The Board of Directors of Mauch Chunk Trust Financial Corp. declared a dividend of $.18 per share, payable June 30, 2012 to shareholders of record June 1, 2012. This change represents an increase of 6 percent over the 2011 regular dividend rate of $.17 per share.

Mauch Chunk Trust Financial Corp. is the parent company of the Mauch Chunk Trust Company, a community bank with six offices in Carbon and Schuylkill County, PA. On March 31, 2012 the corporation had total assets of $318 million and shareholders' equity of $33.2 million.Incorporated in 1902, Mauch Chunk Trust is the successor institution to the Second National Bank of Mauch Chunk established in 1864.For more information on Mauch Chunk Trust visit their Web-Site at

www.mauchchunktrust.com.