1ST Constitution Bancorp Revises Payment Date of Five Percent Stock Dividend

CRANBURY, NJ--(Marketwired - Feb 27, 2015) - On February 20, 2015 1^ST Constitution Bancorp (NASDAQ: FCCY) announced that its Board of Directors declared a 5 percent stock dividend to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 16, 2015, to be payable on April 3, 2015. The payment date of the 5 percent stock dividend is being revised to April 6, 2015 as a result of the stock markets being closed on April 3, 2015 in acknowledgement of the Good Friday holiday.

This payment date is a revision to the date that was previously announced in a press release dated February 20, 2015. The reason for the change in payment date is due to the fact that the stock markets are closed for the Good Friday holiday.

1^ST Constitution Bancorp, through its primary subsidiary, 1^ST Constitution Bank, operates nineteen branch banking offices in Cranbury (2), Fort Lee, Hamilton, Hightstown, Hillsborough, Hopewell, Jamesburg, Lawrenceville, Perth Amboy, Plainsboro, Rocky Hill, West Windsor, Princeton, Rumson, Fair Haven, Shrewsbury, Oceanport and Asbury Park, New Jersey. 

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

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