earning assets declined due to both (i) the significant balance of PPP loans which earn interest at a rate of 1 percent, and (ii) reductions in the yield curve subsequent to June 2019, including the impact of the three rate decreases approved by the  Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”), for 0.75% combined during the latter half of 2019, and the 1.50% of combined rate cuts, during March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Decreases in the yields on interest earning assets were partially offset by the recognition of PPP loan fees in total interest income. The total cost of deposits for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 favorably decreased compared to the same periods in 2019 as a result of the aforementioned yield curve reductions and FOMC rate cuts providing for management to significantly reduce deposit account rates while still maintaining and growing core deposit balances.

Noninterest Income

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, noninterest income totaled $3,622,000, an increase of $748,000 or 26 percent, compared to noninterest income of $2,874,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, noninterest income totaled $6,556,000, an increase of $1,633,000 or 33 percent, compared to noninterest income of $4,923,000 for the same period 2019.

Mortgage banking income was $2,820,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $1,306,000 or 86 percent compared to mortgage banking income of $1,514,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019.  Longer-term mortgage interest rates have declined significantly over the past twelve months, resulting in a higher level of mortgage originations (both purchase and refinance activity) and secondary-market loan sales when comparing the first six months of 2020 to the same period in 2019.

ATM debit card interchange income was $891,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $177,000 or 25 percent compared to interchange income of $714,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The increase resulted from increasing card-based transaction usage across our expanding transactional account customer base.

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Net gains on sales of securities were $243,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $219,000 compared to net gains on sales of securities of $24,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019.  Sale volume and gains were driven by the implementation of asset/liability management strategies, which vary from quarter to quarter based upon market conditions and related yield curve and valuation changes.

Net gains on sales of SBA loans were $262,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, a decrease of $173,000 or 40 percent compared to net gains on sales of SBA loans of $435,000 during the same period of 2019.  Much of the decrease is due to the shift of the SBA lending function to documenting, processing, and funding PPP loans during the second quarter of 2020.

Other income was $882,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $133,000 compared to other income of $749,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019.  The increase in other income was primarily driven by higher volumes of fee-based income, including wire transfer fees, letter of credit fees, and credit card program referrals and royalties

Noninterest Expense

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, noninterest expense totaled $15,403,000, an increase of $607,000 or 4 percent, compared to noninterest expense of $14,796,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, noninterest expense totaled $30,984,000, an increase of $1,885,000 or 6 percent, compared to noninterest expense of $29,099,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The year-over-year increase in quarterly noninterest expense was attributable to both (i) growth-related business development officer additions since June 30, 2019, including those in Mid Penn’s expanded wealth management services, and (ii) increases across other expense categories reflective of the overall growth of the organization, including software licensing and utilization, Pennsylvania bank shares tax, and occupancy and equipment expenses.  Also, other expenses for the first two quarters of 2020 included approximately $138,000 of non-recurring FHLB prepayment costs resulting from Mid Penn’s early redemption of $17,500,000 of higher-cost term advances.  No FHLB borrowing prepayments occurred during the first six months of 2019.

Salaries and employee benefits were $16,267,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $722,000 or 5 percent, versus the same period in 2019, with the increase primarily attributable to (i) retail staff added as part of the new Hazle Township branch location opened during the fourth quarter of 2019, (ii) the addition of private banking and insurance business development professionals to enhance our wealth management and insurance activities, (iii) increased commissions commensurate with the successes of the mortgage banking group, and (iv) increased expense for the substantial time and effort devoted to the PPP loan initiative by many of our staff members during the second quarter of 2020.

Equipment expense increased $150,000 or 12 percent during the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, and related to the expansion of the corporate administrative facilities to centralize back-office functions, as well as additional hardware and software enhancements placed in service to improve operations and efficiencies across the Mid Penn footprint.

Pennsylvania bank shares tax expense was $460,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $79,000 or 20 percent compared to $381,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019.  The increase in shares tax expense generally reflects the organic growth in the past year of the total shareholder equity balance upon which the tax is based, with some of the increase offset by tax-credit-generating donations made during the second quarter of 2020.

Software licensing and utilization costs were $2,518,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $386,000 or 18 percent compared to $2,132,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019.  This increase reflects the additional costs from both transaction volume-based charges, and licensing fees related to the addition of new staff and locations added since June 30, 2019, as well as costs associated with ensuring remote connectivity for an increased volume of employees in response to the COVID-19 work-from-home restrictions.  Additionally, Mid Penn continued to invest in upgrades to internal systems, networks, storage capabilities, and data security mechanisms to enhance data management and security capabilities responsive to both the larger company profile and increasing complexity of information technology management.

Legal and professional fees for the six months ended June 30, 2020 decreased by $192,000 or 22 percent compared to the same period in 2019, due primarily to the first six months of 2019 including additional services supporting a new third-party loan review service, as well as costs associated with supporting both trust and wealth management activities, and the update and revision of Mid Penn’s corporate governance and Board structure.

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Marketing and advertising expense was $302,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, a decrease of $103,000 or 25 percent compared to $405,000 during the first six months of 2019.  The first six months of 2019 reflected additional advertising expense and promotional items expense to increase recognition and knowledge of Mid Penn’s Southeastern Pennsylvania mortgage origination team.  Similar expenses were not recognized in 2020.

Intangible amortization decreased from $723,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2019 to $649,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2020, as the core deposit intangible (“CDI”) amortization from the 2018 acquisitions of both (i) the Scottdale Bank and Trust on January 8, 2018, and (ii) First Priority Bancorp on July 31, 2018 continues to decrease as it is amortized using the sum-of-the-years digits method over a ten year term (which results in decreasing expense recognized in each year following the respective acquisition).

The provision for income taxes was $2,332,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $502,000 or 27 percent compared to $1,830,000 for the same period in 2019.  The provision for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2020 reflects an effective tax rate of 18.0%, compared to an effective tax rate of 17.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2019.  The increase in the effective tax rate for 2020 reflects (i) the additional pre-tax income generated year-to-date when compared to 2019, (ii) less tax-exempt income generated in 2020 due to strategic reductions in the tax-exempt investment security portfolio, and (iii) an increase in the expected tax liability for New Jersey taxes in 2020.  Some of the increase was offset by federal tax credits recognized related to Mid Penn’s investment in a low-income housing project in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  The units were substantially completed and met the occupancy requirements necessary to begin recognizing the related amortization and tax credits during the fourth quarter of 2019.  Similar credits were not recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2019.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Loans

Total loans at June 30, 2020 were $2,445,765,000 compared to $1,762,756,000 at December 31, 2019, an increase of $683,009,000 or 39 percent since year-end 2019.  Much of the growth is attributable to the funding of PPP loans during the second quarter of 2020, with $588,667,000 of PPP loans outstanding, net of deferred PPP processing fees of $17,958,000 as of June 30, 2020.  The remaining increase of $94,342,000 (annualized growth rate of nearly 9 percent) was driven by organic growth, particularly within both commercial real estate credits, and commercial and industrial financing loans.

Investments

Mid Penn’s portfolio of held-to-maturity securities, recorded at amortized cost, decreased $1,090,000 to $135,387,000 as of June 30, 2020, as compared to $136,477,000 as of December 31, 2019.  Mid Penn’s total available-for-sale securities portfolio decreased $13,517,000 or 37 percent, from $37,009,000 at December 31, 2019 to $23,492,000 at June 30, 2020.  The first six months of 2020 reflected a higher volume of calls of both available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities as market rates dropped due to both changes in the yield curve and from the FOMC reducing rates in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to security issuers to execute calls on some higher coupon securities.  Additionally, Mid Penn initiated some sales of available-for-sale investment securities for both portfolio and asset liability management.  

Deposits

Total deposits increased $413,919,000 or over 21 percent, from $1,912,394,000 at December 31, 2019, to $2,326,313,000 at June 30, 2020 (annualized growth rate of 43 percent).  Deposit growth was led by substantial increases in noninterest-bearing balances and money market deposits, primarily due to both new and expanded cash management and commercial deposit account relationships, including those from new customer relationships and deposits established with Mid Penn’s PPP processing.

Short-Term Borrowings

Short-term borrowings of $203,937,000 at June 30, 2020 consisted entirely of Mid Penn’s utilization of the Federal Reserve’s PPPLF.  The PPPLF allows banks to pledge PPP loans as collateral to borrow funds for up to a term of two years (to match the term of the respective PPP loans) at an interest rate of 0.35 percent.  Mid Penn had no short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2019.

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Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt increased $52,379,000 or 159 percent, from $32,903,000 at December 31, 2019 to $85,282,000 at June 30, 2020.  During the second quarter of 2020, Mid Penn executed new Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) two-year term borrowings of $70,000,000 to fund anticipated core loan growth.  This increase was partially offset by the prepayment of $17,500,000 of long-term FHLB borrowings as these borrowings had rates above both the incremental cost of deposits and overnight federal funds rate yields.  Mid Penn recognized $138,000 of FHLB prepayment penalties, which were recorded within other noninterest expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Income.  

Subordinated Debt

Subordinated debt increased $14,939,000 or 55 percent, from $27,070,000 at December 31, 2019 to $42,009,000 at June 30, 2020.  As previously reported on a Form 8-K dated March 20, 2020, Mid Penn entered into agreements for an aggregate of $15,000,000 of Subordinated Debt Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) to accredited investors.  The Notes bear interest at a rate of 4 percent per year for the first five years and then float at the Wall Street Journal’s Prime Rate, and are intended to be treated as Tier 2 capital for regulatory capital purposes.

Capital

Shareholders’ equity increased by $5,471,000 or 2 percent from $237,874,000 as of December 31, 2019 to $243,345,000 as of June 30, 2020. The increase in shareholders’ equity reflects the growth in retained earnings through year-to-date net income, net of dividends paid.  Some of the increase was offset by the initiation of Mid Penn’s treasury stock repurchase program, resulting in a treasury stock balance of $1,560,000 as of June 30, 2020.  Regulatory capital ratios for both Mid Penn and its banking subsidiary exceeded regulatory “well-capitalized” levels at both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

ASSET QUALITY

The allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total loans was 0.45% at June 30, 2020 compared to 0.54% at December 31, 2019 and 0.52% at June 30, 2019.  Loan loss reserves as a percentage of nonperforming loans were 73% at June 30, 2020, compared to 79% at December 31, 2019, and 131% at June 30, 2019.  Improvements in these measurements since December reflect the substantial increase in outstanding loans due to Mid Penn’s participation in the PPP program.  The allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of loans, excluding PPP loans which are guaranteed by the SBA and have no associated allowance, was 0.60% as of June 30, 2020.  Mid Penn had net loan charge-offs of $48,000 and $216,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  

The provision for loan losses was $1,600,000 for the first six months of 2020, an increase of over 170 percent compared to a provision for loan losses of $590,000 for the first six months of 2019.  The allowance for loan losses and the related provision reflect Mid Penn’s continued application of the incurred loss method for estimating credit losses as Mid Penn is not yet required to adopt the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) accounting standard.  The increase in the loan loss reserves and the quarterly provision was primarily the result of an increase in qualitative factors related to economic and external conditions when compared to prior periods, with such changes driven by the potential for ongoing financial implications from the COVID-19 pandemic on Mid Penn’s customers and market area.

Total nonperforming assets were $16,798,000 at June 30, 2020, an increase compared to nonperforming assets of $12,157,000 at December 31, 2019, and $7,058,000 at June 30, 2019. The increase in nonperforming assets was primarily the result of one loan relationship totaling $2,378,000 being reclassified to nonaccrual status, but for which we are adequately collateralized and expect to realize full principal without the need for a specific reserve.  Nonperforming assets were 0.69% of the total of loans plus other real estate assets as of June 30, 2020, compared to 0.69% as of December 31, 2019, and 0.42% as of June 30, 2019.  The increase in foreclosed real estate from $196,000 at December 31, 2019 to $1,718,000 at June 30, 2020 was driven by the transfer of one loan relationship from nonaccrual status to foreclosed real estate during the first six months of 2020.  

The CARES Act, along with a joint agency statement issued by banking agencies, provides that short-term modifications made in response to COVID-19 do not need to be accounted for as troubled debt restructurings. As of June 30, 2020, Mid Penn had provided loan modifications meeting the CARES Act qualifications to 1,019 borrowers with aggregate loans outstanding of $444,886,000.  Depending upon the specific needs and circumstances affecting each borrower, the majority of these modifications range from deferrals of both principal and interest payments for three to six months, or borrowers reverting to interest-only payments for a period of three to six months.  Interest will continue to accrue on loans modified under the CARES Act during the deferral period.  Mid Penn remains in communication with each of these borrowers to assess the ongoing credit status of the borrowers, and may make further adjustments to a borrower’s modification at some future time if warranted for the specific situation.

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Asset quality measures did not reflect any new impaired assets or specific reserve allocations related to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, though Bank management is continuously and closely monitoring and evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 situation on the portfolio.   Management believes, based on information currently available, that the allowance for loan and lease losses of $11,067,000 is adequate as of June 30, 2020, to cover probable and estimated loan losses in the portfolio.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited):

* Non-GAAP measure; see Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited):

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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES (Unaudited:)

This press release contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). For tangible book value, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is book value.  We believe that this measure is important to many investors in the marketplace who are interested in changes from period to period in book value per common share exclusive of changes in intangible assets.  Goodwill and other intangible assets have the effect of increasing total book value while not increasing tangible book value.   Income tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments are calculated using the applicable statutory tax rate for the jurisdictions in which the charges (benefits) are incurred, while taking into consideration any valuation allowances or non-deductible portions of the non-GAAP adjustments. This non-GAAP disclosure has limitations as an analytical tool, should not be viewed as a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of Mid Penn’s results and financial condition as reported under GAAP, nor is it necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies. Management believes that this non-GAAP supplemental information will be helpful in understanding Mid Penn’s ongoing operating results. This supplemental presentation should not be construed as an inference that Mid Penn’s future results will be unaffected by similar adjustments to be determined in accordance with GAAP.

Tangible Book Value Per Share

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited):

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited):

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NET INTEREST MARGIN, (Unaudited):